Tretinoin (Retin-A, Retisol-A) Reviews
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Prescription summary (1,147 votes) |
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Common brand names:
Retin-A,
Retin-A Micro,
Retisol-A,
Stieva-A,
Avita,
Renova |
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a, canada Aug 1st, 2009 |
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| Pros: | none |
| Cons: | used it over night: when i woke up my skin was very oily, then i washed my face and my skin was flaky and sensitive |
| Bottom Line: | i used it for almost a year and saw no difference. i still had a ton of black and white heads. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Alisha, Australia Jul 31st, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Already seen a difference after a 2 weeks. my previous scars are almost gone :) |
| Cons: | been breaking out a bit and a my skin is peeling quit a bit but its managable. |
| Bottom Line: | so far this product seems to be the best thing i have used ever, ive tried proactive, different oral medications and natural products nothing works literally! lol but i have only been using it for 2 weeks so its hard to know how well my skin will finnally turn out but im gonna keep going with out for a while |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Alisha has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | 30.00 |
| Acne severity: | light |
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Kimberly, washington Jul 29th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | clears your skin |
| Cons: | dries your skin |
| Bottom Line: | the first 3 months were horrible.. i was getting discouraged but i kept using it and after 4 months, my skin looked amazing! i have NO acne at all and my skin is very soft.
at the beginning of the treatment, do NOT pop your pimples
i did and now i have scars all over my face |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 100.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Steffany, Boston, MA Jul 28th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Ace is Gone |
| Cons: | Very Drying |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Steffany has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Gianna, New York, NY Jul 28th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | It does bring all of the dirt that is in your skin to the surface, as it said it would. The acne will look worse at that stage, but in about a week, it will almost completely clear out. The skin is left in pretty good shape. |
| Cons: | Excessive drying OR very oily at times. Does NOT prevent more acne from forming. Overall, not that much of a difference. |
| Bottom Line: | There isn't that much of a difference in my skin. I've been on it for a full month. I actually had high hopes for this; Unfortunately, it's not the 'miracle cure' we're looking for. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Gianna has used this item for about a month. |
| Acne severity: | light |
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Anonymous, Mecklenburg, NC Jul 27th, 2009 |
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| Cons: | Makes avne worse (at first i understand) |
| Bottom Line: | I have been using this stuff for a week or so and its making me break out much worse. Everyone says to stick with it and it gets better but its so discouraging!!
How long until things usually turn around? I have been using it day and night with a rose hip oil to moisturize. and Biore acne cleanser |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a week. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Amanda, California Jul 27th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Clear skin in weeks. Diminishes blackheads and whiteheads. |
| Cons: | Acne comes back if stop use, became resistent to it. Bad breakouts after sometime |
| Bottom Line: | I am on this and my acne has been clearning very well, but acne can come back fast. Try it, nothing to lose except acne. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Amanda has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Ravi, Houston,TX Jul 26th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Well over all it's done a pretty good job of controlling acne in spots I'm prone to break out in (forehead and cheeks) But now I've started getting zits on my nose and chin and it's not working out so well. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Ravi has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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tanya, london Jul 25th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | improves blackheads and pores |
| Cons: | takes long time to clear up spots, makes skin very oily |
| Bottom Line: | only been on it for 10 days.makes skin really oily. had some more breakouts. exisiting ones taking ages to clear up.best to apply sparingly or at night. some peeling but will be more if used too frequently and liberally.see how it goes in two more months.no effect on hyperpigmentation yet or skin texture i.e. roughness. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | tanya has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 1.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Nikki, Minnesota Jul 25th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Made my skin clean almost completly after one month. |
| Cons: | The first week iyou break out really bad. Makes my skin peel a little. |
| Bottom Line: | This is the best acne cream I have used. The first week or two are going to be hard because you break out, but after that your skin is clear. My skin peels a little with it, but I put on mostirizer in the morning. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Nikki has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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