The Real Trouble with Most Acne Products Today:

It is a sad fact that Benzoyl peroxide and Salicylic acid are the active ingredient in over 95% of all acne treatments. Benzoyl peroxide is proven to generates free radicals damaging cellular DNA causing premature aging and thinning of skin. After decades of testing on animals Benzoyl peroxide was proven to promote papilloma and carcinoma formations as well as melanotic tumors within the dermis "skin" of animals. The FDA has downgraded the safety rating of Benzoyl peroxide with Action (56 FR 37622)
Salicylic acid increases the risk of Reye's Syndrome, a deadly disease that attacks the body's major organs and further animal studies show that birth defects occur at very high dosages of salicylic acid. -Only LEROSETT® is free of all chemicals and side effects while actually healing your skin. DOCTORS ARE ADVISING PREGNANT/NURSING WOMEN TO STOP USING ACNE TREATMENTS THAT CONTAIN BENZOYL PEROXIDE OR SALICYLIC ACID

Addiction to Benzoyl Peroxide and the Effects

One of the main problems with Benzoyl peroxide is that once you start using the drug, it can be hard to stop, like many other drugs there can be serious side effects. Regardless of your skin and your acne you should only use Benzoyl peroxide for a very short period of time. Because if there is a lapse in treatment, bacteria and acne are likely to increase, significantly. Benzoyl peroxide will kill bacteria and may remove some acne, but when you stop using it your acne is likely to come back much worse than it was before and this is the cycle, the benzoyl peroxide cycle. Benzoyl peroxide has also been known to cause dry, itchy skin, redness, flaking, and burning. The dependency factor may be the reason 90% of acne products still use benzoyl peroxide, notice when you see these acne advertisements in magazines or on T.V. they avoid mentioning benzoyl peroxide, but look a bit closer, it's there.

Regardless of celebrity endorsements almost every acne product on the market is still using benzoyl peroxide invented 80 years ago as the active ingredient against acne. Both have significant side effects and neither is necessary for the removal of acne. Most acne sufferers have no idea that benzoyl peroxide is NOT recognized by the FDA as a safe or very effective anti-acne drug.

Many products are even claiming to be revolutionary when the active ingredient is benzoyl peroxide. However BP is not revolutionary since BP was developed by Jack Breitbart of Revlon in the 1920s. In a 1977 study using a human maximization test, 76% of subjects acquired a contact sensitization to benzoyl peroxide. Pure benzyol peroxide is highly flammable, explosive and toxic.

LEROSETT® has a 97% success rate without the use of drugs or chemicals, when LEROSETT® does not work within the first week we usually find that this relates directly to long term use of benzoyl peroxide. It can take several weeks for skin to wean itself off the drug and continued use can lead to hyper-pigmentation and thinning of skin. Only LEROSETT® has the natural minerals that can stop the cycle of acne by minimizing oil production from the sebaceous glands long term with no side effects.

Skin Damage-Premature Aging and Thinning of Skin

Benzoyl peroxide generates free radicals in the skin. Its effect is similar to unprotected sun exposure. The redness of the skin caused by sun exposure and Benzoyl Peroxide, are both the result of free radicals upon the skin. What this all amounts to is damage to the structure of your skin, and premature aging of the skin. The extent of the damage your skin incurs is related to how much, how often, and for how long you use products containing Benzoyl Peroxide. Often Gunilla of Sweden® customers with acne who have used benzoyl peroxide for over 2 years complain of persistent increased acne symptoms for several months after being weaned of the drug benzoyl peroxide.

Example: Why many skin care professionals will no longer use Benzoyl peroxide

My sister and I are both estheticians and business owners and we have each have been doing professional skincare for 9yrs. We chose Gunilla of Sweden® for our clients because we wanted a result oriented product for acne without using benzoyl peroxide. The reason for no benzoyl peroxide is that clients who had used it were now experiencing hyper-pigmentation and thinning skin so, we really felt strong about weaning them off. When switching them over to LEROSETT® we and our clients have found great success in their battle against acne even the troublesome Adult cystic acne, which for us has helped build a strong trust between us and our clients.
Thank you Gunilla of Sweden.
Sincerely, Heather Ramsey and Jennifer Neves
Estheticians/Business Owners at Alainn Tu Salon and Spa, Sacramento, Ca

Longer Healing Period

Because this ingredient generates free radicals it interferes with and slows the healing process. The red and brown marks that are a part of the acne healing process may last much longer when Benzoyl Peroxide is used. As we now know, repeated exposure to the sun can and does cause skin cancer. It is now currently believed that repeated use of benzoyl peroxide as an acne treatment may have similar effects.

Cancer, FDA Warnings, Tumors and Free Radicals

Benzoyl Peroxide has been linked to cancer for a number of years and many research journal entries state "benzoyl peroxide is a free radical-generating skin tumor promoting agent." Performing a word search of the words "benzoyl peroxide cancer" in PubMed in the National Library of Medicine produces 102 articles from medical publications dealing with research aspects of Benzoyl Peroxide and cancer. About two-thirds of the research supports linkage between Benzoyl Peroxide and skin cancer. "In 1995 the FDA changed benzoyl peroxide from a Category I (safe) to a Category III (safety is uncertain) ingredient and stated this action (56 FR 37622) was based on new information that raised a safety concern regarding benzoyl peroxide as a tumor promoter in mice..." Additionally, the FDA charged manufacturers with the responsibility of providing this information to consumers so they could make educated decisions. Many manufacturers and product marketers have not provided this information to skin care professionals so that consumers can be advised of the potential dangers. A more complete FDA statement is below. Use of benzoyl peroxide to control acne may involve side effects and risks that should be considered in making decisions on acne treatment.

Benzoyl peroxide, a widely used free radical-generating compound, promoted both papillomas and carcinomas when it was topically applied to mice after 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene initiation. Benzoyl peroxide was inactive on the skin as a complete carcinogen or as a tumor initiator. A single topical application of benzoyl peroxide produced a marked epidermal hyperplasia and induced a large number of dark basal keratinocytes, effects similar to those produced by the potent tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate. Benzoyl peroxide, like other known tumor promoters, also inhibited metabolic cooperation (inter-cellular communication) in Chinese hamster cells. In view of these results caution should be recommended in the use of this and other free radical-generating compounds.

Carcinogenesis. 1987 Mar;8(3):479-82. PubMed
“Benzoyl peroxide promotes the formation of melanotic tumors in the skin of 7,12-
dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-initiated Syrian golden hamsters.”
Schweizer J, Loehrke H, Edler L, Goerttler K.

Cancer Res. 1986 Jun;46(6):2863-5. PubMed
Enhanced malignant progression of mouse skin tumors by the free-radical generator benzoyl peroxide.
O'Connell JF, Klein-Szanto AJ, DiGiovanni DM, Fries JW, Slaga TJ.

Science. 1981 Aug 28;213(4511):1023-5. PubMed
Skin tumor-promoting activity of benzoyl peroxide, a widely used free radical-generating compound.
Slaga TJ, Klein-Szanto AJ, Triplett LL, Yotti LP, Trosko KE.

FDA Laws and Regulation, 1995 Benzoyl Peroxide

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) / Department of Health and Human Services "Topical Drug Products Containing Benzoyl Peroxide: Required Labeling" "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing additional labeling (warning and directions) for all topically-applied acne treatment drug products containing benzoyl peroxide. The warning advises consumers to avoid unnecessary sun exposure and to use a sunscreen when using a benzoyl peroxide product to treat acne..." "The agency classified benzoyl peroxide from its previous status Category I to Category III status. This action (56 FR 37622) was based on new information that raised a safety concern regarding benzoyl peroxide as a tumor promoter in mice and a study that reported that benzoyl peroxide has tumor initiation potential." "FDA evaluated data and information and determined that the studies show that benzoyl peroxide is a skin tumor promoter in more than one strain of mice as well as in hamsters. Although animal data and human epidemiology data are a available, the agency has determined that further studies are necessary to adequately assess the tumorigenic potential of benzoyl peroxide. These studies are currently being conducted. The agency acknowledges that it may take several years for these studies to be completed and analyzed, and for the final determination to be made on benzoyl peroxide's safety." To date studies (which have shown only tumor promotion) have been of short duration (about 52 weeks).

Most acne products have four things in common.

They don't come from skin care companies, they come from the same marketing companies that make infomercials for unbelievable exercise equipment, amazing absorbing sponges, time shares and knifes that never go dull, but not real skin care companies.

They're over 95% water so there's no space left for nutrients like organic vitamins, minerals, amino acids or natural anti inflammatory agents, your skin needs these nutrients to look good and be healthy.

They use benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid because it's more profitable to repackage 80 year old chemicals than it is to invent a new drug to fight acne. These marketing companies make it very difficult to find out what the ingredients are and some make you give them your personal information to continue to the next page where they finally tell you it's still just salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide again. Google search benzoyl peroxide and see when it was first used for acne and what the side effects are for yourself.

You won't find these brands being used by skin care professionals like estheticians or dermatologists in a skin care clinic or spa setting. Why? Because they're not genuine skin care products. However, you will find LEROSETT® being used by thousands of professional estheticians and dermatologists at top spas, salons and medical clinics across the U.S.

How health care regulations effect your health and the acne products you use

Most countries in Europe, Scandinavia, Great Britain and Canada have national health care systems. This means that the health of the population is to some extent the responsibility of the government and the healthier the people are the less the government pays out in healthcare expenses. National health care systems don't function as a profit based enterprise: they function solely for the health and physical wellbeing of the population.

All patients needing medication or OTC (over the counter drugs) attain these drugs at little to no cost though government owned pharmacies. National healthcare pharmacies don't stock drugs because they're profitable, they stock drugs because they're effective and must have a minimum of side effects. In these pharmacies you won't find most of the acne treatments you see in the U.S. because of much tighter healthcare regulations. When it comes to fighting acne in countries with the tightest health care regulations, like Sweden, the choice for fighting acne is obvious. The choice is LEROSETT®!