Benzyl peroxide in a topical formulation is very preferred modality of treatment when it comes to management of pimples or acne. The most common side effects of benzyl peroxide is irritation of the skin because of dryness. What we can do to avoid this dryness is first, the face wash, Choose a face wash which is not so drying up. Instead of using face wash with glycolic acid or salicylic acid, you can go for the non-foaming facewashes which contains cetyl alcohol, which cleanses the skin without making it dry. After washing the face, you can apply liberal quantities of non comedogenic moisturizer. Keep the quantity of the benzyl peroxide application to the minimal. So what you can do is apply loads of moisturizer, the non comedogenic one and then apply a little bit of Benzyl peroxide. Also the contact time can be reduced. So instead of leaving the benzyl peroxide cram overnight, what you can do is as per your tolerance you can leave it for an hour or two hours and then wash it off with plain water. When you are using any anti acne cream in the night, miniose the washing off the face for two or three times. Don’t keep on washing the face every now and then because whatever natural moisturisation is built upon the skin is washed off because of this harsh face washes and then you are more prone to develop dryness and the irritation cause by Benzyl peroxide. If you are not able to tolerate this at all, what you can do is instead of putting on the creams or the lotion, you can switch onto benzyl peroxide facewashes. They are also pretty effective in the management of acne.
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