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Acne meds and laundry woes
Here's a new one on me... my nearly 11-yo son has had some minor acne problems
for about 6 months. He entered puberty early, about a year ago. He controls the acne well with a few over-the-counter products, including Oxy pads and Stridex face wash. Since he began using the products, he's ruined several towels. I'm not 100% sure what is happening, but I think some substance in the acne meds is bleaching the towels. Does this sound familiar to any of you who are parents of older kids, and if so, what can I do to prevent this (or do I just buy cheap white towels until his face clears up?) Or does anyone have any other ideas about what is happening here? -Dawn Mom to Henry, 10 |
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Acne meds and laundry woes
The benzoyl peroxide is what is bleaching the towels. If you switch to
a salicylic acid product, it should reduce the bleaching affect, but salicylic acid is not always as effective on the acne. The bleaching is not the only effect of the medication. It will also break down the material a little bit. You may also be seeing the bleaching on pillow cases, sheets, and bedding. Blue towels are more affected than some of the other colors I have had. The acne problems are probably going to worse before they get better. If you can keep the medication going, it will minimize the long term issues with acne. I would probably get white towels. Karen PS My experience is unfortunately not from being a parent. My acne didn't resolve until I was well into my twenties when I was buying my own towels. :-) |
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Its no big mystery - one of the most common chemical stains that can
occur in the home is caused by benzoyl peroxide used in most acne medications.* Benzoyl peroxide is a very strong oxidizing agent capable of destroying most dyes (i.e. clothing, towels, carpet, you name it). It can be transferred through direct contact of the skin or even through the shedding of skin scales containing benzoyl peroxide according to a thing I read about carpet stains.* As the chemical reaction continues, the center of the affected area may be bleached white with a pink or orange halo around the outer edges of the affected area.*Nice, huh? Buy white towels - there isn't a good way around this. As long as he's using these products, the potential for bleach spots is there. You might want to encourage him to really rinse his face well using a washcloth to take off as much residual lotion as possible before he dries his face on the towel - at least then, the worst of the damage will happen to the washcloth, rather than the towel. Mary G. (oldest son is 12, and I'm not looking forward to the acne phase) |
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Hi Dawn, I am new here but as a mom of 2 teenage girls I think that we have
tried too many of the different acne washes IMO (and the girls) they prefer the kind that they use right in the shower. Neutrogena has been a long time favorite and except for the "monthly acne" it works really well. For bedtime routine they use the same and we haven't had a bleaching affect. -- As Always, Anji "Iowacookiemom" wrote in message ... Here's a new one on me... my nearly 11-yo son has had some minor acne problems for about 6 months. He entered puberty early, about a year ago. He controls the acne well with a few over-the-counter products, including Oxy pads and Stridex face wash. Since he began using the products, he's ruined several towels. I'm not 100% sure what is happening, but I think some substance in the acne meds is bleaching the towels. Does this sound familiar to any of you who are parents of older kids, and if so, what can I do to prevent this (or do I just buy cheap white towels until his face clears up?) Or does anyone have any other ideas about what is happening here? -Dawn Mom to Henry, 10 |
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Acne meds and laundry woes
"Iowacookiemom" wrote in message ... Here's a new one on me... my nearly 11-yo son has had some minor acne problems for about 6 months. He entered puberty early, about a year ago. He controls the acne well with a few over-the-counter products, including Oxy pads and Stridex face wash. It's the benzol peroxide in the Oxy products. IIRC, Stridex has salicilic acid as its acne fighter. I used to ruin towels all the time with Oxy products as a teenager (colored pillow cases, too). Pick up a few cheap white towels and tell Henry they're for his face....because the colored towels will end up with little bleached out spots. Come to think of it, that would explain the one towel in the boys' bathroom that's developed spots, too. Leah |
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