Adapalene (Differin) Reviews

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How well it works

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3.1/5
Agreeability

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3.3/5
Affordability

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3.4/5
Common brand names: Differin

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firefly, jakarta, IND
Jun 1st, 2009
How well it works
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Agreeability
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Affordability
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Pros:clears blackheads
Cons:continuous IB even after 3 months
Bottom Line:started with some pustules, ended up with pustules , milias, and whiteheads.

i was very hopeful that i persist on minimum 3 months, but it keeps getting worse.

maybe just not my cup of tea.
Recommended:No
Usage:firefly has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:5.00
Acne severity:moderate
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Ria, San Fran
May 31st, 2009
How well it works
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Pros:Been using it a week, and just got the comment "hey you used to have bumps under your skin, they are disappearing" so far so good.
Cons:don't know the side effects of the the chemicals in my blood stream.
Skin around my ears are peeling like crazy and itchy
Bottom Line:I think the tube will last me a good three to four months so will write back after that, but so far so good.
Recommended:Yes
Usage:Ria has used this item for about a week.
Price Paid:120.00
Acne severity:very light
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Brad, Canada
May 28th, 2009
How well it works
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Affordability
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Pros:cleared up acne well, easy to use.
Cons:dry skin, gave me real facial redness that im trying to battle now
im off differin now, seeing if the redness subsides but tough to say
Bottom Line:good product if your skin can handle it
for me was combined with 2% clindamcyin
Recommended:Yes
Usage:Brad has used this item for about a year.
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Soso, United States
May 26th, 2009
How well it works
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Affordability
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Pros:Umm, it didn't really make things worse?!
Cons:I have moderate acne, white heads, and those nasty things under the skin. Been told it's genetic. Well, my Derma prescribes this with benzaclinn (sp?). It cleared allot of the under the skin bumps. Bad part is that I don't think it was the Diffferin.
Recommended:No
Usage:Soso has used this item for a few months.
Acne severity:moderate
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me, san francisco
May 22nd, 2009
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Pros:it worked
Cons:takes sort of a long time
Bottom Line:I broke out in the beginning, but it did eventually get better. I found something that works. not breaking out like before, and WAY better skin.
Recommended:Yes
Usage:me has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:25.00
Acne severity:moderate
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Jaime, Cleveland, OH
May 21st, 2009
How well it works
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Affordability
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Pros:Absolutely nothing
Cons:made my breakouts worse, my face got incredibly irritated
Bottom Line:I would never recommend this product to anybody. I've been using it for months and my acne is worse. I was hoping that this would be the product that finally worked, but it failed.n
Recommended:No
Usage:Jaime has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:15.00
Acne severity:moderate
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christ, ca
May 20th, 2009
How well it works
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Affordability
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Pros:it kinda works, got rid of all my blackheads
Cons:drying at first makes skin peel
Bottom Line:it seemed to stop working after the peeling subsided, i use it off and on, usually works best 1-2 weeks after a chemical peel
Recommended:Yes
Price Paid:20.00
Acne severity:moderately severe
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Luan, Michigan
May 19th, 2009
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Pros:It did not smell or make my skin peel
Cons:Pretty much everything else
Bottom Line:It drew out all the pimples .. but it never made them disappear. My doctor was expecting all the pimples to come and the skin to eventually peel (thus, renewing the acne-affected skin), but this medicine just delivered all the blows and never redeemed itself. I eventually switched to this new medicine (Atralin - Tretinoin 0.05%) which eventually treated my acne.
Recommended:No
Usage:Luan has used this item for a few months.
Price Paid:40.00
Acne severity:moderate
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Jeff, MI
May 17th, 2009
How well it works
:)
Agreeability
:)
Affordability
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Pros:-No Odor
-Cost
Cons:-Made skin more sensitive
-Took a long time to do absolutly nothin
Bottom Line:I wouldnt waste my time with this product because it doesnt give you the results you hope for, and can actually make it worse
Recommended:No
Usage:Jeff has used this item for a few months.
Acne severity:severe
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Lynn, Escondido, CA
May 17th, 2009
How well it works
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Affordability
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Pros:It sometimes works. Once, I popped a pimple and right after, I put the Differin on and the next morning the pimple was flat.
Cons:Sometimes it doesn't work.
Bottom Line:Its just a matter of luck...
Recommended:Yes
Usage:Lynn has used this item for an inconsistent period of time.
Price Paid:25.00
Acne severity:moderately severe
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