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Adapalene is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover and reducing inflammation in...

Adapalene is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover and reducing inflammation in the skin.

Non-prescription adapalene is available only in 0.1% strength.

Adapalene is topically applied usually once a day before going to bed to all acne-affected areas of the skin, and not just on individual pimples themselves.

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December 6, 2007

Pros:

fairly good so far

Cons:

skin is much drier, havent been moisturising because im scared this might make either of the two differin or benzique not be as effective. does any1 know when the best time to moisturize while using the differin at night and the other in the mornin?

only tried it for two days now and skin is already much drier though i havent seen any more new pimples, and it actually seems to be helping the redness and bumps. in a month i will give more info on how it has worked for me but i am using the gel 1% and benzique face wash in the morning alon with an antibiotic.
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December 4, 2007

Pros:

haha NONE.

Cons:

you'd want ppl to say it's good and that it works for you to feel good about it.
but no absolutey had no effect for me.

people with severe acne like me, who took accutane as a last resort and yes it did work for me. DIFFERIN is not for you. dont BS your time, just skip to accutane and get things over with.
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December 2, 2007

Pros:

I have only been on it for about a month. My face broke out real bad at first but is completely clear right now. My skin texture has improved a lot.

Cons:

I didn't have a lot of the bad reactions that others have had. My face is a little redder then before, but I think only I notice that. When I started I would skip a day if I thought my face was getting too irritated and that would help.

I hope this continues to work but in my experience with time every treatment stops being effective once your skin gets use to it. Right now I am happy with the results that I have. I think it's a little expensive. My prescriptions are usually $10 but this cost $59.
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December 2, 2007

Pros:

Easy to use and no side effects.

Cons:

Didn't do anything for me.

My doctor prescribed Differin for my acne and I really excited at first. I read a lot about it online and basically everyone said it works really well but you have to use it for awhile. Well I used it for over two months twice a day and it did absolutely nothing for me-very disappointing.
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December 1, 2007

Pros:

it had a pleasant smell but that was the only pro I could find

Cons:

After using it for 2 or 3 days my skin became inflammed and after 5 or 6 days my skin dried out all over my face, even though I was only applying the gel to my chin, and then started to flake off like I had terrible dandruff but from my face.

I may have had a bad reaction to this product but I would definately not recommend this to anybody with sensitive skin as even though I had not suffered with sensitive skin before using the differin gel I now find my skin is much more sensitive to products.
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November 29, 2007

Pros:

improves texture, reduces redness immediately, pimples heal faster, fewer and less severe breakouts

Cons:

expensive without insurance

I was nervous about the huge breakouts I had read about in the first month of use, but I didn't have a horrible experience. I had a few more pimples than normal,and more severe in new places, but within a few weeks it began to change. All of the tiny whiteheads were clearing, and the larger bumps were healing quicker. I live in a moist climate and have oily skin, so I didn't experience all of the redness and flaking that others mention. I have quite sensitive skin and I feel this medication is very mild. It is oderless which I appreciate, and the cream is less drying than the gel. I highly recommend the regular use of moisturizers and sunscreen. Under eye cream has been nice too. Make sure you have oil free products! This helps make the product more effective.
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November 28, 2007

Pros:

Works well under make-up and glides on well.

Cons:

I'm breaking out all around my lips, chin and neck! It clears the odd pimple fast but i just continue to get new pimples!

Trying Doxyclyin and hoping Differin and the antibiotic will work together!
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November 26, 2007

Pros:

Well...I am probably older than a lot of you...I started getting acne on my jaw line and cheeks at age 25...Proactiv made it worse, and the antibiotics made me sick. But Differin cream .1% once a day in combination with Cetaphil and moisturizer=yah!

Cons:

Pricer than some products, but with insurance it's affordable. You don't need expensive face wash, just gentle, and DON'T FORGET TO MOISTURIZED.

It cleared up my skin, and that made me soooo happy, I've been using it over a year now and it doesn't prevent EVERY breakout but makes it less intense and it goes away more quickly.
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November 25, 2007

Pros:

Acne diminished significantly.

Cons:

I still had breakouts while using Differin, though they weren't as ugly as they'd been before. My skin dried and flaked, and this problem became quite painful and hard to deal with in the winter. Also, my skin felt more sensitive. Kinda pricy.

Differin is worth a try for most people. I have *extremely* sensitive skin, and found it somewhat irritating, even when used in combination with a very gentle moisturizer. That's why I stopped using it. Also, it didn't work as well after the first several months.
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November 25, 2007

Pros:

clears up blackheads a bit, smoothers skin

Cons:

usually dries skin and peals off every layer but depends on your type of skin, since mine isn't oily at all it's definitely not the right product to use; how didnt my derm know that?

It helps a bit if you have blackheads and small whites and little bumps, it definitely doesn't work much if you have deeper skin problems. At the beginning it actually worked a lot, I got rid of my blackheads and some upper layer problems but it didn't go deep but it was a fine actually I was quite pleased with it and my skin was much much better than before but then it started not working anymore, it made my skin worse than it was before but I just kept applying it, thinking that it might be some initial outbreak as usual when on meds but it didn't do anything anymore but dried my skin a lot til I had nothing but a miserable, red, rugged, dry and thin skin. It might work for others, however, it didn't heal mine. Ponder it before you start using this thing.
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