Perrigo 2.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Treatment Gel 60gm Tube

Benzoyl peroxide water based gel was my saving grace during my teens and twenties, and it basically cured my rather severe acne. A decade and a half later, I suddenly became highly allergic to it (possibly from overuse, stress, aging, etc or combo of these things). It would leave a red welt for days anywhere it touched my face. At this point in my life, 35ish years old acne wasn’t too bad and I found alternative treatments for the occasional pimple. However in the past few years, now in my 40s, I’ve been getting breakouts every several months, and some of these breakouts were getting more and more severe. Derm had got me into high concentration salicylic acid as a spot treatment and it seemed to keep my acne at bay for a while. But very recently, this 30% salicylic spot treatment method seemed to just irritate my skin without getting rid of the zit. I decided after an 8 year long break that i was desperate enough to give benzoyl peroxide another try and purchased this one, hoping for the best. Success! No allergic reaction! I followed another reviewer’s recommendation and washed it off after 10 minutes of using it as a spot treatment. This method and the many years my skin took a break from it, may be why I can now tolerate BP again. And I’m so very glad I can. It’s way more effective than salicylic on my skin, and shrunk existing zits that I’ve been fighting with for weeks within days. I’m gradually increasing the time I leave it on over a bigger area of my face (as preventative), and may try to leave it on overnight for the larger stubborn zits. I’m just hoping I don’t become allergic to it again, since it’s really been the most effective option for me throughout my life!

It works!!! I used this product in November 2024 - may 2025 no kidding after that 6th week it started to clear my hormonal acne right up. I suggest a vitamin C serum too but this product will clear your acne and keep it gone! When I stopped using it I had minimal acne so I used maybe 3 times a week to get my skin not use to it anymore. But give it 6 weeks! I promise this product will work! You need moisturizer! Great value for your money.

Okay. So I have hormonal acne and I have tried EVERYTHING. I’ve waited a full cycle to write this review because I was worried it was too good to be true... and I was kind of right. This isn’t my skincare holy grail, but it is helpful. I use this every night after I wash my face and while it doesn’t save me from the breakouts around my period, I do think it helps in the healing process. I noticed after my period that my skin looked clearer and healed a lot faster than I think it would have otherwise. I have super sensitive skin and did a 3 day patch test before putting on the rest of my face daily for about a month. I’ve had no irritation so far.

nice product and helped clear up my face

In my opinion, this is by far the BEST spot treatment I have ever used, and I promise you, that's saying something! I use this product on pimples (face and body) after my nightly skin routine and anytime I feel like I need it, and those spots look so much better by morning. As long as I have pimples (please God, I'm almost 40 😫), I will have this treatment near me at all times!