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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Panoxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% Maximum Strength versus Perrigo Clindamycin and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel 1%/5% .

Last updated on February 14, 2024. Published on August 17, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 3 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 common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Face Cleanser American Brand United States
Facial Treatment American Brand United States

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).

Facial Treatment

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

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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 (2)
May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Acne Trigger
Irritating
Rosacea (3)
Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

Benzoyl Peroxide

Benefits

Acne Fighting

Concerns

Drying
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Explained

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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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Panoxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% Maximum Strength contains this as ingredient number 1.

Perrigo Clindamycin and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel 1%/5% contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Panoxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% Maximum Strength contains this as ingredient number 11.

Perrigo Clindamycin and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel 1%/5% contains this as ingredient number 9.

3
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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Panoxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% Maximum Strength contains this as ingredient number 15.

Perrigo Clindamycin and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel 1%/5% contains this as ingredient number 8.

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

15% are loved or liked
15% have mixed ratings
55% are disliked or very disliked
15% have no rating yet
22% are loved or liked
11% have mixed ratings
33% are disliked or very disliked
33% have no rating yet

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Reviews

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Panoxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% Maximum Strength 20 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 6 ratings
Drying (1) Great Value (1) No Scent (1) Works Well (1)
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bsabrina

1 year ago · Sensitive Skin
Review

hit or miss
after developing cystic acne on my chin and along my cheeks, i saw this product on tiktok and decided to give it a try. Loved it for a...

hit or miss
after developing cystic acne on my chin and along my cheeks, i saw this product on tiktok and decided to give it a try. Loved it for a few months, it definitely cleared my skin during the summer. helped a lot with cystic acne and texture. It got too drying when the seasons changed. also seemed to stop working for me after a while? I'm not sure what happened but suddenly it didn't work for me anymore. maybe better for really oily skin.

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utr1cular1a

10 months ago · Sensitive Skin
Review

Disenfecting, a bit drying, but worth it.
The peroxide is going to break down the dead skin cells and any dried blood in your pores. It helps to...

Disenfecting, a bit drying, but worth it.
The peroxide is going to break down the dead skin cells and any dried blood in your pores. It helps to kill the bacteria in them, which causes pimples and cysts. I've been dealing with fairly severe acne for a while, and I have problems with skin picking, but this helps. Make sure to moisturize well with it. It's steadily been eradicating the infections and cysts. Just avoid using medicated moisturizers directly afterward. Things like vitamin c or retinol will react with leftover peroxide, degrading and becoming less powerful. Either use a moisturizer without reactive acidic ingredients, or apply about 30 minutes after as not to waste the active ingredients in your moisturizer!

Perrigo Clindamycin and Benzoyl Peroxide Gel 1%/5% 9 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Drying (1) Expensive (1) No Scent (1) Works Well (1)
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karafelbon

10 months ago · Combination Skin
Review

This helped clear my cheek acne in two weeks without purging. It was also painless but I do advise to moisturize heavily and properly as this gel...

This helped clear my cheek acne in two weeks without purging. It was also painless but I do advise to moisturize heavily and properly as this gel can be drying. (Keep in mind that everyone’s skin is different!!!)

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sillybilly

1 month ago · Sensitive Skin
Review

I got this from my doctor a couple weeks ago. It is such an awesome product that totally cleared up my skin. Please only get this if you have...

I got this from my doctor a couple weeks ago. It is such an awesome product that totally cleared up my skin. Please only get this if you have insurance, It's expensive LOL.

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