Body wash for body acne

PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide has the best record for body acne: 15 of 16 reviewers who said they have body acne reported fewer breakouts. That rests on a small group, and more reviewers weighed in on Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash, where 62 of 74 said their breakouts got better. Naturium The Perfector Salicylic Acid Body Wash has the weakest record here, though 22 of 31 still said it helped.

  • 141 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Aug 2010 to Aug 2026

Updated . How we count

Did breakouts get better? What reviewers with body acne said
  1. PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide 16 said either way
  2. Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash 74 said either way
  3. Naturium The Perfector Salicylic Acid Body Wash 31 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for body acne. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Best record PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide 15 of 16 say their breakouts got better See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Irritated skin comes up in 23% of PanOxyl reviews and 15% of Naturium reviews. Neutrogena reviews talk more about the scent, with 22% saying it smells good.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide

PanOxyl

Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide

15/16 say their breakouts got better

Reviewers with body acne were nearly unanimous at 15 of 16, but that is a small group. 23% of its reviews say it bleached towels or clothes and 23% mention irritated skin.

What buyers praise

No repeated praise yet.

What buyers complain about

  • Bleached towels or clothes 23%
  • Irritated skin 23%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 15 of 16
  • Brand site 8 of 8 shown, not counted
2 Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash

Neutrogena

Body Clear Body Wash

62/74 say their breakouts got better

More reviewers with body acne weighed in on this wash than on the others here, and 62 of 74 said their breakouts got better. Shoppers also like the scent (22%) and the value (10%), while 8% say their breakouts didn't change.

What buyers praise

  • Smells good 22%
  • Good value 10%
  • Gentle 8%
  • Lathers well 6%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 4%
  • Bad or too strong scent 4%
  • Drying 3%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 62 of 74
  • Brand site 13 of 14 shown, not counted
3 Naturium The Perfector Salicylic Acid Body Wash

Naturium

The Perfector Salicylic Acid Body Wash

22/31 say their breakouts got better

It has the weakest record here, though 22 of 31 reviewers with body acne still said it helped. Reviews are split on feel, with 15% calling it gentle and 15% mentioning irritated skin. Reviews copied from Naturium's own site run warmer at 8 of 9, which we show but don't count.

What buyers praise

  • Gentle 15%

What buyers complain about

  • Irritated skin 15%
  • Bad or too strong scent 5%
  • Drying 5%
Where buyers said it
  • Target 22 of 31
  • Brand site 8 of 9 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 3 products ranked here carry 2,109 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about body acne, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Aug 2010 and Aug 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Target (22 reviews counted)
  2. Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash Target (79 reviews counted)
  3. Naturium The Perfector Salicylic Acid Body Wash Target (40 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which body wash works for body acne?

Counting just reviewers who said they have body acne, PanOxyl Acne Foaming Wash 10% Benzoyl Peroxide has the best record (15 of 16), from a small group. Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash comes next at 62 of 74, and more reviewers weighed in on it than on the other washes here. Just 3 washes had enough reviewers with body acne to rank, so this is a short list.

Is Neutrogena Body Clear good for body acne?

Usually, by reviewers' accounts: 62 of 74 with body acne said their breakouts got better. 8% of its reviews say their breakouts didn't change, and 22% praise the scent.

Does benzoyl peroxide body wash bleach towels?

Yes, benzoyl peroxide washes can bleach towels and clothes, and 23% of PanOxyl reviews on this page mention it. Rinse well and dry off with a white towel.

When should I see a dermatologist about body acne?

See a dermatologist for painful, deep or lasting breakouts. Stop any wash that keeps stinging or leaves your skin raw, and try one new product at a time so you can tell what helped.

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