Reduce the number of bacteria on your skin
Acnecide spot treatment wash 5% gel 50g is indicated for the treatment of mild acne of the face. Acnecide is the only spot gel treatment to contain 5% benzoyl peroxide which is clinically proven to kill up to 95% of bacteria that causes spots in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and over.
Benzoyl peroxide is the main active ingredient in Acnecide spot treatment wash 5% gel, and it works as an antiseptic helping to reduce the number of bacteria on your skin, tackling one of the main causes of acne. It typically takes around 4 weeks before it starts working and reduces your acne, but you can continue using it when your acne has improved to help to keep it from coming back
Features of Acnecide spot treatment wash 5% gel 50g
- Reduces the number of bacteria on your skin
- Mild acne treatment
- Typically takes around 4 weeks before it starts working
- Clinically proven
Directions for use
Always use this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
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.
- Using a moisturiser after application can help to reduce any irritation the treatment may cause.
- Wet the area to be treated.
- Wash your 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.
Ingredients
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.
Side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Stop using Acnecide face wash and tell your doctor immediately if you develop a severe allergic reaction. Signs of severe allergic reaction may include:
- Fainting
- Swelling of the face, eyes, lips, tongue or mouth (angioedema), having difficulty in breathing.
- Raised and itchy rash (hives)
Acnecide face wash may cause the following side effects:
Very common: May affect more than 1 in 10 people
- Skin redness
- Dry skin
- Burning sensation of the skin
- Peeling of the skin
This product is typically dispatched within 1-2 working days from date of order
Please note that we do not operate at the weekends. Orders placed after 2pm Friday will not get processed until the following Monday morning.
Standard Delivery
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