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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Galderma Benzac 10% versus Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control .

Last updated on February 14, 2024. Published on April 07, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain benzoyl peroxide and exfoliants

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, dry skin and brightening skin

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates

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Facial Treatment Swiss Brand Switzerland
Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

Face Cleanser

Face cleansers are used to remove makeup, dead skin cells, pollutants, oil, dirt, and/or clean out pores on the skin. Face cleansers may specialize in having one function (exa. just removing makeup) or may have multiple functions (exa. Removing makeup and cleaning pores).

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Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators
Benzoyl Peroxide

Benefits

Hydrating
Acne Fighting
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators
Benzoyl Peroxide

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Acne Fighting
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Acne Trigger
Rosacea (3)
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

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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Galderma Benzac 10% contains this as ingredient number 1.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 21.

2
What it does: Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming
Community Rating: Disliked

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

Carbomer is commonly found in many types of cosmetics products. It is found to be safe in concentrations up to 15%. However, a high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Most products contain 1% of less of carbomer.

Galderma Benzac 10% contains this as ingredient number 5.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 1.

3
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Galderma Benzac 10% contains this as ingredient number 8.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 5.

4
What it does: Buffering
Community Rating: Mixed

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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Galderma Benzac 10% contains this as ingredient number 10.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 14.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

10% are loved or liked
10% have mixed ratings
60% are disliked or very disliked
20% have no rating yet
19% are loved or liked
14% have mixed ratings
52% are disliked or very disliked
14% have no rating yet

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Reviews

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Galderma Benzac 10% 10 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 review

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control 21 ingredients

4.4 /5
from 11 reviews
Rheanne's Avatar'
Mar 29, 2024

didn’t work for me after using consistently for 2.5 weeks.

didn’t work for me after using consistently for 2.5 weeks.

Doesn't Work
Clover's Avatar'
May 28, 2023

Just bought my 5th bottle!
This is possibly my most repurchased product. Benzoyl peroxide is a fantastic ingredient to fight the bacteria that causes acne but it can be so drying. I consider my skin to be combination because I’m acne...

Just bought my 5th bottle!
This is possibly my most repurchased product. Benzoyl peroxide is a fantastic ingredient to fight the bacteria that causes acne but it can be so drying. I consider my skin to be combination because I’m acne prone, but I defiantly lean dry and it’s hard to find products that cater to both acne prone and dry skin. Unlike many BP products I’ve tried, this cleanser does NOT cause me to become a raisin but still combats my acne. I highly recommend this for dry acne prone skin! It’s a creamy, scentless, non-foaming formula, and it’s enjoyable to massage into skin. Some dry skinned people may still struggle a bit, so here’s a few tips that I’ve found to help me to not dry out my skin during my cleansing step. 1. Start with an oil cleanser (even if you aren’t wearing makeup) to gently buff away dry/flakey skin. It’s gentler on your skin to use an oil to soften and buff away flakey skin rather than accidentally rubbing too harshly with a scrub or cleanser. 2. You can use your favorite hydrating cleanser after this BP wash if you find that this one alone is still to drying (I like the Hero Cosmetics Gentle Milky Cleanser) 3. After you wash off your cleanser, apply a simple hydrating serum or essence onto damp skin (look for ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, polyglutamic acid, or any other humectants you enjoy) to avoid that tight skin feeling that can occur after cleansing. Wait for this to absorb before moving onto the next step of your routine.

emizmmg's Avatar'
Sep 22, 2023

This is my holy grail because it clears my acne.

This is my holy grail because it clears my acne.

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