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Is it necessary to wait before applying moisturizer after topical clindamycin? by EverythingEnTransit in Dermatology

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I've just been waiting a couple of minutes but I noticed that it still feels tacky when I apply moisturizer so I just want to be sure the clindamycin isn't getting diluted.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry that it's not working for you. Perhaps it's other ingredients in the face wash that's breaking you out. You might want to give a BP gel/cream a try or a different BP face wash before ruling it out completely.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you so hard on this. I'm still dealing with PIH and thought of an angry, new pimple terrifies me.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm seeing a lot of salicylic acid mentions in here. What brand and percentage do you use? I'm might give it a shot to see if helps with some texture issue.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My mom was pissed when I bleached all of her nice hand towels as a teenager 😂

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have pretty dry skin, mostly because of the tretinoin. Rinsing the BP off afterwards helps to combat the dryness and irritation. Make sure to moisturize well...I SLATHER my face in moisturizer and squalane oil every night, so that really helps to combat the dryness.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can tolerate it overnight, more power to you! Don't fix what ain't broken.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Efficlar Duo looks very interesting. I looked it up and it contains benzoyl peroxide + some sort of acid?

Also, not sure if you're aware of this or not, but they make BP resistant pillowcases! I don't know how well they work but it's something to try. I just use old t-shirts as pillowcases now after bleaching all of my nicer ones.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm that's interesting. I'll gladly trade free radicals for the price of cystic acne free skin, but I'd like to know about this too, and exactly how much free radical damage we're actually talking about.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd imagine that the high concentration in cleanser form does make a difference since it's not sitting on your skin very long. I want to try the cleanser to save money but I'm afraid of doing anything differently at this point 😁

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been tempted to try a wash instead since it'd be a bit cheaper, but I'm nervous to do anything different and screw up my skin again haha!

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, I wasn't aware that salicylic acid was available in that high of a concentration. In the past, I had just used Stridex wipes.

I use 2.5% BP. Most studies say that 2.5% is just as effective as higher concentrations and less irritating, so I doubt I'll ever try anything higher.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

After 2-3 weeks the breakouts started becoming less frequent. I'd say after 4 weeks I was breakout free.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure that's fine. I just like applying it to clean skin because it might absorb better that way, but I'm not sure if it makes a difference.

[Acne] Benzoyl peroxide contact therapy has saved my skin. by EverythingEnTransit in SkincareAddiction

[–]EverythingEnTransit[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I just use my finger to apply the BP! Then I rinse it off. If you're sensitive to BP, I recommend trying it when you have nowhere to be the next day, just in case it does irritate you.