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The levels were found after the FDA tested 95 acne products that contain benzoyl peroxide.1
Benzoyl peroxide is a common ingredient in over-the-counter products used to treat acne.
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
Having sensitive acne-prone skin — the kind that freaks out within ten feet of benzoyl peroxide.
—Stephanie Saltzman, Allure, 28 Aug. 2017
Then at night, apply a benzoyl peroxide treatment to banish bacteria.
—Nicole Catanese, Cosmopolitan, 24 Aug. 2017
But why use retinoids and not your classic salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide?
—Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 25 July 2017
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, benzoyl peroxide can remove the bacteria that causes acne.
—Janell M. Hickman, Seventeen, 23 May 2017
Follow with an oil-free moisturizer, then dab a benzoyl-peroxide spot treatment like Clinique Acne Solutions Emergency Gel-Lotion, $17, on zits.
—Cara Litke Sullivan, Redbook, 14 July 2015
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 14 Mar. 2025
Having sensitive acne-prone skin — the kind that freaks out within ten feet of benzoyl peroxide.
—Stephanie Saltzman, Allure, 28 Aug. 2017
Then at night, apply a benzoyl peroxide treatment to banish bacteria.
—Nicole Catanese, Cosmopolitan, 24 Aug. 2017
But why use retinoids and not your classic salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide?
—Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 25 July 2017
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, benzoyl peroxide can remove the bacteria that causes acne.
—Janell M. Hickman, Seventeen, 23 May 2017
Follow with an oil-free moisturizer, then dab a benzoyl-peroxide spot treatment like Clinique Acne Solutions Emergency Gel-Lotion, $17, on zits.
—Cara Litke Sullivan, Redbook, 14 July 2015
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“Benzoyl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benzoyl. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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benzoyl
noun
ben·zo·yl
ˈben-zə-ˌwil 
-ˌzȯil
-ˌzȯil
: the radical C6H5CO of benzoic acid
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