Isotrexin : Erythromycin (2%) and Tretinoin (.05%) Gel

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Active ingredients:
Erythromycin (2%) and Isotretinoin (0.05%).

Inactive Ingredients:
Hydroxypropylcellulose, butylated hydroxytoluene and ethanol.

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June 15, 2011

Pros:

Lower the oil production in a significant amount
Clears acne and prevents

Cons:

More sun protection needed than Adapalene user

I started using adapalene 0.1.It cleared my skin but my oil production was the same.So I tried Differin 0.3 also but oil production was the same.But it cleared my skin. So I gave a try for ISOTREX then.Woww....... My skin became normal from a oil slick. Thanks Stirfel
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January 26, 2008

Pros:

You can actually see it working. It DOES work.

Cons:

Does dry out skin but not really a con as far as i'm concerned as I have very oily skin so anything that dries it up is good in my book.

I used it first a couple of years ago and my skin had never been better, I was very impressed. I stopped using it because i went overseas for a year, my skin returned to bad form. However, just started using it again and am once again very impressed.
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September 23, 2008

Pros:

works for 6-8weeks takes about 3 weeks to kick in

Cons:

stopped working after 6-8weeks

doesnt dry my skin or peel or anything..no side effects worked amazingly well literally all gone lil bit of redness from small spots clearing up never had big ones little ones under eyes and forehead made it smooth jus tiny bit red basicly cleared it all up for 8 weeks now its going back to how it was and not working
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September 13, 2007

Pros:

Isotrexin is great for drying out the skin and preventing extra spots from cropping up, it's the most effective gel i've used

Cons:

Very dry skin, if you apply before going anywhere, you could end up looking silly

i've been on loads of different perscribed acne medications over the past 3 years and isotrexin is by far the best, but only when used with a tablet (in my case doxycycline) when i got my isotrexin a few months back i had been on doxycycline for a couple of months, which had brought out all the rubbish from my pores and made my face look like a warzone combined with the isotrexin, it calmed down the spots, whilst the tablet cleaned up i'm still on it and only getting no new spots cropping up
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April 17, 2015
Isotrexin
I've been looking into using isotrexin. I don't know anyone that has used it. Does any one know if it is available in Canada? And if drug plans cove it?
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February 8, 2012

Pros:

it really works!

Cons:

1.it takes a long time to see the results
2. at first it tends to get worse and it is quite hard to stick with it especially for the desquamation side effects

so, indeed it really works( at least for me)...but it takes time and patience (like most of us mentioned)...and it's hard when you see at first noo results and after a month still no results and you kind of start to doubt...personally i saw the first results in like 6 weeks and more than 2 months for the greatest results i've had with any other product!
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November 22, 2006

Pros:

the only thing that has worked on persistent comedones and cysts. tried everythiing from oral antibiotics to dianette to bp.

Cons:

takes about 5 months to work and at first makes your skin worse brings out all spots and comdones and some have resulted in scarring.

definitely receommned as overall very good
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April 27, 2009

Pros:

Works very well

Cons:

Does 'peel off' but if you can use just a little its better

This worked perfectly on my spots but I did have to use it for about 6 weeks before I saw the full effects. My acne is only really bad under my jawline but it also works on any other little spots. I also get it on prescription so its free for me. I tried a few things before this with no effect whatsoever but this cleared up my skin completely.
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October 27, 2008

Pros:

It only took a few weeks to get rid of the spots

Cons:

- my skin felt really tight after using it
- my skin becam really dry and flaky - lots of peeling

it works really well dont forget to skip a day or two occasionally to get the full effect. use it at night - wash your face well before though in the morning use a really good exfoliator to get rid of the dry peeling skin - a real must if u are going to wear make -up i get this free on prescription - 30g lasts me ages to get right amount to use on face/back etc squeeze out onto index fingertip. just the fingtertip section though (three sections to the finger)
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March 25, 2007

Pros:

its really good to use for me. i went through a bad time where i was getting about 5 spots every day! when my mum bought it, after 1 week the acne was almost completely gone. wif u have quite a few spots in one given area, u can apply it

Cons:

there is a lot of peeling of the skin. sometimes it looks stupid lol.. also i have big empty pores because of bad spots. how do i get rid of it? also, i have red little blotches over my forhead and cheeks where spots were there how do u get rid of it

use it! its really good.. it boosts your confidence and you dont really have to worry about your face anymore use it once a day either at night or in the morning and leave it on for quite a long time (6-9 hours) and wash it away with a flannel. if the stuff is hurting or burns when applied, do not use it cuz it will irritate the skin and u cud be allergic to it. use a less malignant gel.
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