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Is PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% pore-clogging or fungal-acne safe?

38%clean
Low concern (rinse-off)

Contains an ingredient rated 3+, but it is rinsed off within a minute, so pore-clogging risk is low.

Not fungal-acne safe

4 ingredients can feed Malassezia yeast (itchy, uniform forehead or chest bumps).

#IngredientPoresFungal acneIrritancy
14 Sodium Chloride 5/5 · Pore-clogging Safe
19 Stearic Acid 2/5 · Mild risk Trigger
5 Dimethicone 1/5 · Low Safe
8 Palmitic Acid Not rated Trigger
10 PEG-100 Stearate Not rated Trigger
18 Sorbitan Stearate Not rated Trigger
7 Glycerin 0/5 · Low Safe
12 Aqua 0/5 · Low Safe
13 ingredients not in our pore-clogging database

These have no published comedogenic rating in our data. Most are preservatives, fragrance, extracts or actives that are not known pore-cloggers.

benzoyl peroxidecarbomer homopolymer type ccarbomer interpolymer type adecyl glucosidedioctyl sodium sulfosuccinatepolyacrylate crosspolymer-6propanediolsilicasodium citratesodium hydroxidesodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonatet-butyl alcoholxanthan gum

Ingredients rated 3–5 that appear after position 15 are usually present below about 1%, so they are shown as "Low amount" and do not trigger the pore-clog alert. Ratings come from the Fulton comedogenic scale (0–5) and published Malassezia research. They are a rough guide: the concentration and the whole formula matter, and everyone's skin is different.

Rinse-off product: cleansers only touch your skin for about a minute, so comedogenic ratings, which come from leave-on tests, matter far less here. Fungal-acne triggers are also less of a concern when rinsed off.

Why it was flagged

  • Sodium Chloride, rated 5/5, is at position #14 in the list (likely a smaller amount).

Many people use PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% without problems. These flags matter most if you are acne-prone and have noticed small closed bumps after starting it.

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Full ingredient list

Benzoyl Peroxide 10%, Carbomer homopolymer type C, carbomer interpolymer type A, decyl glucoside, dimethicone, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerin, palmitic acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polyoxyl 40 stearate, propanediol, purified water, silica, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, sorbitan stearate, stearic acid, t-butyl alcohol, xanthan gum

Source: official PanOxyl product page, checked 5 Oct 2026. Formulas vary by country and change over time, so always check your pack.

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Frequently asked questions

Is PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% pore-clogging?

It contains Sodium Chloride, which is rated 3+ on the comedogenic scale. Because it is a rinse-off product that only stays on skin briefly, this matters much less than in a moisturiser.

Is PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% safe for fungal acne?

No. It contains Palmitic Acid, PEG-100 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate and Stearic Acid, which can feed Malassezia yeast.

What is the clean score of PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10%?

PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10% scores 38% on our pore-clog and fungal-acne scan, based on 8 recognised ingredients out of 21.

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