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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of up&up Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel Acne Medication versus Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control .

Last updated on February 14, 2024. Published on May 31, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Free From

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

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Facial Treatment American Brand United States
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).

Price

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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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Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

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

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

1
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.

up&up Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel Acne Medication contains this as ingredient number 1.

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

2
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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up&up Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel Acne Medication contains this as ingredient number 5.

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

3
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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up&up Maximum Strength 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Gel Acne Medication contains this as ingredient number 6.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 10.

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

17% are loved or liked
17% have mixed ratings
33% are disliked or very disliked
33% 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

Here's what our community thinks

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

4.4 /5
from 11 ratings
Drying (2) Doesn't Work (1) Great Value (1) Works Well (1)
Rheanne's avatar

Rheanne

1 month ago · Combination Skin
Review

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

emizmmg's avatar

emizmmg

7 months ago · Combination Skin
Review

This is my holy grail because it clears my acne.

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