Tazorotene (Tazorac, Avage) Reviews
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Common brand names:
Tazorac |
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Katie, New York Apr 2nd, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Clears up acne and prevents new ones from coming. |
| Cons: | Took about 2 months to work and dries up skin. Reccomend trying it out in the summer. |
| Bottom Line: | It works effectively if used properly. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Katie has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
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Mrs. H, New York Mar 24th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It can and does work, if used in moderation and with a good moisturizer like Cetaphil. |
| Cons: | When used daily, it caused extreme peeling and scabbing on my cheeks. Now I look awful and have to wait days to look normal again. It made my face worse...BUT...I was using it way too often, we just didn't know it yet. |
| Bottom Line: | My skin condition was that of occasional pimples but a lot of closed whiteheads...looks like I had a skin rash on my cheeks. They were never red, but my skin always looked bumpy. The Tazorac works..most definitely...because all of my whiteheads were coming out and becoming exposed. BUT..I was using it daily, as recommended by my doctor. So, I think if I would have known how sensitive I was to this product, she would have started me off more slowly. If I had started using it once every other day, I think I wouldn't look like a sunburned monster!
Bottom line...it works...I would just seriously use this cream every other day with a good moisturizer. It causes dryness, but thats what we need...just not a LOT of it at once! Stick with this cream...it really is worth it. I know when the reddness goes away, my skin will be clear. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Mrs. H has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 7.00 |
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Anonymous, Austin, Tx Mar 20th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Clears up acne in days. Can be used for spot treatment as well. Awesome. |
| Cons: | Initially, or when too much is used, it can dry up the skin pretty badly. Use Neutrogena moisturizer , it helps considerably. |
| Bottom Line: | Definitely use this product. The only side effect I've had is the dryness, but moisturizer fixes it. When you pick up the Tazorac, grab a bottle of neutrogena as well. Use it for 2 weeks and you'll be very happy. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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Eric, Titusville, FL Mar 12th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | New acne is less frequent, not as "angry" when it appears, and goes away faster. |
| Cons: | Dry skin. I recommend Clean&Clear Moisturizer and use multiple times a day. |
| Bottom Line: | Although I havent had it long, I can already see improvements. My skin has had sever acne for 4 years and has never looked as clear as it has the past two weeks. The only thing I was worried about was during the first week, my acne really got bad but the dermatologist said keep on and sure enough, it is clearing up. Avoid picking at your skin because that causes more flakes and acne. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Eric has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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Nicole, Chicago, IL Mar 12th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | none |
| Cons: | extreme reddness, dry skin |
| Bottom Line: | I've heard great things about tazorac. Even my dermatologist urged me to try it twice. But, my skin is very fair and sensitive. As a result my whole face turned bright red. The product sheds the outer layer of your skin, and my face looked raw. it looked like i was attacked but a pumice stone on my face. Do not rec for fair, sensitive skin. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Nicole has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 60.00 |
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anonymous, ny Mar 11th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | no pros yet |
| Cons: | used to make myf ace dry up bad so is topped using it-now im trying it again and i put it on at night and had horrible breakouts-is this normal?should i hang in there or seek medical help.any advice thanks |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | anonymous has used this item for a day or two. |
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Tara, Victoria, BC Mar 10th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | none for me |
| Cons: | made my acne way worse, made my skin really dry and flaky |
| Bottom Line: | I had mild-moderate acne, mostly on my forehead and chin, I tried taz 0.5% cream to clear up my skin and even the tone. After the first couple days I thought it was working but then my skin started to break out really badly all over esp. on my cheeks and the area around my mouth became really dry and flaky. Id read that itll get worse before it gets better so I stuck it out for 8 weeks but it never got better. My skin looks way better without taz than it did with it. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Tara has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
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David, Ontario Mar 10th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | I am on Tazorac, its pretty sweet. I went on accutane, cleared acne, but I have scars now, not bad, but enought of them. Tazorac is helping, been on for like 10 days. I love it. |
| Cons: | Slight peeling, nothing serious. Had some break outs, but managable. |
| Bottom Line: | Tazorac is great, it clears pimples in like litterally over night. I had one yesterday, it was a scab today that fell off. I am hoping within a week my scars will be gone. I am over my serious breakout stages. (knock on wood) I LOVE TAZORAC |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | David has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 14.64 |
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i hate acne Mar 7th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | it will clear it up and help it not come back often |
| Cons: | dry skin apperently? |
| Bottom Line: | first of all, ignore the ratings i gave this because i've only been using it for 2 days but i have been using it with Acne Free Neutrogena wash in the morning and a pea sized amount of Tazorac in the night time, and it seems to be working quite well (the combo of those 2) Apperently it will make you have really dry skin and horrible break outs but im not afraid because my life doesnt revolve around my looks, and it will help clear it up for a long time instead of clearing it up for a week and then having another horrible breakout. remember, you cant get a rainbow without any rain! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | i hate acne has used this item for a day or two. |
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billie, horton Mar 5th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | At 0.05%, its better tolerated than retin-A or even the Regimen. Works to reduce acne. |
| Cons: | no immediate results or indication that its doing anything, may cause your skin to worsen before it improves; not covered by many prescription plans and not very cheap. |
| Bottom Line: | I have been using this for around 6 weeks, but along with B/C pills as well as some oral antibiotics to prevent further acne for a while. Its hard, then, to tell if this stuff is what is working or if its just the other things. That said, I am certain that it improves overal skin tone and texture over time, but a very long time.
That is the case with other retinoids. I will use this for a long time since it does no make my skin flake and peel at all.
Try it. I don't think it will make your skin much worse |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | billie has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 60.00 |
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