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Ellie from UK
September 26, 2011
| Pros | - Clears up acne quickly, even cystic acne. - Prevents new acne. - Seems to make pores smaller. |
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| Cons | - Causes facial redness. |
| Bottom line | I came off antibiotics a while ago, and my acne started to come back almost straight away. I had tried other retinoid gels before but they were far too harsh and made my hair fall out (it's true! see other reviews on here). This is much milder because it's cream and only 1%, and I only use it once a day at night. So far it has cleared up all my acne and I haven't had a new spot for weeks. Sometimes I get the beginnings of a spot, but this stops it in its tracks. I got rid of a cystic spot in only a few days, and there is almost no scar. The only con is that it makes your skin look quite flushed, but that is a small price to pay for clear skin. Love it, love it, and only £8.00 for a big tube on the NHS. Two points I should mention - my acne had been controlled first by the antibiotics, so it was only mild when I started the cream. Also, go carefully with any retinoid as hair loss is a danger that isn't mentioned in the leaflets. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $8.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
Crystal from Colorado
September 20, 2011
| Pros | Cleared skin up instantly |
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| Cons | Made my hair fall out and thin |
| Bottom line | Make sure you check the side affects! There was nothing mentinoned about hair loss untill I looked it up online. Many people experience hair loss or thining when using. I almost cried after handfuls of hair started falling out and thin spots occured. I have been off of it for almost a month and my hair is starting to grow back and my acne is coming back. Just be careful, it's not for everyone. I think I might have a reaction to retinoids which this is in a cream base. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous
September 20, 2011
| Pros | *Helped somewhat fade existing blemishes. *Makes the skin that's not affected by acne much nicer - smoother, more radiant, glowing. The skintone looks more even. *I rarely ever get whiteheads now, I used to get them every day. *Affordable with insurance. |
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| Cons | *Doesn't really prevent cystic acne. *The initial breakout was pretty bad for me and took about 3 weeks to clear up. At the worst point I had 15 really red and big cystic pimples on my face. *The first month of using this I wasn't able to use any other products on my face, including makeup. The skin was really dry, irritated and somewhat itchy. It's not nearly as bad now, but the dryness persist on the eyelids and in the crease of the nose even though I don't apply the product to those |
| Bottom line | I have been using it for about 10 weeks so far. I still have some acne but my skin looks much better than before. I would recommend trying it if you have patience, because this product needs to be used at least 8-12 weeks or so to see results. I recommend getting the gel version of this, if possible. I used the cream at first and it was incredibly greasy and felt icky on my skin. I believe the greasiness of the cream actually clogged my pores and somewhat contributed to developing the initial breakout. The gel feels much nicer, it sinks into the skin fast and leaves it feeling soft. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $9.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Macros225 from UK
September 19, 2011
| Pros | Seems to work a little bit, but not very effective. Easy to apply, doesn't hurt or burn comes in enormous bottle that'll last you AGES |
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| Cons | Didn't help my acne |
| Bottom line | I started using this stuff 4 1/2 months ago. The initial breakout (IB) came a week after using it, which was pretty bad. I have light to moderate acne. I waited this long because the review said it would likely take at least 3 months to work. I patiently waited but ultimately it didn't work for me. There have been occasional patches of clearness recently but I always end up breaking out again. Try Dan's regimen first, or find something more reliable/ that takes less time before it works. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Alexandra from Fargo, ND
September 18, 2011
| Pros | Black heads are smaller, chances of white heads reduced, clearer skin in general, works on back and chest! |
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| Cons | You must wait through the break out phase in order to see the result of clear skin |
| Bottom line | I was skeptical when I first started using this because of the increased break-outs, but after about a month and a half, my chest and back started clearing up. It also helps the process if you DO NOT pick at any of your acne. You have to let the medicine do its job. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from new zealand
September 15, 2011
| Pros | cheap, because we have health subsidy. cleared up my skin a LITTLE. |
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| Cons | -dried my skin out -flaked my skin -skin still looked oily -burning feeling all the time, like sunburn. painful -doesn't reduce redness |
| Bottom line | I have light acne and the doctor prescribed me this. The burning is really, really, sore, especially if you go in the sun. I stopped using it. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $3.00 |
| Acne severity | very light |
Maria from Uk
September 15, 2011
| Pros | Does greeeeeat work to clear ur acne its wonderfuul amazing gel |
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| Cons | Bad breakouts first 3 or 4 weeks only |
| Bottom line | Hi evybdy OMG its great i m using it for last 3 months for my cyctic and other acne problems first few weeks bad breakouts but i did nt leave to use and after that it ll b clearing ur acne faster n u ll completly clear after 3 months the people who left it for initial breakouts i request dont leave to use this it ll work wonderfuuul m so happy with results very amazing product |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
yi from CA
September 9, 2011
| Pros | none |
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| Cons | make my acne way worse, and easy to get scars. Be careful with this product, it will not work on some people. |
| Bottom line | I only had little problems with acne, nothing major. I tried this product just to get my face completely clear, but I believe it was a big mistake!!! the first few weeks, this medication worked wonderful. make my skin looks smooth and clear. Then, the nightmare came. I began to have break outs all over my face which I never experineced in my life. Also, this medication doesn't help your skin heal that well. I am left with few depressed scars after the acne was gone. Now, everytime I look at my face, I feel like crying, I really should never use this medication. It may work on your skin, but be careful, there maybe side effects you do not want to face. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Jack from Vancouver, BC
September 7, 2011
| Pros | -prevents large future breakouts -relatively clears up skin -skin less oily |
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| Cons | -small breakouts still occur -little bit of flakiness and sensitivity |
| Bottom line | It's a great product if your acne is out of control and the off the shelf products are not working. Keep in mind that it may not completely get rid of all your acne, but it does prevent it from getting worse. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
catlover from Wisconsin
September 6, 2011
| Pros | Helps keep acne under control Makes pimples go away faster |
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| Cons | REALLY EXPENSIVE! Makes red marks take longer to fade Dries skin out Can stain clothes |
| Bottom line | This kept my acne under control at first when it was moderate to severe. But now that i'm using tea tree oil and I've stopped using Differin, I'm begining to suspect that it was the Differin that made my acne form red marks that lasted for ages. But if you want your acne to be kept under control mostly (by that I mean reduced to light acne, not cleared completely), then I would recommend this. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $170.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
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