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Benzyl Peroxide and Acne

I'm new to this forum, but I've been treating my face with Salicylic Acid for a couple years and tried cutting dairy out of my diet the past few weeks (which has done nothing unfortunately). Unless my searching skills are terrible, I haven't seen any posts about Benzyl Peroxide and cancer. However these articles make it seem quite dangerous:

http://www.the-accidental-acne-treatment.com/benzoyl-peroxide.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7784640

Is there any reason it is still advised to use benzyl peroxide? The risk of cancer seems to outweigh the benefits in my opinion.

Posted Apr 14, 2013, 1:09 AM UTC

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