I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but
benzoyl peroxide is an extremely unhealthy chemical people use to treat acne. I've used it to keep my skin clear for several months and today I used it and it just ****ed up my skin so bad. I got really red in the cheeks, burn all over my face, and when I applied lotion to my skin (with SPF) it made it worse and it continued to burn. I looked up possible causes and found that could signal rosacea, but no one in my family has it, I didn't have any prior symptoms and it just randomly happened today, and I've never gotten red/burning skin before. Not in windy or warm weather or with any other product. I don't have sensitive skin.
So I figured it had to be the benzoyl peroxide. I researched and found most people experienced red, burning, itching, severely dry, flaky skin after using it. I usually had a little redness but that went away within 2 or 3 minutes and I did experience dryness. However, I happened upon a site which claimed it caused premature aging and cancer. There have been studies which claim it increases cancer in mice. It removes the top layer of your skin and leaves it REALLY prone to skin damage from the sun (I have very fair skin, blonde hair, blue eyes, and some celtic heritage so I'm already "REALLY" prone to skin damage from the sun in general). Not to mention the "normal" reaction to benzoyl peroxide is red, itchy, flaky, burning skin. If that's "normal" I would hate to see what isn't.
It's found in many, if not most, acne treatments including Proactive. I just threw all of my benzoyl peroxide products away. I had been using it twice a day, with concentrations of 3.5%, and used sunscreen, exactly as directed. My theory is that after using this for several months it caused my skin to become sensitive. I'm not washing or bothering my face for at least several days to allow it some time to "heal" the burning sensation is gone but the redness is still there (not as much though). Maybe it's just me, maybe it's just a random unusual thing that happened but I can assure you my skin has never been sensitive to anything before and all of a sudden it's sensitive to two products which aren't related (don't have the same ingredients).
What angers me the most is that I didn't even have bad acne. It was very mild and I was trying to "prevent" any future acne while getting rid of the acne that I did have. And now, I can't wash my face for several days so I might develop blemishes during that period and my face is still somewhat red. So my skin looked 10x better before using this product that is supposed to make the skin look better!
I'll give it a go with 3 asprin.
haha. Would you say it works with the honey and the yogurt cause I'd still like to try that
anyone know how do get rid of the damn scars?
