Acne Cleansers

Acne cleansers are generally used to remove accumulated oil, make-up, sweat, and dirt on the surface of your skin. In doing so, these products generally make it easier for topical acne treatments to be absorbed. However, excessive use of acne cleansers can also lead to irritated dry skin. Most acne patients will only need to cleanse with such products once to twice daily.

Examples Of These Cleansers Include:

Salicylic acid cleansers:

These break down keratin in the blackheads, and can be used for mild acne.

• PANOXYL® CLEAR ACNE CLEANSING GEL (Stiefel)
• ACNEX® (Dermteck)
• SALAC® (Medicis)
• CLEARASIL® (Procter & Gamble)
• FOSTEX® (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
• NOXZEMA® (Procter & Gamble)
• AVEENO® BAR (SC Johnson)

Benzoyl peroxide cleansers:

Breaks down keratin in blackheads, and has antibacterial effects.

• PANOXYL® BAR, PANOXYL® CREAMY WASH, PANOXYL® WASH - (Stiefel)
• BENZAC-W® wash - (Galderma)
• CLEARASIL® - (Procter & Gamble)
• CLEAN & CLEAR® - (Johnson & Johnson)

Antibacterial cleansers:

• TERSASEPTIC® (Stiefel)

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