Adapalene / Benzoyl Peroxide (Epiduo®)
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Usually known by its brand name Epidu®, this topical treatment is a combination of adapalene, which is a type of medication called a...

Usually known by its brand name Epidu®, this topical treatment is a combination of adapalene, which is a type of medication called a retinoid that reduces inflammation in the skin and helps promote skin cell turnover, along with benzoyl peroxide, which kills acne bacteria and dries/peels the skin. 

It is usually applied once a day before going to bed.

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June 24, 2011

Pros:

not many for me

Cons:

unlike others here..it made my skin all oily and caused me to break out

i was on benzaclin for a month which worked well..then the dermatologist prescribed me epiduo which caused my face to become super oily..after the second week on it i broke out and got huge cysts...now i stop using it and suffer because of it....i dont know what to do now
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February 23, 2011

Pros:

-gets ride of acne
-smooths skin out
-cheap (with insurance)

Cons:

-burns
-dries skin out
-causes rashes on neck

Epiduo was my last hope before accutaine because nothing else was working after going to the derm monthy for 9 months. Epiduo started working right away, and now, 6 months later, my acne is gone, except for some scars that are slowly going away under the surface. It was however, hard to keep up with at first as it burned every time I put it on (and still does sometimes) and burns when I put Cetaphil moisturizer on it. Also, it caused itchy rashes on my neck because I have sensitive skin, but they went away after about 3-4 months of being on it (rashes are a known side effect). This stuff worked great for me just when I was feeling hopeless and like I had tried everything! *Note: I also started using this with Spiro and birth control as my derm thought I might have hormonal acne, but I believe it still works well on its own.
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July 20, 2010

Pros:

-Works to an extent
-Easy to use
-Get the $35 coupon from your dermatologist, it'll save you a lot.

Cons:

-The first day I used it, it irritated my skin so badly that everyone at school asked if I got sunburned.
-Made my skin flake and dry out for months, even after I went off the cream.
-Made my face extremely red for an entire year.
-Acne got worse after I kept using Epiduo for months.

It didn't work for me, but that doesn't mean it won't work for others. Try it for a few weeks but if your skin is too sensitive like mine, don't risk it.
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June 29, 2013
Epiduo is horable

Pros:

it cleared whiteheads

Cons:

cleared in blotches
overdried
too concentrated

I am a 14 year old girl who lives in San Francisco and has the skin type comb/oily. When I used Epiduo I was perscribed by my doctor to only use it at night with about a pea size and put it all over my face, that was one of the huge problems right there is that for me it was so concentrated that I could barely cover half my face with it. When I used enough to cover my whole face it completely overdried my face and it became flakey and gross. In additiion the the drying out of my face it only cleared in blotches and didn't do anything for cystic acne that I had. Other miner things that I hated about it was I was told to use it with the cetaphil oil control cleanser that did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL it says oil control and my face was as oily as before I used it. I was also told not to use it with anything else but the cleanser and cream and that drove me nuts because when I went to an actual dermatologist they told me that what ever I use should have exfoliation step to take away dead skin cells before treatment and after cleansing and it didn't have that. This cream is also very expensive. All in all the whole thing was a bust!
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February 12, 2012

Pros:

Lightens your skin maybe a LITTLE bit

Cons:

Dries out skin,makes acne worse

For me,it did not work at all.Bottom line,doesn't work
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October 23, 2010

Pros:

Dried out acne and gave me a face rash

Cons:

Have heard good things from others

Because this dried out my skin so much and caused a rash to break out around my eyes (did the same thing for a friend of mine), I didn't use it long enough to see results.
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April 14, 2010

Pros:

Only have to use it once a day.

Cons:

Redness, peeling, dryness, stinging when I put MOISTURIZER over it, didn't work for me.

I would recommend to all wanting to use this product... or any other acne product, to give up on clearing your skin. You're just damaging your skin and walking around not knowing how bad these products make your skin look. Go on Accutane, get this acne crap over with so you can enjoy life. 100+ products later at only age 16, I realized that acne products really don't get you anywhere, they just waste your money and mess up your skin even more. See a dermo, get Accutane, be cured, be happy. Good luck everybody!
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November 21, 2009

Pros:

Clear acne

Cons:

My skin is really dry and it hurts.

Not sure yet. I got the first tube free from my dermatologist and a coupon to pay only $20.00 for a refill.
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September 29, 2009

Pros:

>cleared cyst likpe pimples after a few weeks.
>didint notice if it got worse in the beginning because my face was already so bad.
>shows results

Cons:

at first i was a little dry.

After having my son my scne got so bad, and its really hard for women to get the accutane route nowadays. so this it what the doctor prescribed with backtrum and it has worked very well so far. cleared up just about all of my cyst like pimples. and has over all helped my face. i have only been using this for a lil over a month. but i definetly reccommend! at least give it a try
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March 20, 2012

Pros:

couldn't tell any

Cons:

didn't really do anything for me

this product did neither good nor bad things for me
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