So today after cleansing and moisturising I applied small amounts of a 5% benzoyl peroxide 1% clindamycin gel to my cheeks, chin and forehead as my doctor prescribed and suddenly my skin has gone bright red and I have lots of peeling dry patches!!

Someone advised that I use La Roche Posay cicaplast B5 moisturiser if this happens and so I did and my face felt on fire so I rinsed it off immediately and applied my normal snow mushroom moisturiser by the inkey list and that BURNT LIKE FIRE so I rinsed it off with cold water and now I don’t know what to do my face hurts/burns  so much !!

HELP!! benzoyl peroxide irritation

Hello everyone! (:
I’ve recently been prescribed a benzoyl peroxide once daily gel by my GP for my acne and was wondering if anyone had any tips for using it as I know benzoyl peroxide can cause irritation and my skin is quite sensitive! 

Specifically, I was wondering what moisturiser and/or cleanser I should use whilst using the benzoyl peroxide to help any potential irritation, dryness, flaking  and redness. 

Also I was wondering, do you have to wash the gel off after a while or is it a leave on treatment? I’ve been prescribed the duac once daily benzoyl peroxide & clindamycin gel. 

And my final question is, for someone with sensitive skin, how often should I apply the gel as I wanted to try it once a week but the leaflet says you have to discard it after 21 days from opening. 

If anyone could help that would be amazing! I’ll list the products in my current routine below:

need advice benzoyl peroxide

This moisturiser is seriously underrated! Its the best moisturiser ive EVER used for my sensitive, oily, acne prone skin. I have had less breakouts since using this moidturiser and it’s gel consistency feels very soothing as it soaks in without leaving your face feeling or looking greasy! It also helps with redness and irritation. Seriously, I wish I could just slather this all over my face as its everything you could need in a moisturiser if you have oily, acne prone skin!

This product broke me out and caused irriitation on the lower half of my face. Definitely wouldnt recommend for anyone, even those like me with oily, acne prone skin.

I absolutely adore this product for my oily, acne prone skin! I know its meant to be a makeup remover, but i use it as my main cleanser as its extremely soothing and has eliminated the bump&#47;rough texture on my skin. Not to mention it smells amazing despite having no fragrance! I also noticed that this cleanser is perfect for sensitive skin or if you have had a bad reaction to a product as i did with Krave Beauty’s Great Barrier Relief serum  which left me with red, rough and bumpy skin with acne everywhere! But luckily it seemed that the oat cleansing balm completely fixed all of that nastiness in a day or 2 so for me this product is holy grail!

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