Benzoyl Peroxide

- BP isn't a meme, it's one of the few chemicals whose skincare applications has been extensively explored (and proven to be effective) in scientific literature
- however there is also proof that concentrations of bp > 2.5% aren't any more effective than a conc of 2.5%. So using 5% isn't going to kill you or be useless or anything, it's just more likely to dry your skin out.
- use it sparingly when you first use it cause the idea is that it basically nukes your skin to get rid of bacteria etc and it can irritate and dry ur skin if you're not used to it

- for the love of fucking god don't use soap on your face, your skin's barrier is ~5 pH and soap is 8 or above pH usually, using soap on your face weakens and destroys your skin's natural barrier which makes it easier for bacteria to fester in your pores (which gives you acne). Your face should not feel squeaky clean after cleansing or else you really fucked up. Use a gentle pH balanced facial cleanser OR micellar water + cotton buds, then bp

Actually if you are using soap to wash your face fucking stop it immediately and wait a few weeks and you should have less acne and then maybe start using bp. Putting bp on damaged skin will fuck you up

Also bp isnt going to do much on the deep cystic hormonal acne, like it helps it go down faster but doesnt stop it from appearing. It'll mainly help with whiteheads. Basically the idea of bp is that it's more or less disinfecting the surface of your skin and getting rid of nasty bacteria

Also it makes ur skin photosensitive so use sunscreen/dont expose yourself too much to uv. Early aging and skin cancer is not effay

>>12285128

Thats why i wanted another method, cleaning your face with soap sounded fucking stupid to me

>>12285159
Bioderma micellar water with the pink cap (or the garneir one with the pink cap if you're poor) + those flat circular cotton pads are what you want.