| One of the problems with benzoyl peroxide | | | | peroxide acne treatment aims at reducing are |
| topical acne treatments is that they can be | | | | rashes, skin soreness, and irritation. Aside |
| quite irritating, particularly to sensitive | | | | from the unpleasant feeling these effects |
| skin. Those fans of benzoyl peroxide will | | | | create, they unfortunately also reduce the |
| thus be pleased to learn that one skin care | | | | effectiveness of benzoyl peroxide in clearing |
| company that supplies prescription acne and | | | | acne.NeoBenz Micro is one example of a new |
| skin care products is releasing a treatment | | | | trend in the pharmaceutical industry. It aims |
| with a delivery system that reduces benzoyl | | | | at taking existing products and developing |
| peroxide's irritating effect.Called NeoBenz | | | | new ways to package and deliver the active |
| Micro, this acne treatment will be available | | | | ingredients, thus effectively modernizing |
| only by prescription, which is one drawback. | | | | many treatments. The emphasis in the past had |
| On the plus side, it should mean that the | | | | been more research oriented - finding new and |
| acne sufferer is given the appropriate | | | | more powerful treatments rather than fine |
| strength to their particular needs. It is | | | | tuning existing ones that were proven to |
| aimed at helping people with mild to moderate | | | | work.Other examples of this phenomena include |
| acne, and comes in three strengths. These are | | | | converting treatments into sprays, with the |
| 3.5% benzoyl peroxide, 5.5% benzoyl peroxide, | | | | effect of increasing absorption and |
| and 8.5% benzoyl peroxide.The difference in | | | | convenience. MedPharm, a research contracting |
| this treatment as compared to regular benzoyl | | | | firm, is turning one eczema treatment and two |
| peroxide solutions, is that it is a time | | | | acne treatments into sprays. These are still |
| release product. The method designed by | | | | in the development stage, however.References: |
| SkinMedica, NeoBenz Micro's developer, uses | | | | |
| very small 'sponges', called microsponges. | | | | 1. in-pharmatechnologist.com/news |
| These hold the active ingredient, in this | | | | ng.asp?n=65831&m=1IPE215&c=qgtqmovbyiaxdub |
| case benzoyl peroxide, to be slowly released | | | | |
| throughout the day. It means that though acne | | | | 2. outsourcing-pharma.com/news |
| is kept in contact with benzoyl peroxide for | | | | ng.asp?id=64465These are traditional acne |
| the whole day, only small amounts of it are | | | | treatments, but if they frustrate you, check |
| released onto the skin. These amounts are | | | | out these alternative natural acne |
| enough to be effective but far less | | | | treatments. |
| irritating.The side effects that this benzoyl | | | | |