Can Benzoyl Peroxide Cause Acne to Worsen?

Benzoyl Peroxides are excellent for treating acne. They kill the non-pathogenic, but troublesome bacteria, P. Acnes, in a clever way. As students of this kind of thing know, P. Acnes florishes in an anaerobic or micro-aerobic ( non-oxygen containing) environment. Through peroxidation, BP percolates tons of oxygen molecules, thus basically smothering the P. Acnes bacteria. Since this process does not utilize mechanisms such as blocking bacterial ribosomes, or damaging cell walls etc.... more