Adapalene (Differin) Reviews

I have not had good luck with this product. I've been using it fore 6 weeks, and although I know that you are supposed to give it 8-12 wks, I am afraid that the acne breakout it gave me will just continue to worsen. I stopped using it on my chin 3 days ago, but will continue to use it on my forehead and nose (to give it the full 12 wks). It works ok on my forhead and nose, but it KILLED my chin! I had NO active acne on my chin when I started, but about 2 wks after starting this, it started breaking out like crazy. Prior to this, I never had more than 1-2 spots on my chin at a time. Now, I have active spots, a couple of inflammed spots, red bumps, and purple discoloration of spots that are trying to heal. I don't know if these are irritation related breakouts or what, but my skin has never looked this bad.

Also, if I use it more than 2 nights in a row, my skin looks haggard and dull (prior to this i had nice,glowy skin - although there were a few pimples, my skin looked much better then!).

didn't work for me.

Product worked great. First few weeks I did have some slight redness, but experienced no initial break out. Been on for 9 weeks now, I'm thinking by week 12 I should be all cleared up. Also, my acne was not that bad to begin with, I'd say mild at worst.

dude i have been using it for 3 dayz and i have concluded it is just bull crap i have it and my dermotoligist is an idiot and i hate her too that stupid B****. i hate her. i hate differin that piece of S***!!!!!

I've been using Differin for 4 years now,and I always have it at hand. It does take time, but I never have a lot of zits and pimples, and they never get inflammed. The only bad thing I noticed on my skin is that it doesen't help with blackheads. But well it's only my skin, and I can see there are a lot of different responses.

My acne's moderate/severe.

I've been using Differin with B.P. and Doxycycline (I'm also taking vitamin E and Omega 3) for four weeks now, and here's what happened to me:

I had no indication of my acne getting worse for the first bit at all. It just went better and better. My skin tone looked much less red and inflammed. There was a slight decrease in the number of pimples I got...and my skin simply looked healthier. I had no side effects at all, just a mild tightening of skin after application. Oh, and all my blackheads are gone.

But now... in my forth week, I started to get cystic acne on my cheeks. Huge, ugly bumps filled with pus. Yeah, gross. After draining them a little, (Okay, BIG BAD NO-NO, I know) I applied B.P. straight away, and it all healed up real fast. If I didn't drain 'em....they'd persist for weeks. And I can't be bothered to go to the derm.

My theory about the unexpected cysts is this: Stress over my O level examinations, PMS, nasty junk food I've been taking.

I think Differin doesn't help much with pimples per se, but it's wonderful for blackheads. My nose looks great- apart from the huge cyst that grew a few days ago. Oooh. And I think they might have helped with the red marks. But that might be the vitamin E. Who knows. (:

I've been using this product for over a year now, i had pretty bad acne and this seems to control it. I also take menocycline (a pill a day) my acne is not cured but i dont have much anymore. Everyone that is just starting differin gel should give it time because it doesnt make a difference right away but if u stick with it, it can help.

I know it says on the information sheet that it does make you initially break out within the first few weeks of taking it and then it's supposed to clear up your skin, but I had mild acne and was just looking for clearing of a few spots. While using this, the first two weeks I was on it I broke out worse than I ever had before, I mean it was horrible, my whole face was bumpy and red, and PEELING. I'd never experienced something so gross in my life on my face! Not to mention it hurt. I expected things to clear up as they were supposed to, so I kept using it for a 2 months and my skin just got worse and worse with every use. My face was bright red, dry, and zits were popping up non stop. I recently went back to my derm and my acne is not considered moderate/severe, so I'll probably try a new medication, like an oral one, and hopefully it'll clear this damage up. I should've been happy with the skin I had, I regret ever complaining about it and going on Differin. Didn't work for me, but maybe it will for you.

This does not work. I used it at directed for several months. Worthless.

I didn't think Differin worked to clear up acne but it does work to "erase" the marks left after acne has cleared up.