Ever since starting law school, I've been suffering from moderate to severe cystic acne. The WORST kind. The kind that stays under your skin, doesn't ever break the surface, and stays for weeks. My skin also tends to scar very easily and the scars take months to fade.
Just recently my boyfriend's mother recommended me Panoxyl facewash because my boyfriend's little brother also suffers from acne. He's had great results using it, so I decided to give it a try as well. I've been using it for about two weeks and already seeing great results! My current breakouts have subsided, and best of all my acne scars are fading quickly. I have also had no new breakouts since starting it!!. I use it once a day because it's 10% Benzoyl Peroxide so it will dry out your skin.
The wash itself is white, fragrance free (super important imo!), and foams up very nicely (I use it with my Clarisonic to really let the BP get into my pores). It doesn't burn my skin, but my skin has started to slightly peel (nothing compared to when I first started retin-a however).
I read online about the cleansers reviews, and it's been raved about all over the web by people who suffer from acne. There is also a bar form which people really love, but I personally think the cleanser is easier to use because it has a potential to bleach fabrics. Some people use it for back-acne as well. It's sold at Walgreens, Rite-Aid, Amazon, Drugstore.com, etc. I personally got mine at Lovelyskin.com for $10. It can be a bit hard to find because Stiefel Labs the manufacturer had some sort of quarrel with their suppliers. It's not being discontinued though, it's just a slight shortage.
For those who are curious, this is my routine:
-In the AM I cleanse my face using Bioderma & moisturize with Kiehl's Ultra Facial Moisturizer
-In the PM I cleanse with Panoxyl using my Clarisonic & apply 0.1% retin-a to my trouble areas. I moisturize depending on how dry my skin is with either Josie Maran's Argan Oil & Avene's Cicalfate, or Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream.
Any of you other ladies tried Panoxyl?? I would love to hear from those who have used it over a longer span of time!
Just recently my boyfriend's mother recommended me Panoxyl facewash because my boyfriend's little brother also suffers from acne. He's had great results using it, so I decided to give it a try as well. I've been using it for about two weeks and already seeing great results! My current breakouts have subsided, and best of all my acne scars are fading quickly. I have also had no new breakouts since starting it!!. I use it once a day because it's 10% Benzoyl Peroxide so it will dry out your skin.
The wash itself is white, fragrance free (super important imo!), and foams up very nicely (I use it with my Clarisonic to really let the BP get into my pores). It doesn't burn my skin, but my skin has started to slightly peel (nothing compared to when I first started retin-a however).
I read online about the cleansers reviews, and it's been raved about all over the web by people who suffer from acne. There is also a bar form which people really love, but I personally think the cleanser is easier to use because it has a potential to bleach fabrics. Some people use it for back-acne as well. It's sold at Walgreens, Rite-Aid, Amazon, Drugstore.com, etc. I personally got mine at Lovelyskin.com for $10. It can be a bit hard to find because Stiefel Labs the manufacturer had some sort of quarrel with their suppliers. It's not being discontinued though, it's just a slight shortage.
For those who are curious, this is my routine:
-In the AM I cleanse my face using Bioderma & moisturize with Kiehl's Ultra Facial Moisturizer
-In the PM I cleanse with Panoxyl using my Clarisonic & apply 0.1% retin-a to my trouble areas. I moisturize depending on how dry my skin is with either Josie Maran's Argan Oil & Avene's Cicalfate, or Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream.
Any of you other ladies tried Panoxyl?? I would love to hear from those who have used it over a longer span of time!
