For those that need the short answer. It seems to be generally recommended to use Benzoyl Peroxide in the morning and Differin Adapalene gel at night. But Benzoyl Peroxide and Differin Adapalene gel can be used together. Differin Adapalene gel is a form of topical vitamin A that actually remains stable in the presence of Benzoyl Peroxide. It is literally what prescription medication Epiduo(a combination of Benzoyl Peroxide and Adapalene) is. You can find a few studies on the subject in the National Library of Medicine. However, combining both products together could cause skin irritation and dryness for individuals that have more sensitive skin. Also some additional studies show that the lower percent Benzoyl Peroxide products work with pretty much the same efficiency as the products with higher percent for acne. So if you want to use Benzoyl Peroxide and Differin Adapalene gel together at night it may be beneficial to go for a Benzoyl Peroxide Cleanser with lower percent because it can be less irritating and just as effective for treating acne as higher percents. But as always you need to try these things out for yourself, monitor progress over the course of 4 to 6 weeks, and adjust as needed to see what works best for you and your skin. If you require a more personal assessment then it would probably be best to see a Dermatologist.

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Thank you dr. for the tips!

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You just made my life so much easier! I was on proactiv but with tret rx it’s just not feasible to use both and I’m just not willing to cut out my vitamin c even for a morning a week so I was using CeraVe benzoyl peroxide wash a couple days a week at night about 1 hour before Tretinoin application and it works AMAZING! Then I read that it degrades…. So upsetting! So thank you so much for clarifying this! It really saves me so much time and stress.

Try Panoxyl 10% cleanser then use retinol at night. You can use moisturizer before putting retinol on your face.

Retinoids and hyaluronic acid work well together So I can use after wash face hyaluronic acid 2.5% gel first and 2nd adapalene+bpo gel epiduo

I've used benzoyl peroxide on and off for 20 years. I can't seem to stay clear without it. But my question is how do I tolerate 2.5% BP with almost no irritation, but any BP wash causes irritation, itchy skin throughout the day, more dryness and a more impaired barrier? I've tried to go off leave on BP many times for 2.5% to 5% washes and they all do the same thing, yet most derms say a wash should be less irritating. I'd love to be able to use a wash instead of a leave on...Thank you!

I don't know if Adapalene can be used together with Benzoyl Peroxide if in 2 separate formulas, but in Epiduo or Epiduo Forte it is absolutely fine because although they are in the same formula, they remain separated so there's no need to worry about that, I think Galderma told me that the BP in Epiduo is coated so they remain separate. As for other retinoids, it can be used with Tretinoin if your patient is using Retin-A micro/tretinoin microsphere using microsponge technology, cause it remains stable even with the presence of benzoyl peroxide. Other than that, you can prescribe to them "Twyneo" which combines 0.1% tretinoin with 3% benzoyl peroxide in the same formula. As for tazarotene and trifarotene, I got no clue but if your patients wanted to, I would prescribe arazlo for tazarotene becaues tazorac and generics are just way too irritating. Altreno might possibly be stable in the presence of BP, it is photostable but I don't know about BP

Thanks for this video. I've been using salicylic acid for a while and my pimples won't go away. So I decided to try 10% PanOxyl cleanser and then my tretinoin .50. I wasn't sure if I could use them together but now I know. Thank you hot Dr.

Thank you so much for talking about this combination😺 Just to clarify, did you mean that a BP wash followed by leave on Tretinoin cream could be used together at night? Formulations such as retin A micro aren’t available in my country so am considering a BP wash to alleviate dryness from leave on BP (especially in winter ❄️).

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I’ve been using a product that has adapalene and benzoyl peroxide already together and it’s done wonders for my back acne. I doesn’t even stain my clothes much. I don’t know if it might be too much for the more delicate skin of the face but for body acne seems to work very well for me. (Also I use it in combination with a shower salicylic acid wash every other or 2 days). All this because I stopped taking the pill and my acne flared like crazy. Hormonal acne is awful :( now I need to work on the dark spots it has left behind, ugh (I haven’t found a wash benzoyl peroxide in my country.)

Hello doctor, I am prescribed tertinojn cream .1% can I use BP cleanser at the night or just in the morning. Or should I use a different cleanser at night with the tretinoin?

Hi Miss Jenny, i hope you woud notice this. I am using Panoxyl and Diferin Adapalene. May i please ask how should i use them?

My dermatologist prescribed me Benzoyl peroxide cream 5% at ☀️ then, Tretinoin 0.025% at 🌙. I am also planning to buy Benzoyl peroxide cleanser bec the cream version makes my skin so itchy and red 😅

Thank you for this video! So is it okay If I use a 4% benzoyl-peroxide cleanser in the morning, and then adapalene in night? I use adapalene for over 8 months now, and I wanted to add benzoyl-peroxide. I have a benzoyl-peroxide cleanser named "Dr. Wolff: Aknefug Oxid Wash" which has 4% benzoyl-peroxide, and you need to use after your cleanser, so you cleanse your face first, and when it's wet you put this on just to the effected areas and massage into the skin, and then rinse it off after 2-3 minutes, then you put moisturizer and then SPF, and in the night, cleansing, then adapalene, then moisturizer and that's it. What do u think about this?

@Dr.Jenny Liu just watch ur video so is it okay to use Cleanser Benzoyl Peroxide, then use tretinoin then moisturizer?

They can also use a cleanser with BP like the cerave and then tretinoin

These may be stupid questions but 1) does what you say in the video about benzoyl peroxide apply to salicylic acid and 2) is there a difference in effects for benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, or do they both do the same thing? Thank you!

I use the panoxyl 10% benzoyl peroxide wash for my face and body and have really noticed a difference with my closed comedones on my face and painful back acne, however I want to slowly introduce retinols into my skincare but I’m not sure how to 😩 I recently bought the Olay 24 retinol night moisturizer but I’m not sure if that would be okay or if it would just worsen my skin instead of helping it. I would really appreciate your thoughts on using these two products together.

can you mix benzoyl peroxide gel with klenzit C gel for hair growth??

can i use retino A micro after washing my face with panoxyl 10% face wash

I’ve been on a Clindamycin tretinoin gel (Known as Biacna) 1.2% / 0.025% Been using this for 2yrs. Night use only. It has worked up until lately my skin hasn’t been clearing up anymore and acne has been returning. Not sure if I should incorporate Benzoyl Peroxide wash & treatment gel together? Would it be safe to? Or just use BP wash morning and continue my clindamycin tret gel at night.

What about copper zinc cream and retinoid, Dr. Liu? Can I use them together?

I have been using the same benzoyl peroxide face wash along with adapalene 5 nights a week and my face is so dry and sensitive now. I never used to have such sensitive skin. I put on the Vichi mineral 89 and it also feels like my skin is burning.

What about alternating tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide nightly? Tretinoin one night and benzoyl peroxide the next, alternating.

What about a BP cleanser like neutrogenia and tret .05%?

So you can use the CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanse followed by the CeraVe Retinol Serum for Post-Acne Marks and Skin Texture together?

So if I’m using epiduo forte and I normally double cleanse(gentle) at night do I still need to double cleanse if I switch out gentle cleanser for BP cleanser? Also I can just use gentle cleanser in morning?

I use curology benzoyl peroxide 2.5 face wash and retin a .05 is that ok?

Hiii mam...Can I switch from tretinoin 0.5 to adaplene?? I'm using tretinoin from 2years and I feel like it is not working for me

Hello doc/guys, is it okay to use cerave acne foaming cream cleanser - (Benzoyl peroxide 4%) & resurfacing retinol serum?, i really need some answers :(

Can I mix benzoyl peroxide with altreno?

I tried the Cerave BPO cleanser for a day. My face got oily and breakouts, guess I would just have to stick to keeping BPO on my face .

So on different days we can use both...once a week tretinoin and benzoyl peraxoide on any other days

Is it safe to use tretinoin on the neck? Thanks

Do I need salicylic acid if using benzoyl peroxide leave on as short therapy twice a week and adapalene 0.3% 4 times week?

Hi , I wanted to know how can I use Epiduo Forte gel and a beginner friendly retinol in my routine? Is it ok if I use them on alternate days?

Can i use niacinamide with both?? I know i'll be using bpo in the morning and tret at night, but i dont know where i can insert niacinamide

BPO is so irritating even at 2.5 percent.. it feels like my skin is burning.

Is it okay to use BP cleaner 5% in the morning and at night. At night I will also be using tretinoin 0.05

Can i use benzoyl peroxide and tretionin at alternate day

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They have Twinyeo

ever heard of twyneo dr liu?

Awesome

Can you mixing the benzoyl peroxide and retionoids together?

Both combination it's not working, it's feels irritating and itching on face ...if going on routine daily life, I really worries about my face so I skipped now

I was prescribed a 2 in one combo of tretinoin & clindamycin , Can I use a benzoyl peroxide face wash? Either at night or both day and night ??

Can I skin cycle with tretnoin and BPO, twice a week tretnoin, every other day BPO ?

Panoxyl and tret together?? Opinions?

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