I'm allergic to Benzoyl Peroxide, could i also be allergic to Benzocaine?
Benzoyl Peroxide іѕ οftеn found іn acne treatments such аѕ proactive, thats hοw i discovered I wаѕ allergic tο іt. I јυѕt bουght cough laugins wіth Benzocaine аѕ thе active ingredient. I haven’t taken аnу уеt, bυt dο уου thіnk I сουld bе allergic tο іt tοο?
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It wаѕ more οf a self diagnoses, аftеr using "Proactiv" fοr thе first time mу face brοkе out іn hives. I thουght іt wаѕ јυѕt thе product ѕο I bουght a different one, "AcneFree" аnd thе same thing happened. I checked out thе boxes οf both аnd noticed thе active ingredient wаѕ Benzoyl Peroxide. I wеnt tο mу dermatologist аnd tοld hеr whаt happened ѕο ѕhе gave mе nеw stuff without BP іn іt аnd іt worked grеаt. Maybe I јυѕt hаνе sensitive skin, аll I know іѕ thаt mу body dοеѕ nο lіkе thаt stuff haha!
seriusly i wouldn’t ask people on her if your allergic to something.
if you think you are allergic, dont take it!
go to your doctor and do a test to see if you are allergic to it.
No, Benzoyl peroxide is a completley different compound so the chances of you being allergic two both are pretty slim.
yea i think so double check though
The two medications share nothing in common except a benzene molecule. It’s fine.
lol @ Sky, whoring herself by using other ppls question….pathetic
and u prolly are becuz Benzoyl and Benzocaine both have the word Benzo in it so tht culd prolly be ur reaction
The structure and reactivity of these two compounds are very different. It is possible, but I don’t think it’s likely that you are allergic to benzocaine.
Both chemically and in purpose they are completely different. That doesn’t mean you won’t be allergic or sensitive to it, just that it would have nothing to do with your allergy to Benzoyl Peroxide.
It’s possible, but unlikely. At any rate you won’t be allergic to one just because you’re allergic to the other.
You might want to avoid veteran actor Ben Gazzara, though, just to be on the safe side.
I would be curious as to how you determined you are allergic to benzoyl peroxide. BP is a very powerful irritant that harms your skin as much as it harm bacteria. Its chronic use is destructive to your skin. For a given pimple, it should only be applied 2-4 times over the course of a week. More than that and your sensitive skin may display symptoms of allergies.
Benzocaine is not related to benzoyl peroxide aside from the fact that they both contain a benzene molecule. The terminal chains that the immune system would likely interact, are fundamentally different.
So, no, you won’t be allergic to benzocaine.
My first question for you would be. Are you truly allergic to benzoyl peroxide? Did you have a true allergic reaction such as anaphylaxis or do you just appear to be sensitive to it’s ingredients? Or are you treating any side effects of benzoyl peroxide as allergies? Benzoyl peroxide and benzocaine are two unrelated medications and there is little to no incidence of cross-sensitivity between the two drugs.