I have acne, is using benzo..

At night I use a cleanser (0.5% salicylic acid), scrub, acne mask, toner, acne treatment (1% salicylic acid and moisturizer with 0.5% salicylic acid. In the morning I use the cleanser, toner, treatment, and moisturizer and my skin has not been irritated and it has cleared up the acne somewhat but not completely. At night I started using a toner with 0.5% salicylic acid to get rid of the remaining acne and the plain toner in the morning but my skin has become dry and irritated. I think it's best to switch back to the salicylic acid free toner. I also recently heard that b. peroxide works best in the morning and salicylic at night. I'm thinking of going back to my original night routine and just using Stridex Power Pads (which have 2.5% benzoyl peroxide) and using cetaphil as a moisturizer in the morning time. Do you think using B. Peroxide in the morning and salicylic at night will irritate my skin? Also do you need to wash your face before using Power Pads?

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