im in two minds :( !!!

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Panoxyl Aquagel 2.5 (Benzoyl Peroxide)
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liviax's review of Panoxyl Aquagel 2.5 (Benzoyl Peroxide)

“im in two minds :( !!!”

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written by liviax on 11/08/2011

My doctor prescribed this to me when I had a massive breakout due to stress (I am a 16 year old worrier!). I had heard amazing reveiws about this off youtube beauty gurus, and also my friends. I started using it and thought it was amazing my breakout cleared up and everything was fine.
Then, a week later I had another breakout :( which I think was due to it being my 'time of the month'.
My skin was really bad again, I usually only get really bad breakouts on the bottom of my cheeks and a little on my chin, but this time they were all over; forehead, cheeks, sides of my nose and all over my chin.
I applied the product onto a clean face free of any moisteriser etc as stated on the instructions, not really thinking anything of it and then went to sleep. The next day I woke up the spots were clearing slightly, so I decided to have a no make up day, (heartbreaking After sleeping with freshly applied cream on, I woke up the next day with red patches around where I had applied the cream, and skin that felt really dry, not really thinking much of this I got ready as usual, not applying cream as my spots were clearing quite alot and it does make my make-up go ever so slightly patchy, applied moisteriser and went on with my day.
The next day I woke up in horror (exageration! altough it was not good) my face was dry, sore and flaky (it hurt to smile) :(. The dry areas felt burnt, like sunburn and areas were peeling again like sunburn. The dry sections on my face even hurt when coming into contact with water.
I covered my face in ALOT of my favourite Oilatum Natural Repair face cream (amazing!).
This went on for two days of my face being red, sore, dry and flaky in the patches where I had applied the cream, although almost spot free! :\
Hence the reason I'm in two minds, this cream does its job, but I would much rather my face didnt hurt so much afterwards!
Panoxyl 2.5% aquagel is a good product, it works as it should, it may clear my breakouts up but makes my skin excessively dry and sore which is not what I want from it.
I will continue to use Panoxyl and try and be more careful about the amounts I apply but be warned a little goes a long way! (ONLY APPLY TO AFFECTED AREA) Hope this may have helped somebody! xxxxxx

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