Adapalene (Differin) Reviews

I've only been using this stuff for about a week, but I've noticed a difference already. My skin's not perfect, but it's much better than it has been. The price of mine ($20), I might have had insurance to cover it, i don't know, was a little expensive, but I've paid more for products that didn't even work. It dried out my skin a fair amount, but I highly recommend it.

Differin has cleared up my moderate case of cystic acne, and I love it. Your dermatologist may not mention this, but IT TAKES SEVERAL MONTHS TO WORK. It took 3 months before I could honestly say I was happy with my skin. Visit the Differin website to see what I mean -- they have photos of faces pre-treatment and at various steps along the way, and in some cases it took 3 to 6 months to really work. I recommend sticking with it for at least 3 months before making a judgment. Your skin will most likely continue to break out during that time, but it slowly gets smoother and clearer.

I was fortunate in that my skin didn't have much of an adverse reaction to this medication. But a word of caution -- stay away from scrubs, waxing, and other harsh treatments. With Differin they can really, really irritate.

If I have one thing to share from my years-long experience of trying to treat my acne, it's "don't give up," Everyone's skin is different; keep trying till you find what works for you.

This does not deserve a 2.5 stars. It deserves much higher then that. It's just you idiots who don't have patience with the cream and use it for a week that rate it a 1.

The downside about this product is that your skin will get *much* worse before it gets better. The first couple of weeks I started using it my chin and cheeks broke out like crazy. I was so self-conscious and thought this product was crap. But after 8 weeks, my skin started clearing up rapidly and now I have clear skin. Now and then you are going to get the odd 1-3 pimple break out somewhere.

I also use this the Cetaphil - Oily skin cleanser Face Wash. My doctor recommended Cetaphil - The Gentle Skin Cleanser...But most of you rated he cleanser much higher, so I went for that, and it works so well.

Oh, and this product doesn't even dry out my skin like a lot of other people. But I really do recommend using this product if you haven't already. And *PLEASE* wait about 2 months before you come back to rate it.

I started breaking out in high school and the doctor put me on retin-a. It helped but my skin was so dry and red, it was awful. Now that i am in my 20's i started breaking out a little aroung my hairline and 1 or 2 pimples on my cheeks. I'm paranoid about my skin so i went to an awesome dermatologis in downtown chicago. They prescribed me differin gel and it got a little worse the first week or 2 but now that i have been using it for a couple of months, i will never use anything else. Differin is amazing and i recommend it to everyone!

I have mild acne especially now because I got off birth control about 6 months ago. My doctor prescribed differin and minocycline (been using differin alone for 5 days now
). I looked up minocycline and a lot of the patients said great things about it but that the minute they got off of it their acne came back but even worse. My wedding is approaching in another 6 months and I am scared of the initial breakout and it never leaving as I have heard plenty of negative things about differin.

I have been using differin for about 1 month now.
At first the bumps got worst (maybe for 2 weeks)
But they are clearing up and it seems to be working good.
Along side DUAC.
GOOD STUFF!!
Hopefully it will stay this way!

I have mild-moderate acne (mainly clogged pores, small bumps under the skin, present most of the time). I was prescribed Differin gel 2 years ago. From the time I started using it until about 8 weeks of regular use, my skin was broken out, red, and very dry. Things improved dramatically though and I ended up with very clear, bright skin, with no blemishes, and very tight pores. I stopped using the gel after a while (moved, and didn't renew the prescription... thought maybe my skin would be okay on it's own after about 6 months of using the gel). Eventually my acne returned.

5 weeks ago I started a new course of treatment with Differin cream (0.1%). The first week or so showed no change, weeks 2-4 were pretty awful (very broken out), but now at about week 5 I'm seeing a marked difference in my skin. I still have some small bumps and blackheads, but my skin is clear enough to feel confident going out w/o makeup. Dryness has been much less of an issue this time around too. I am expecting to see continued progress and a really clear face within the next few weeks.

I only apply a small amount of Differing cream (0.1%) at night before bed. I wash my face twice daily (with either a mild soap or cream cleanser). I exfoliate with a wash cloth in the morning. I apply a light face cream and light makeup during the day. i like Differin over other treatments because it I don't feel it or smell it on my skin, and it doesn't stain or bleach bedding/towels. No one can tell I am using it but my skin keeps improving. This time I plan to continue using it even after my skin has completely cleared.

I got a sample from my doc and had an allergic reaction to it. I put it on before bed, it got itchy, and in my half awake state throughout the night, I scratched it continuously and woke up with a very bloody face. (Not just from existing spots but freash healthy skin I ripped off!):(

Differin sux- it worked at first and right when i thought i had finally won the battle, it came back and has stayed ever since, differin dies squat and shouldnt even be sold- it should be given away for free

Just as the descriptions says, it will make your acne worse at first but after 4 weeks acne will start improving. For me acne definitely improves, but sometimes it becomes bad again (although that may be attributed to other factors and not differin) but I've used differin for more than a year and it doesn't get rid of all the acne but a lot less acne starts coming so it's better than a lot of the other products. What I do is put differin at night before I go to bed, and then in the morning I put on benzoyl peroxide to get rid of my existing pimples.