Expert advice on dealing with breakouts from the artist SZA, the dermatologist David Kim and the aesthetician Tiara Willis.

Up to two-thirds of them saw 40 percent fewer pimples ... A three-step acne system with a wash containing 2.5% benzoyl peroxide, a toner, and a repair lotion containing 3.7% benzoyl peroxide.

The key? Consistency! Stick with it and you’ll see results.” Ekaterina Demidova Ekaterina Demidova/Getty Benzoyl peroxide (BP) has long been a go-to acne treatment, but recent findings have ...

Chances are you’ve seen cleansers and body washes made with benzoyl peroxide ... percentage based on your skin type. Higher is not always better. According to studies, lower percentages, such as ...

Benzoyl peroxide kills the germs that cause acne and can help dry up oily skin. It is also a mild exfoliant and can clear your pores of acne-causing debris like dirt. If you have severe acne ...

While benzoyl peroxide is generally safe to use on the skin at concentrations ranging from 2.5% to 10%, lower strengths are just as effective, advises Shotter. They’re also “significantly better ...

Unfortunately, it’s super-easy to fall victim to such a situation since certain ill-fated active ingredient combinations are so common, like acne-fighting benzoyl peroxide and anti-aging retinol.

Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2010;13(4):563-580. Benzoyl peroxide is currently available in a number of different formulations and concentrations (2.5, 4, 5 and 10%), either alone or in combination ...

Erythromycin 3%, benzoyl peroxide 5%; gel. Erythromycin acts by inhibition of protein synthesis in susceptible organisms by reversibly binding to 50 S ribosomal subunits, thereby inhibiting ...