up&up Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel Acne Medication Versus Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control
Updated on August 12, 2024
Overview
What they are
These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 3 ingredients in common
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They both do not contain any common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates
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Ingredient Info
up&up Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel Acne Medication 6 ingredients
Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control 21 ingredients
About this product
About this product
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up&up Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel Acne Medication 6 ingredients
Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control 21 ingredients
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDecyl Glucoside
CleansingDimethicone
Emollient
Diheptyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingPEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Propanediol
SolventWater
Skin ConditioningSilica
Abrasive
Sodium Chloride
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingSorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Sorbitol
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzoyl Peroxide 4%
Carbomer, Decyl Glucoside, Dimethicone, Diheptyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Glycerin, Palmitic Acid, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, PEG-40 Stearate, Propanediol, Water, Silica, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Sorbitan Stearate, Sorbitol, Stearic Acid, T-Butyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Benzoyl Peroxide 4%
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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.
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.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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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up&up Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel Acne Medication 6 ingredients
Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control 21 ingredients
Reviews
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Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control 21 ingredients
Benzoyl peroxide is awesome. It's the only thing that has actively staved off and cleared my acne. Contact treatment with this cleanser (leaving it on for 2 mins then rinsing and going in with my daily cleanser) makes it that the bp isn't interacting with my moisturiser and it's been revolutionary in clearing my cystic and non cystic acne the past 2 weeks. I prefer Differin's bp wash formulation, Show more
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 Show more
