Could I be allergic to benzoyl peroxide?

I'm allergic to benzoyl peroxide. Would I be allergic to benzoic acid too?

  • I'm allergic to benzoyl peroxide. It's an ingredient in a lot of products for acne. I used two different things with benzoyl peroxide and broke out in hives and my face got all red and swollen and scrunched up. I recently bough an astrigent from the drug store called sea breeze bc I read it had really good reviews. However when I read the ingredients it said it has benzoic acid in it. Is that the same as benzoyl peroxide? Would I be allergic to that too? I'm scared to use it now.

  • Answer:

    Should be fine

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go back and ask the Pharmacist at the Drugstore, before you put it on your face. They'll be only too glad to answer that question ,

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