Azelex : Azelaic Acid (20%) Cream

Burning, burning, itching, itching, please help me fire brigade! I have a very sensitive skin, I have no clue what development team thought they should think of a 20% acidic cream but well, hey, if it seems to work in vitro? Anyway, no one's skin should have to deal with such a harsh acidic product. Made me want to scratch my skin off, tried it three nights in a row but could bear it the third night anymore. Going to hand it back in to the phamacy tomorrow.

Hasn't changed my acne whatsoever, is leaving my skin very greasy and difficult to wear under makeup. Will persevere for another couple of weeks to see if it makes any difference, but so far nothing. Not as bad as some side effects I've had, but of everything I've tried (10 or so different pills and/or solutions) it's been the least effective.

I wish I didnt try azelex. My skin was looking pretty good before I went on it but I really wanted to get rid of those red mark.. I don't think what I had was an initial breakout since I got little bumps at the end of the 3rd week of use.

I've only been using this product for 2 - 3 weeks. I keep hoping that things'll settle down as my skin gets used to it, but so far... no sign of improvement. The acne on my chin and jawline is worse than ever! So far... definitely not recommended. I'm going to try it for one more week; then it's back to Proactiv for me. If I really do have rosacea, per the dermatologist that prescribed this stuff, I'll try a new pair of creams from Prescriptives.

So far it's only been 2 weeks of using this product I have moderate acne with past scars from cystic acne. My dermatologist prescribed this cream to me with benzoyl as my face wash. I apply twice a day after washing my face it does burn and sting for a little while and then goes away, so far I'd say its working as far as minimizing the cystic acne I have broke out a little more from using this product but not too much, and the inflammation has gone done but il give it some more time and see what better results il have

i dont recommend this to anyone who has a more oily skin with blackheads. it just doesnt get to the root of the problem like its designed to do. it just makes you break out more due to the stress of its inability to do the job.

I started using Finacea because I was looking for a safer alternative to BP and had read fantastic reviews here. Unfortunately after 12 weeks of twice daily use I have seen no improvement in my acne. Studies show that it can often be effective though, so I would encourage others to try it and wish you better luck than I had.

I used this for a month and it didn't help at all. It didn't make things worse but it didn't help them either. But that doesn't mean it won't work for you what I learned is everyone is different and will respond differently so you just gotta keep trying and see what works for you.

Made my acne worse.

Horrible stinging when you first apply it, having been using for nearly 7 months (by the way I read in the instructions that its not advised for use for more than 6mths-is this true?). I went back to my GP a month ago and he told me I wasn't using enough- so that night I applied the amount he suggested... by next morning the entire lower half of my face was covered with a red rash. I have stopped using it on the lower half of my face because of this, but even so 2 months later I am still experiencing really unslightly and sore dry peeling skin around my mouth and nose. My forehead, where my acne is worst has never been so oily, I have to keep blotting it during the day. At certain times of the month I don't really have any pimples as such but the texture of my forehead is really lumpy and oily, its almost like there are pimples without any redness or a head. At other times of the month, I get pimples in addition to this uneven texture and dry skin. I'm going to go back on the pill!