Oxy
Great for clearing up one-off breakouts & accelerating healing of existing persistent acne – The main points are: * This product is ideal for people who have had one-off breakouts and want to clear them up fast * If you have persistent acne,… Read more
you will probably still develop acne while using this product depending upon what the cause of your acne is * The difference between the percentage dose of benzoyl peroxide (2.5%, 5%, and 10%) is the drying effect with stronger doses producing a stronger drying effect on the skin. They are otherwise equally as effective in treating acne. * Use this product if you want to accelerate the healing process of your existing acne
OXY range vs. Benzac AC range: If you are weighing up whether to get this or the Benzac AC gel, I've used both and they're equally as effective so I'd say the choice should depend on how severe your acne is. If it's mild, you probably won't need as much time or product to clear it up so there's no need to buy the 60g Benzac tube and the 25g OXY tube should suffice. But if your acne is moderate to severe, the 60g tube is more value for money if you are going to buy it from Chemist Warehouse (it's $29 there at the moment and it has lasted me two and a half months using it once to twice a day compared to the $15 OXY tube which only lasted me a fortnight with the same amount of use).
Also, although the OXY creams are advertised as invisible, I found that it was visible as a white layer on the skin (akin to sunscreen but matte) no matter how thinly I applied it. It also has a mattifying effect so the area you applied it onto will appear very matte compared to the rest of your skin, especially if you have naturally oily/combination skin. As the others have mentioned, it also has a strong bleaching effect on clothing, bedsheets and towels but I also found that it bleached the hair around my face so make sure to keep your hair away from where you've applied the product when you have it on.
Here is my full review of the Benzac AC range which also applies to the OXY range: https://www.productreview.com.au/reviews/b6264994-7aa6-5f72-8fb4-837e2e8e9db4