Adapalene (Differin) Reviews
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Common brand names:
Differin |
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Cara, Utah
May 29th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It cleared up the acne wonderfully, and didn't irritate my forehead (which is much oilier than the rest of my face) at all. |
| Cons: | The gel covered my face in large patches of raised, red skin which burned, itched, peeled, and hurt unbearably. |
| Bottom Line: | The side effects were many times worse than the acne. No makeup would cover the red, dry, peeling, bumpy skin. Some mornings I would get rid of all the peeling layers (it frequently wasn't possible) and by night would be sloughing off skin like massive snowflakes. I had to sit on my hands to avoid scratching my face. It burned excruciatingly when I applied even the mildest of lotion to combat the dryness. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Cara has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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Chris, UK
May 29th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Wasn't too drying |
| Cons: | Did absoultly nothing for my acne.
Costs £7 a month on NHS. |
| Bottom Line: | Just doesn't work. Used it exactly as directed for 6 months and it didn't do a thing. Big waste of time and money. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Chris has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 7.00 |
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Anonymous
May 24th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | -the lack of smell. |
| Cons: | -made my face greasy. |
| Bottom Line: | I've been using Differin for about a month and a half, and it makes my skin greasy, and oilier than ever. I put it on at night, and the next day I can feel the slick on my fingers.
Not worth the time, but it could just be me.
Switching to Acne Free, because it worked wonders on my cousin. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 60.00 |
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Mike, CA
May 24th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It does what it promises |
| Cons: | takes a long time to kick in |
| Bottom Line: | remember to check the other product you put on your face, when using differin there are a few things that you should be avoiding.
# Differin® should not be used along with other anti-acne products containing Retinoid, retinoic acid, trinitoin or Vitamin A such as Retin-A, Retinol, Renova.
# Differin® should not be used with any skin products containing sulfur, resorcinol or salicylic acid.
# Differin® should not be used with any abrasive or medicated soaps, astringents, alcohol, lime, or witch-hazel products, or any products than can be drying or irritating to the skin.
# Differin® should not be used with products containing alpha hydroxy, hydroxy or glycolic acid containing products.
# Differin® can not be used with any peeling agents, glycolic peels, chemical peels or laser peels.
# Differin® should not be used with benzoyl peroxide, Skinoren or Azelex as they may be drying or irritating. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Mike has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 30.00 |
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Anonymous
May 23rd, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It works the first few times |
| Cons: | loses its touche after a few uses |
| Bottom Line: | It worked right away but after using more then just a few times it seemed more then pointless to apply it let alone buy it because of the price |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 40.00 |
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Mindy, Washington, DC
May 21st, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It purged the acne that was deep within the skin and once that was over, my face cleared up considerably. (in conjunction with climdamycin) |
| Cons: | The first week my skin was super dry, flaky, and no matter how much lotion i put on my face it wouldn't go away! My lips were dry too! |
| Bottom Line: | The first week and half it seemed that my skin was getting worse! I started breaking out in places that usually didn't! But after that the little bumps on my skin started going away, the flakiness went away, and my skin was smoother. [ i have mild acne btw]
The first time I tried Diffin (couple of years ago with the .01 dosage) it did not work for me, because I had very bad acne. This time around because of the milder state it seemed to work. I would not recommend this to someone with aggressive acne. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Mindy has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
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Anonymous
May 19th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | some improvement over long period of time |
| Cons: | not enough improvement |
| Bottom Line: | unreliable, look for something better |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few weeks. |
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Adam, Upstate, NY
May 19th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Helped a little bit with acne, controlled it more than healed it. |
| Cons: | Didn't clear my skin, stung if I put it on sunburn or irritated skin. |
| Bottom Line: | This product is better than some others I've used on my mild to moderate acne. I feel like it's better for just mild acne, and wont help with those bigger pimples. If you have insurance, then I'd say give it a go. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Adam has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
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Jenny, Portland, Maine
May 18th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | purged a lot of my acne pre-accutane |
| Cons: | MAJOR SCARRING, face bled at night. |
| Bottom Line: | My derm put me on a .3 solution of Differin for a month and a half while I was waiting to get on accutane. I had a HUGE initial breakout that lasted for over 3 weeks, and a lot of scarring from that. My IB brought a lot of acne to the surface, the lesions would be filled with blood and (sorry to be graphic) sometimes would pop when I slept at night. Ew. I even decreased my dosage to once every other day, but that didn't help much. While the medication did purge a lot of acne from under the surface of my skin, I have incredible scars now that are very red & I have to cover them up with makeup every day. I do not think I will use this again just because of the scarring. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jenny has used this item for a few months. |
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angeleyes, ny
May 15th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | none |
| Cons: | made acne worst broke in cysts i never had made face greasey |
| Bottom Line: | if you have sensative skin that gets irrated easily don't use i felt i wasn't strong enough |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | angeleyes has used this item for about a month. |
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