Tazorotene (Tazorac, Avage) Reviews
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Common brand names:
Tazorac |
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Amanda, Ft. Worth Texas
Jun 1st, 2008 |
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| Pros: | I did notice a slight difference overnight, and now after using it for over a year, my acne has improved dramatically. I used it in the evening with BenzaClin in the morning. |
| Cons: | I have very oily skin, and for about the first six months it made it more oily. Then in winter it dried my skin out so bad I had to use a lot of moisturizer in the morning so that I could put makeup on, then later in the day the dryness would go away |
| Bottom Line: | I recommend this highly. It has indeed worked wonders. This is especially good if you don't already have dry or oily skin. With insurance, one rather large tube only cost me about $20, but without insurance it would have cost almost $300. A tube lasts for about 6 months, or longer depending on how much and how often you use it. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
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Lauren, Pa
Jun 1st, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Complexion more even toned...I guess... |
| Cons: | Where do I begin- UNBEARABLE initial breakout, scars where I never had scars before, horrible peeling in the beginning of treatment, gave cysts when I never had them, oh- and it doesn't work!!!! |
| Bottom Line: | This stuff is supposed to work after the 'magic' three month mark, it didn't. I am on FOUR months of this and I don't even want to go out in public. Before i started this .1% tazorac gel my skin was almost clear with one or two pimples. But i couldn't get it to be perfectly clear. NOW i regret ever even googling tazorac. The initial whole 3 months where awful, my face was covered with big painful zits and cystic acne. The peeling was just unfair.
Now, I used this every night, with cetaphil moisturizer before hand just like your supposed to. I wash with cetaphil face wash for sensitive skin.. I eat mostly organic, and I'm on birth control! with that combination of things I should look completely clear by now.
Don't do this to yourself. For me it was not worth it at all. My skin cleared up for 3 days which gave me false hope bc it went right back to 10 breakouts at a time.
TAZORAC=BACON GREASE If i rubbed that on my face every night it would have the same effect. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Lauren has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 300.00 |
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Shelly, New York
May 20th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Clears up acne and prevents new acne from forming. |
| Cons: | Peeling, dryness and redness the first few weeks. |
| Bottom Line: | After using Taz for almost 12 weeks now, I would say its the best topical I have ever used. I have not had a breakout of any type for 6 weeks and my skin tone has evened out. It has also taken care of fine lines. I look younger, my skin looks great and I now wear minimal makeup if any at all -- that was the goal! I combat the occasional dryness by moisturizing about 30 minutes prior to using it in the evening. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Shelly has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
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Jeff Gibberman, Pearland
May 18th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Keeps skin clear |
| Cons: | Dry irritated iching skin |
| Bottom Line: | Im not sure what to think of tazorac right now. I Finished a 6 month course of accutane and have been using tazorac at night for 6 months following my accutane treatment. I thought I was ready to stop cause my skin was fairly clear, but still oily. So I stopped for about 8 days, and my skin got horrible. So apparently tazorac has been keeping me clear, but I do not want my skin too become completely dependant on it, so not sure if it is good or bad for me. I am a health nut that believes in all natural stuff so I dont want my skin to become dependant on a drug (tazorac). So I will be talling my derm this info my next appt and see what she says. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Jeff Gibberman has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 50.00 |
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HolisticJane, Virginia, USA
May 16th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Speeds up Cell Turnover
Renews Skin Surface
Reduces Redmarks |
| Cons: | Drying,Peeling, Sensitive to sun
Some Sensitivity to other products |
| Bottom Line: | Tazorac has worked when no other topical worked on me. I've had acne for 16 years and this stuff rocks! Yes, you will have some Initial breakout from the product. It will unblock your pores and you will get more zits before they subside. I had both Cysts and pustules and after 4 weeks of continual use, I have no active acne. Scars,yes...but no zits. I did peel like mad at first. That's good but annoying. The normal skin take 36 days to renew itself, more when your older. this stuff can renew cells in less than 7 days. Giving fresher skin, less clogged pores. I previously was on Differin which left me with bad scars. Tazorac is Awesome! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | HolisticJane has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 228.00 |
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A, L.A, California
May 14th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | None |
| Cons: | it made my mild acne worse |
| Bottom Line: | I guess its not for everyone. You just need to find what works for you.
I'm still searching. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | A has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 105.00 |
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Stephanie, Cincinnati, Ohio
May 14th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Definitely seeing an improvement in my acne |
| Cons: | Peeling, redness, still have cystic acne around the corners of my mouth |
| Bottom Line: | Hi all...this is the same Stephanie who wrote a couple weeks ago about how amazing Tazorac was, after using it only one day. I realize now I probably shouldn't have written that review, seeing as how there is no "miracle" product that cures acne over night. But I wanted to let you all know that Tazorac might be your answer! I have been using it for about four weeks now, and experienced some pretty dreadful acne. I noticed this morning my face is headed towards improvement though. There is hope!!!!! You can handle the peeling and extra bad acnce for a couple weeks...good luck! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Stephanie has used this item for about a month. |
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Anonymous, florida
May 14th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | it cleared my skin after a month. my face got worse before it got better. really have to be patient. waited 20 minutes after i wash my face at night then i would apply a pea size amount to face. small amount works wonders. |
| Cons: | acne worsened before it got better. |
| Bottom Line: | U really have to be patient. stick with it and you will love it. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 100.00 |
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Anonymous, Ohio
May 13th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | This stuff really worked for me. Almost no side effects, my insurance pays for it so it only costs me around $20 a year or so (WAY cheaper than Proactiv), and it is super-easy to use. |
| Cons: | A little dryness when I started. I started on every other day applications, which helped. Don't use too much of it either; a little bit really works as well as a lot, without all the dryness. |
| Bottom Line: | This stuff was a miracle drug for me. I had suffered from acne for years (I'm a male) and tried every OTC available, including Proactive which didn't work at all for me. The derm put me on this every evening, Duac every morning, a Benzoyl wash, and an antibiotic. I have since stopped the antibiotic (side effects) and have only been truly faithful with the Tazorac and have had almost no acne whatsoever for the past two years. I experienced very mild dryness with no redness and no peeling, so the side effects were minimal and are now nonexistent.
Everyone's skin is different (or else a derm's job would be too easy) so you may have different results. It really worked for me and would not use anything else. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
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DEE, COLUMBIA,SC
May 12th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | USED TAZ B-4 THEN STOPPED IT REALLY WORKED HAD A BABY NOW TRYING AGAIN . |
| Cons: | FIRST 4-8 WEEKS ARE HELL ALL THE MOST COMMOM SIDE EFFECTS LIKE I NEED MORE BUMPS. |
| Bottom Line: | ITS ONLY BEEN 5WEEKS FOR ME AND I'AM SO DEPRESSED PEOPLE WILL ASKED ME WHATS WRONG WITH YOUR U NEED PROACTIVE. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ACNE FOR QUITE A WHILE AND HAVE HAD MY SHARE OF MEDS. TAZ ,PLEXION MASK ,and YAZ birth control are my newest facial cocktail.ITS A ROUGH 12WEEKS THATS IF IT WORKS OUT . YOU LOSE ALOT OF SOCIAL TIME IF YOU'RE LIKE ME BECAUSE ITS JUST THAT HORRIBLE .I WONT GIVE UP JUST COUNTING DOWN THE REMAINING WEEKS . |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | DEE has used this item for an inconsistent period of time. |
| Price Paid: | 60.00 |
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