Contents:
- Medical Video: How to Avoid Negative Effects of Benzoyl Peroxide
- Distinguish symptoms of benzoyl peroxide allergies and their side effects
- Side effects of benzoyl peroxide
- Symptoms of allergic benzoyl peroxide
Medical Video: How to Avoid Negative Effects of Benzoyl Peroxide
Benzoyl peroxide is one of the ingredients widely used in acne medicine. This substance helps remove acne by killing acne-causing bacteria and reducing oil on the skin so that it can prevent dead skin cells that usually clog pores. Although fairly rare, this one substance can cause an allergic reaction. Eits, make no mistake, the symptoms of benzoyl peroxide are different from the side effects. What is the difference and which is more serious? Check out the answer below.
Distinguish symptoms of benzoyl peroxide allergies and their side effects
Benzoyl peroxide allergy is actually not a common thing. Sometimes people misinterpret that they have allergies even though they may only experience side effects. In order not to be mistaken, the following are specific symptoms of allergies and also the side effects of using benzoyl peroxide.
Side effects of benzoyl peroxide
Just like other drugs, benzoyl peroxide also has side effects of use. Usually these side effects will appear in the early days of use. The following symptoms:
- Dry skin.
- Mild exfoliation.
- Mild redness on the face, itching, and a feeling of stinging or burning especially after application.
Usually these side effects will last for several weeks. This indicates that the skin is trying to adapt to the drug you are using. Therefore, do not worry if you feel these symptoms because this is normal.
You can overcome dryness by using moisturizers. Usually moisturizers help the skin to stay hydrated so that dryness which results in exfoliation becomes reduced.
However, it should be seen when after using moisturizer even the symptoms that you feel are getting worse from day to day you might experience no longer side effects but allergic symptoms.
Symptoms of allergic benzoyl peroxide
Although very rare, it is not impossible that some people have allergies to this one substance. The characteristics of benzoyl peroxide allergy are:
- Severe redness of the face accompanied by burning and itching on the skin.
- Serious skin irritations such as skin peeling and also cracking due to severe dryness.
- The appearance of runny blisters to the hardened surface of the skin.
- Swelling in the skin, lips, eyes, and also the tongue.
- Having trouble breathing.
- The head feels light (kliyengan).
- Throat like choked.
The Food and Drug Administration in the United States (equivalent to the POM Agency in Indonesia) states that there are 131 reports of serious allergic reactions from acne drug products, including benzoyl peroxide. This report comes from consumers and producers that occurred in the year between 1969 and January 2013. Usually, symptoms will continue to get worse until you stop using this one substance.
In addition, based on data from the FDA, some people who are allergic to this ingredient also not only experience reactions in parts of the body that are smeared with drugs but also spread to other body parts. About 42 percent of people experience an allergic reaction in minutes up to 24 hours after using the product.
In FDA-owned data, even though it does not cause death, about 44 percent of people who experience an allergic reaction need hospitalization. Therefore, immediately consult a doctor if one or a part of allergy symptoms appear after use.
