If you are using benzoyl peroxide to control acne, that's exactly what you are doing.
2007-09-29 04:13:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2507187&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlus
"Department of Dermatology Skin Diseases Research Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH.
It is known that the free-radical-generating compound, benzoyl peroxide (BPO) enhances malignant conversion of murine skin benign papillomas into carcinomas."
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FDA MedWatch...
Benzoyl peroxide has been shown to be a tumor promoter and progression agent in a
number of animal studies. The clinical significance of this is unknown.
Benzoyl peroxide in acetone at doses of 5 and 10 mg administered twice per week induced
skin tumors in transgenic Tg.AC mice in a study using 20 weeks of topical treatment.
In a 52 week dermal photocarcinogenicity study in hairless mice, the median time to onset
of skin tumor formation was decreased and the number of tumors per mouse
increased following chronic concurre
2007-09-29 04:21:37 · update #1
"Benzoyl peroxide breaks down in contact with skin, producing benzoic acid and oxygen, neither of which are significantly toxic.
When applied to skin benzoyl peroxide has been shown to induce cancer, but only when used at 100% concentrations; it has not been shown to do this at the far lower concentrations used for treating acne, and at lower concentrations benzoyl peroxide has not been found to be mutagenic or carcinogenic."
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoyl_peroxide
2007-09-29 04:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by kr_toronto 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Oh hush. If benzoyl peroxide caused cancer, the FDA would require warnings, moron.
2007-09-29 04:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by Alecto 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
What?! How about show a source... Cuz I dont believe you. I don't think a product that has been used before God even thought about you is causing cancer...Would you trade your cell phone for brain cancer?
2007-09-29 04:17:00 · answer #3 · answered by Dixie Darlin' 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
bull
2007-09-29 04:21:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
never get some claritan clear and get that junk off
2007-09-29 04:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by vana.banana 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
wait what do you mean? where did u find this out? link plz !
2007-09-29 04:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by *Fluorescent Adolescent* 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
oh no, i guess i'm getting skin cancer!
psh.
2007-09-29 04:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by beans 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Uhhu.....
2007-09-29 04:15:44 · answer #8 · answered by Sara For Life 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
And where did you hear that?
2007-09-29 04:15:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anna J 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
ok...don't think so
2007-09-29 04:15:48 · answer #10 · answered by BURT 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋