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Clean & Clear Persa-Gel10 Acne Medication Versus Malezia Acne Treatment Gel (2.5% Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide)

Facial Treatment
Facial Treatment
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe facial treatments. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain benzoyl peroxide

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Benzoyl Peroxide is famous for fighting acne. This is because it does a variety of tasks on the skin: it helps reduce excess oil, kill bacteria, and clear out dead skin cells. In other words, it is effective at unclogging pores.

These properties make it great at fighting different types of acne, including cystic and inflammatory types of acne.

When targeting the bacteria in your pores, Benzoyl Peroxide has been shown to kill the bacteria without causing sensitivity. It also helps keep your skin's natural bacteria and biome balanced. Having a healthy biome protects your skin from external harmful factors.

Once Benzoyl Peroxide is absorbed into the skin, our bodies turn it into benzoic acid and quickly exits in urine.

When using Benzoyl Peroxide, it may be irritating for some people due to a variety of reasons, such as a broken skin barrier or just an allergic reaction. We recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient if you have concerns.

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Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.

A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.

Buffering

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Reviews

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Clean & Clear Persa-Gel10 Acne Medication 7 ingredients

3.3 /5
from 3 ratings
Drying (1) Irritating (1) No Scent (1)
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andreaf3676

2 years ago
Review

Love! Buuuut…
I love this product!!! Matched with some pimple patches and it’s like my pimples were never there! But it can leave a while residue on your face so I recommend using it before bed.

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cloud

9 months ago
Review

It dries out and gets rid of my acne but be careful and only apply it to your acne in small amounts directly on the acne. I used it on a cluster I had forming and it immediately started to become irritated and stung I had to rub half of it off and put some more of my soothing skincare on that spot for it to stop hurting.

Also, be aware that its able to bleach clothes and towels so try to not Show more

#drying
#irritating
#no scent
#works well

Malezia Acne Treatment Gel (2.5% Micronized Benzoyl Peroxide) 7 ingredients

4.4 /5
from 11 ratings
Light (7) Absorbs Well (7) Works Well (6)
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Dana King

1 day ago
Review

Criminally underrated product; so much more gentle than other BP products on the market while still effective. I’m on my third or fourth tube and will continue to re-buy.

#light
#absorbs well
#works well
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ThrowMeAway

2 months ago
Review

THIS IS IT!!!!!!!!! Y’all, I have been using acne.org bp for a long time now. The price was always right for the amount but I noticed it’d aggravate my skin once I started tazortene. I already use Malezia’s cleanser and moisturizer so I decided to get their bp. It’s FAR superior to any bp I’ve tried. The formulation is moisturizing and feels great on the skin. It doesn’t aggravate my skin and it Show more

#hydrating
#absorbs well
#no scent
#works well