Acnecide

What is Acnecide Face Wash 5% Gel Benzoyl Peroxide

Acnecide Face Wash contains the active ingredient benzoyl peroxide which kills the bacteria (germs) known as Propionibacterium acnes, one of the main causes of acne.

Acnecide Face Wash is for the treatment of mild acne on the face, in adults and adolescents 12 years and over. Mild acne appears as predominately blackheads and whiteheads and there are few or no spots and pimples and no inflamed spots. Please take a look at the diagrams below showing the different types of acne:

Acnecide Face Wash is only absorbed into the body in very small amounts and has little effect, except on the surface of the skin.

How to use Acnecide Face Wash 5% Gel Benzoyl Peroxide

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet. Check with your pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure. Benzoyl Peroxide may cause irritation. You should therefore start by using this product on alternate days to minimise this risk and then gradually increase the frequency up to twice a day use if tolerated. If you experience any severe skin irritation stop using the product. If this irritation does not improve after stopping, please consult your pharmacist or doctor.

Acnecide Face Wash is for EXTERNAL USE ONLY.

Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over.

Unless your pharmacist or doctor has told you otherwise:

• Acnecide Face Wash should be used once or twice daily to cover the affected skin areas of the face: Avoid contact with sensitive areas such as the eyes, mouth, nose lining and neck.
• When you first start treatment, use Acnecide Face Wash once daily, before going to bed. You may feel mild burning and notice slight reddening and peeling of the skin during the first few days. If you have more severe redness, burning, irritation and peeling then you should stop treatment and let your skin go back to normal before restarting treatment.
• If Acnecide Face Wash does not affect your skin, or you have only mild burning and slight reddening and peeling after 2-3 days of use, you can use the wash twice a day, in the morning and evening. If this causes more severe skin symptoms (burning, irritation, redness, peeling) then you should go back to using Acnecide Face Wash only once a day. If your skin remains more severely irritated you should stop treatment and let your skin go back to normal before restarting treatment once a day.
• If you get severe skin irritation at any time whilst using Acnecide Face Wash you should stop the treatment. If your skin does not recover after stopping treatment you should seek a doctor's advice.
• Using a moisturiser after application can help to reduce any irritation the treatment may cause.
• Wet the area to be treated
• Wash hands before use and place a small amount of Acnecide Face Wash on to the hands to wash the affected area.
• Contact time with the skin should be 1 to 2 minutes followed by thorough rinsing with water and drying.
• After use, wash hands thoroughly and replace cap tightly.

Avoid contact with the eyes, mouth, angles of the nose, neck or other very sensitive areas of the body. If the preparation enters the eye, wash thoroughly with water. In the event that Acnecide Face Wash is accidently swallowed, contact your doctor.

How long you will have to use Acnecide Face Wash will depend on how quickly your condition improves.

If your acne gets worse while using Acnecide Face Wash or if it does not improve within 12 weeks, it is important that you see your pharmacist or doctor for advice. Under treatment of some forms of acne may sometimes result in scarring. Your pharmacist or doctor will be able to recommend an alternative treatment for your acne.

If your spots heal but leave a scar for the first time, which is usually a shallow dent or deeper pit in the skin, you should see your pharmacist or doctor for advice.

You may require additional or alternative treatment for your acne.

Acnecide Face Wash should not be used in adolescents and children under 12 years of age.

If you use more Acnecide Face Wash than you should

If you use too much Acnecide Face Wash you will not get rid of your acne any quicker, but your skin may become irritated. If this occurs, treatment should be stopped and you should contact your pharmacist or doctor.

In the rare event that you accidentally swallow any of this product, seek medical advice.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your pharmacist or doctor.

What does Acnecide Face Wash 5% Gel Benzoyl Peroxide contain

The active substance is benzoyl peroxide 5% w/w as hydrous benzoyl peroxide in a cleansing gel. The other ingredients are acrylates copolymer, glycerol, carbomer 940, sodium C14-C16 olefin sulfonate, sodium hydroxide (for pH adjustment), and purified water.

What is Acnecide Face Gel

Acnecide Face Gel is an effective leave-on treatment for mild acne of the face. Contains the active ingredient benzoyl peroxide which effectively kills up to 95% of bacteria causing spots. In addition, it contains microsphere technology which helps absorb excess oil while releasing glycerine to hydrate the skin.  

Features of Acnecide Face Gel:

• Treatment of mild acne of the face
• Contains 5% Benzoyl Peroxide
• Kills up to 95% of bacteria
• Absorbs excess oil
• Releases glycerine to hydrate the skin

Acnecide Face Gel contains the active ingredient benzoyl peroxide which kills the bacteria (germs) known as Propionibacterium acnes, one of the main causes of acne.

Acnecide Face Gel is for the treatment of mild acne on the face, in adults and adolescents 12 years and over. Mild acne appears as predominately blackheads and whiteheads and there are few or no spots and pimples and no inflamed spots.

How to use Acnecide Face Gel

Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over: After washing with a mild cleanser and water, apply Acnecide Face Gel 5% on your dried skin once or twice daily to the affected area of the face, but avoiding sensitive areas such as the eyes, mouth, nose lining and neck.

What does Acnecide Face Gel contain

Hydrous Benzoyl Peroxide equivalent to Benzoyl peroxide 5% w/w, docusate sodium, disodium edetate, poloxamer 182, carbomer 940, propylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, glycerol, Colloidal anhydrous silica, sodium hydroxide and purified water.

What is Acnecide Gel?

• Acnecide contains benzoyl peroxide, which attacks the bacteria (germs) known as Propionibacterium acnes, one of the leading causes of acne.
• Your doctor or pharmacist has recommended this medicine to treat your acne. Acne appears as blackheads and whiteheads, which people often refer to as pimples or spots.
• Acne of the face, chest or back may be treated with this medicine.

How to apply Acnecide Gel

Always use this medicine as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

• Acnecide is for EXTERNAL USE ONLY.
• Unless your doctor or pharmacist has told you otherwise,
• Wash the affected area with a mild skin cleanser and water, and gently pat your skin dry.
• Apply the gel in a thin layer once or twice a day to all the affected areas.
• If you have sensitive skin, apply the gel once daily before going to bed
• Any drying or peeling to your skin may be reduced if you alter the number of times you apply, i.e., once a day or once every two days, until your skin adjusts to the product.
• You should try to avoid exposure to strong sunlight while using Acnecide. If exposure is unavoidable, use a suitable sunscreen lotion and apply Acnecide in the evening. Remember to wash the affected area before use.
• How long you will have to use Acnecide will depend on how quickly your condition improves. After you have used it for one month, you should see your doctor or pharmacist again. He or she can then check the improvement of your condition.
• This medication should be discontinued if it causes Swelling and blistering of the skin, sensitivity to sunlight, and sunlamps.
• This product should not be applied to damaged or sensitive skin. 

What is in this medicine

The active substance is hydrous benzoyl peroxide equivalent to benzoyl peroxide 5% w/w in an aqueous, non-alcoholic gel base.

What is Acnecide Gel?

• Acnecide contains benzoyl peroxide, which attacks the bacteria (germs) known as Propionibacterium acnes, one of the leading causes of acne.
• Your doctor or pharmacist has recommended this medicine to treat your acne. Acne appears as blackheads and whiteheads, which people often refer to as pimples or spots.
• Acne of the face, chest or back may be treated with this medicine.

How to apply Acnecide Gel

Always use this medicine as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

• Acnecide is for EXTERNAL USE ONLY.
• Unless your doctor or pharmacist has told you otherwise,
• Wash the affected area with a mild skin cleanser and water, and gently pat your skin dry.
• Apply the gel in a thin layer once or twice a day to all the affected areas.
• If you have sensitive skin, apply the gel once daily before going to bed
• Any drying or peeling to your skin may be reduced if you alter the number of times you apply, i.e., once a day or once every two days, until your skin adjusts to the product.
• You should try to avoid exposure to strong sunlight while using Acnecide. If exposure is unavoidable, use a suitable sunscreen lotion and apply Acnecide in the evening. Remember to wash the affected area before use.
• How long you will have to use Acnecide will depend on how quickly your condition improves. After you have used it for one month, you should see your doctor or pharmacist again. They can then check the improvement of your condition.
• This medication should be discontinued if it causes Swelling and blistering of the skin, sensitivity to sunlight, and sunlamps.
• This product should not be applied to damaged or sensitive skin. 

What is in this medicine

The active substance is hydrous benzoyl peroxide equivalent to benzoyl peroxide 5% w/w in an aqueous, non-alcoholic gel base.

What is Acnecide Face Wash 5% Gel Benzoyl Peroxide

Acnecide Face Wash contains the active ingredient benzoyl peroxide which kills the bacteria (germs) known as Propionibacterium acnes, one of the main causes of acne.

Acnecide Face Wash is for the treatment of mild acne on the face, in adults and adolescents 12 years and over. Mild acne appears as predominately blackheads and whiteheads and there are few or no spots and pimples and no inflamed spots. Please take a look at the diagrams below showing the different types of acne:

Acnecide Face Wash is only absorbed into the body in very small amounts and has little effect, except on the surface of the skin.

How to use Acnecide Face Wash 5% Gel Benzoyl Peroxide

Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet. Check with your pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure. Benzoyl Peroxide may cause irritation. You should therefore start by using this product on alternate days to minimise this risk and then gradually increase the frequency up to twice a day use if tolerated. If you experience any severe skin irritation stop using the product. If this irritation does not improve after stopping, please consult your pharmacist or doctor.

Acnecide Face Wash is for EXTERNAL USE ONLY.

Adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over.

Unless your pharmacist or doctor has told you otherwise:

• Acnecide Face Wash should be used once or twice daily to cover the affected skin areas of the face: Avoid contact with sensitive areas such as the eyes, mouth, nose lining and neck.
• When you first start treatment, use Acnecide Face Wash once daily, before going to bed. You may feel mild burning and notice slight reddening and peeling of the skin during the first few days. If you have more severe redness, burning, irritation and peeling then you should stop treatment and let your skin go back to normal before restarting treatment.
• If Acnecide Face Wash does not affect your skin, or you have only mild burning and slight reddening and peeling after 2-3 days of use, you can use the wash twice a day, in the morning and evening. If this causes more severe skin symptoms (burning, irritation, redness, peeling) then you should go back to using Acnecide Face Wash only once a day. If your skin remains more severely irritated you should stop treatment and let your skin go back to normal before restarting treatment once a day.
• If you get severe skin irritation at any time whilst using Acnecide Face Wash you should stop the treatment. If your skin does not recover after stopping treatment you should seek a doctor's advice.
• Using a moisturiser after application can help to reduce any irritation the treatment may cause.
• Wet the area to be treated
• Wash hands before use and place a small amount of Acnecide Face Wash on to the hands to wash the affected area.
• Contact time with the skin should be 1 to 2 minutes followed by thorough rinsing with water and drying.
• After use, wash hands thoroughly and replace cap tightly.

Avoid contact with the eyes, mouth, angles of the nose, neck or other very sensitive areas of the body. If the preparation enters the eye, wash thoroughly with water. In the event that Acnecide Face Wash is accidently swallowed, contact your doctor.

How long you will have to use Acnecide Face Wash will depend on how quickly your condition improves.

If your acne gets worse while using Acnecide Face Wash or if it does not improve within 12 weeks, it is important that you see your pharmacist or doctor for advice. Under treatment of some forms of acne may sometimes result in scarring. Your pharmacist or doctor will be able to recommend an alternative treatment for your acne.

If your spots heal but leave a scar for the first time, which is usually a shallow dent or deeper pit in the skin, you should see your pharmacist or doctor for advice.

You may require additional or alternative treatment for your acne.

Acnecide Face Wash should not be used in adolescents and children under 12 years of age.

If you use more Acnecide Face Wash than you should

If you use too much Acnecide Face Wash you will not get rid of your acne any quicker, but your skin may become irritated. If this occurs, treatment should be stopped and you should contact your pharmacist or doctor.

In the rare event that you accidentally swallow any of this product, seek medical advice.

If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your pharmacist or doctor.

What does Acnecide Face Wash 5% Gel Benzoyl Peroxide contain

The active substance is benzoyl peroxide 5% w/w as hydrous benzoyl peroxide in a cleansing gel. The other ingredients are acrylates copolymer, glycerol, carbomer 940, sodium C14-C16 olefin sulfonate, sodium hydroxide (for pH adjustment), and purified water.

What is Acnecide Daily Cleanser

Acnecide Daily Cleanser is part of the cosmetic Acnecide Daily Skincare range.

Acnecide Daily Cleanser is a cosmetic face wash specifically formulated to gently cleanse sensitive spot prone skin. The mild soap-free foaming formula with skin conditioning ingredients respects the natural skin barrier. It reduces oil and shine and leaves skin feeling clean and healthy. Plus, it deeply cleanses and leaves the skin soft

Features of Acnecide Daily Cleanser:

• Does not clog pores
• Helps reduce facial sebum
• Dermatologically tested on sensitive spot prone skin

How to use Acnecide Daily Cleanser

Apply to wet skin and massage gently over the face and neck. Rinse off with water. Gently pat skin dry with a clean, soft towel.

To complete your daily skincare routine: After cleansing, moisturise and protect delicate spot-prone skin with Acnecide Daily Moisturiser SPF30.

What does Acnecide Daily Cleanser contain?

Water, Zinc Coceth Sulfate, Glycerin, PEG-75, Ipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Zinc Gluconate, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated C12-C18 Triglycerides, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Benzoate, Masking Fragrance, Disodium Edta, Xanthan Gum, Zinc Luconate

What is Acnecide Daily Moisturiser SPF30

Acnecide Daily Moisturiser SP30 is part of the cosmetic Acnecide Daily Skincare range.

Acnecide Daily Moisturiser SPF30 has been developed with carefully selected ingredients suitable for sensitive spot prone skin. It is clinically proven to soothe the skin whilst improving redness and dryness within 7 days of use.

Features of Acnecide Daily Moisturiser SPF30:

• Provides 24-hour hydration
• SPF30 provides broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection
• Does not clog pores
• Dermatologically tested on sensitive spot prone skin

How to use Acnecide Daily Moisturiser SPF30

Directions for use: Apply daily to cleansed skin on face and neck. To maintain protection, re-apply as necessary throughout the day e.g. after swimming, towelling or washing. Use after cleansing with Acnecide Daily Foaming Cleanser.

What does Acnecide Daily Moisturiser SPF30 contain?

Aqua, Octocrylene, Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Glycerine, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Dimethicone, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Silica,  Polymethyl Methacrylate, Sucrose Tristearate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 61, Allantoin, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Dimethiconol, Disodium Edta, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Hydroxypalmitoyl Sphinganine, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethanolamine, Xanthan Gum, Zinc Gluconate