I hope that this will heal my skin my acne is not very bad and the fact that i am breaking out is horrifing to me... definitely try it but i hope that its one of those things where it gets worse before it gets better ... i have also changed my diet beacuse of the break outs im hoping to like make milder the initial bad effects of the um adapalene or differin

This prescription works guys. The reason why most people say it doesnt work because they get so sick and tired or the initial break out, so they quit using it. Over the first month of using .01% concentration, my forehead broke out like a little 14 old boy hitting puberty again. I have found the optimal solution to cure your acne for good. I am 25 years old and I tried it on my little brother as well and he is 13. Here it is: 1) Never miss one night of using your differin solution. 2) It is going to get bad after the first couple of weeks but it will go away after a month of using it. 3) Go to you nearest Trader Joes or order online, a small bottle of 100% pure tea tree oil. 4) Buy 100% pure aloe vera gel, it has to be 100%. (they sell it at walmart) 5) In the morning after you wash your face and at night after you put differin on, place a quarter size of aloe vera in your hand along with 1 or 2 drops of tea tree oil. -Tea Tree Oil is using for bacterial and fungi infections which will help you fight the acne on the surface. Differin will help eliminate the acne that is very very deep down. It make your skin thiner. I am also a victum of painful acne on my cheeks and chin area after I shave. Tea Tree Oil and aloe vera has completely eliminated this problem along with other few things. Hope this helps you guys as much as it changed my life.

Basically, I tried differin for 2 months as a topical gel treatment. The dermatologist told me to put it on every night. What happened was my skin was completely dried out and flaking but all of my acne was still there, so in an attempt to reduce the dryness I had to try several kinds of moisturizers that ended up clogging my pores and my acne got worse. So I had awful acne and a very, very dry face.

Having done accutane TWICE and having acne re occur every time I seriously felt like there was no hope for my skin until I finally had the balls to start Differin after hearing all the horror storis. Yeah I had a bit of an initial breakout in hindsight. But the main word here is hindsight - I didn't even feel like I was having one as it really wasn't that bad. I am on my 9th week of treatment and will continue this forever. Since week 6 I have had only 4 or 5 tiny pimples that have disappeared quicker than they appeared! After a couple of weeks of flaking my skin really adjusted to it and it no longer makes me go red or flake at all. As long as this keeps working I will give it 5 stars!

I'm not one for writing reviews so bare with me; this might be long. I have suffered with acne since the end of my freshman year of high school. I went to the derm. right away because I did not want to go through having severe acne for years. Right away he prescribed Epiduo. That wrecked my skin and made it dry, itchy, RED, and bumpy. It was horrible. So he the prescribed Ziana. This was not aggressive enough and made my skin oily and pores huge. Next he prescribed Aczone and Solodyn (the pill). I had such high hopes and unfortunately this treatment didnt work either. I then took birth control for personal reasons and I knew people whose skin cleared up from taking it. Unfortunately this made my hormones crazy and my acne worse. By this time I was a junior in high school still struggling with mild/moderate acne and I felt like nothing would work for me. I decided that the derm. couldnt prescribe anything that would get rid of my acne so I was going to make my own treatment. I started eating better and using only organic face products. I realized that the problem was likely hormonal/genetic so i would either have to use some type of prescribed treatment or just wait it out until I grew out of my acne. I was feeling so insecure and I absolutely hated my skin. My whole high school experience was plagued with this embarrassing thing I had on my face. I felt like no one would want to talk to me because of it. Of course now I realize that acne doesn't make a person. Often times we see our flaws as much worse and if you are struggling with acne you need to understand that your acne should not control you. The summer before my senior year I made a goal for myself: clear my acne! I went to the derm and he said that Differin Adapalene would benefit my skin. So I believed him and began using that every night on my face as well as taking the pill Doxycycline. Let me tell everyone, the first month for me was very rough. I struggled a lot with even leaving the house. My acne was the worst that it ever had been but since it was summer I didn't have many obligations. The hardest part for me was not the acne itself but it was my confidence. I had zero confidence and I didn't want anyone to see me. Luckily, after that first month my acne began improving! This happened slowly. The acne marks and scars started to fade and any bumps I would get were very small and would heal quickly. I am still dealing with some scars but I am happy with the results and I truly believe that it will clear my skin all the way. Be patient with this product! Don't give up on it because if Differin is right for you it will all be worth it! Hang in there.

I started using Differin at the end of last December because my dermatologist recommended it and I was sick and tired of having moderately severe breakouts. When I first started, I had bad breakouts for about the first three to four weeks. It also created a stinging feeling on my skin when I washed my face. However, those are only temporary side effects and they eventually die down. The most important thing about this product is DON'T GIVE UP and BE PATIENT. It takes around two months before any real results start showing, so just give it time. If by three months there is no improvement, then you could inquire about it. For me, luckily, my acne has made such a drastic clearing that I only get a few new pimples every week (compared to when I used to get a few breakouts everyday). The only thing I'm still waiting for is for the Differin to fade my acne scars, because they still show on my face. Nonetheless, I have faith that it will do the job eventually.

This product did what it was supposed to, but it took a while for my skin to get used to it; the first few weeks were a nightmare, though I saw results quickly. It's been 2 months now and my skin is great, I haven't had any new acne and my old acne is nearly gone. My skin is soooo good now! I had the gel version and applied it every night. It dries out your skin. If you're patient this will pay off. The only thing is it doesn't take away all of the redness, I also found it doesn't fix blackheads. It's great with everything else though I had light/mild acne

When I began using this product I immediately saw results. Unfortunately, this lasted only for about one week. My skin soon returned back to normal. It did get rid of the tiny oil bumps I had on my forehead which was great but didn't get rid of my big pimples. This product didn't work well for me but I still recommend this product because it vanished my tiny pimples.

I used the 0.1 cream based differin and I had a horrible breakout when I started it. I thought it would end, but it kept gettng worse and worse and now I have many cysts on my face becasue of it. Not strong enough for very oily skin.

I should have read the reviews. I have been through 5 months of misery with this sh*t. Use a very little amount on non-inflamed acne. Otherwise, stay away from this sh*t!