Tazorotene (Tazorac, Avage) Reviews

What can I say? Absolutely nothing dries my face out! I started using the .1% cream about a month ago. The first week I had a few flakes that were easily removed with a wash cloth and after that...no drying whatsoever. I did have an initial breakout in areas I normally wouldn't but the tazorac kept it all pretty flat and it healed quickly. I put this stuff on more like a moisturizer at night. I do notice an overall improvement in the texture of my skin. At my next derm apt. I am going to ask if I should switch to the gel.

Fantastic!!! I had terrible comedonal acne on my neck, I tried everything- exfoliations, differin, azalex, roaccutane... nothing worked! But tazorac is different! But you really have to be patient. It takes 2 months at least to see great improvement and you need to continue therapy for the next couple of months. For those who have problems with redness and peeling, I do recommend Sensibio DS Cream. I don't know if it's available in the US, but here in Europe you can find it in every pharmacy. Good luck!!!

I have been using Tazorac cream for about a month, and it cleared up my cheeks and forehead nicely, but my chin has been more broken out than ever before, red and peeling, just a disaster. I keep telling myself it will get better but I'm getting frustrated.

This stuff has helped sooo much i am using this stuff with 10% bp soap that i wash with 2 times a day and then i am on an antibiotic and 0.05% tazorac cream. My skin is clearing up.

This product is so awful, no one should use it.
It really dried my face out and it made me break out even worse!!

I hate this stuff. I used it for a little more than a month and my face was insane. At first it did work to peel away most of my problem areas. But then it left red marks where those were and new ones were popping up in other places as well. This stuff BURNS. And the very worst part is the PEELING. You think the peeling is doing you good. Your face may look good in the morning, then by night it's peeling all over. It was so embarassing. Make-up makes you look ten times worse too. Don't use this stuff!

I've been using various acne medications for the past 4 to 5 years and have found that some have made a difference, however they only tend to deal with the surface ance, leaving the real problem under the skin for later troubles. On using Tazorac, i noticed a few things that are different from other medications. One is that it is not for the self-concicieous person, this medication will dry out your face, and it will bring every last pimple to the surface, leaving your face looking like crap for the first week. However, after this period, you will notice significant improvments every single day until all acne is gone. I highly recommened this medication to those of you who can live with horrible looking skin for the first week to week and a half. However, if you get through this period, it is smooth sailing, and all you have to look forward to is good looking skin.
P.S.: I combinded this medication with "Safe Gaurd" soap, and also a VERY mild exfoliator to clear away dead skin. I also was prescribed Ampacilin<---(could be spelled wrong) for oral medication.

Ok so I have tryed eveything that the market has to offer topical,internal ACCYTANE and I still get ACNE. I am 25 and just started this stuff a month ago and my skin is peeling,DRY,RED UGLY . tHE WORST THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT i USED TO BE EASY ON THE EYES BUT NOW i FEEL ASHAMED AND EMBARASSED.

I used tazorac gel but my derm. told me to dilute the pea size with some water in my hand before putting it on. Then I would wait about 15 min. and put on lotion. In the morning I used BP (benzaclyn). Now that I lost my insurance I stopped using it and my face is AWEFUL. Although tazorac sucked for like the first month, it really did clear up my cystic acne and reduced the scars. Now I saved up money and bought a tube of the gel (it lasts a really long time too) and I am using the BP stuff off this site in the morning and hopefully I can get my mess back under control. I do like tazorac though, but since I haven't used it or BP in a few months, my skin is red and burny. But it works. Suffer for beauty!

Never had a problem with acne on my face,..but my back/chest are the equivlent of a minefield. I cant even take my shirt off, not to mention the amount of pain it causes when I lay on my back. Have used retin-a before but it turned my back into sandpaper, hope this doesnt so the same. Wanted to try accutane but need to see a dermatologist first, oh well, give this a shot, when it doesnt work then hopefully accutane will get the nod, oh well,..the only thing I have found that worked 100% was the sun,..laying out on a hot summer day and gettin a good tan always killed everything. Hope this can work the same wonder.