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worried about the p. acne bacteria, please help - (Feb/22/2011 )

I suffer from acne and concerned about the p. acne bacteria
I want to know if they can multiply inside my acne cream and facial creams,
what are the speicific conditions where they multiply?
are there any good sources for this?

-alexM7315-

No the bacteria wont grow in it. Those (anti acne) gels contain hydrogen peroxide or benzoic acid or another anti-bacterial compount.
+ those gels just dont contain the substances needed by bacteria to survive (no food for the bacteria).

About facial creams in general: what creams do you mean?

-pito-

pito on Tue Feb 22 20:17:19 2011 said:


No the bacteria wont grow in it. Those (anti acne) gels contain hydrogen peroxide or benzoic acid or another anti-bacterial compount.
+ those gels just dont contain the substances needed by bacteria to survive (no food for the bacteria).

About facial creams in general: what creams do you mean?


Mousterizers and such

-alexM7315-

As pito said - all these products include effective antimicribial ingredients - if nothing else preservatives.

-Phil Geis-