Benzoyl peroxide?

When using benzoyl peroxide 4% creamy wash, do you NOT use soap? Do you JUST wash with the benzoyl?Benzoyl peroxide?
Skip the benzoyl and just use the soap...


1. BenzaClin Topical Gel Safety Information


';Benzoyl peroxide has been shown to be a tumor promoter and progression agent in a number of animal studies. The clinical significance of this is unknown.'; ';Benzoyl peroxide in acetone at doses of 5 and 10 mg administered twice per week induced skin tumors in transgenic Tg.AC mice in a study using 20 weeks of topical treatment.';





2. Free radical generating agents lead to the rapid progression of benign skin tumors to carcinoma in iron-overloaded mice.


';Inorganic peroxide (H(2)O(2))-mediated malignant transformation was also enhanced effectively by iron.';





3. Benzoyl peroxide promotes the formation of melanotic tumors in the skin of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-initiated Syrian golden hamsters.


';Therefore, in addition to its known ability to promote papilloma and carcinoma formation in the back skin of mice, benzoyl peroxide is also able to promote the formation of melanotic tumors in the dermis of hamsters.';





4. The function of benzol peroxide in the induction of Syrian golden hamster tongue carcinoma by chemical carcinogen


';CONCLUSION: This study indicated that benzoyl peroxide could increase carcinogenesis of golden hamster tongue which induced by DMBA. Consideration of promoting agent should be taken in carcinogenesis as well as carcinogen.';





5. The treatment of skin carcinoma, induced by UV B radiation, using 1-oxo-5beta, 6beta-epoxy-witha-2-enolide, isolated from the roots of Withania somnifera, in a rat model.


';...followed by topical treatment with benzoyl peroxide, a tumor promoter (20 mg/animal/0.2 ml acetone) twice a week for 1 month...';





A search in PubMed, an online directory of medical studies throughout the medical community, shows over 113 studies relating to benzoyl peroxide and skin cancer. Over 2/3 of these show a causative association between benzoyl peroxide and skin cancer.Benzoyl peroxide?
I can not use benzoyl peroxide, i am alergic to it, so there is a ton of skin carestuff that i can not use! it 's a bummer, it runs in in the family. so i wouldn't know/
do not use soap
remember to use some moisturize becuase benzoyl peroxide is very drying.
Yeah, just use the wash. If you find that the 4% isn't strong enough, try Clean and Clear with 10%.
I use soap since I wear make up and I see that the Benzoyl does not really remove make up. But the soap I use is gentle (Neutrogena).