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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 11, 2006

Pros:

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Cons:

way expensive and made me break out in places that i have never had a prob. with. Not only that but when i did break out it was 200 times worse and cystic.

i do not recommend the gel at all....though the cream may be better.
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December 10, 2006

Pros:

goes on great, no residue, and has limited some stuff, but small breakouts still occur.

Cons:

dry skin sometimes, not too bad.

solid product, still waiting to see ultiamte results, but decent so far.
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December 9, 2006

Pros:

It does stop new breakouts, and helps to clear current breakouts

Cons:

It is very expensive, it causes redness and drying expecially in the winter. It smells kind of funny (I also think that the sample tubes are more effective then the real thing the 45g tube).

It is not that great for what you are paying. I have been using it for about three years now and it was working fine but it seems like I may have grown immune to it and that might be the reason for my current increase in breakouts. I am currently in the process of researching new acne medicines that I would like to dicuss with my dermatologist my recomendation would be to try something else I would not recomend Retin-A micro though especially if you have sensitive skin it causes extreme redness and drying!
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December 8, 2006

Pros:

Doen't leave residues, feels good on the skin, no-smell

Cons:

may cause a little bit of dryness

Well, i'm using differing for a week, the dermatologist also told me to use benzac AC 5 (benzac one night, then the other night differin and so on, being careful of using just the little of the product as i can), and well, i was a little scared before using this products because i had red they could bring new breakouts, besides leaving your skin red, dry and worst, well i took the risk and know that i have a week in the treatment the results are better than i thought, my skin it's just a little dry and the acne dissapears more every day, i hope to see improvements soon, and a little advise when you have the skin dry use a little of honey and leave it 30 minutes in the skin, this helps a lot, and have a natural antibiotic too that kills bacteria
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December 8, 2006

Pros:

Clears skin nicely.
Prevents future breakouts.
Non-oily or greasy.

Cons:

Doesn't help blemishes that have already surfaced.
Makes skin flakey, dry, and itchy.
Costly.

This product works moderately well. It definatly helped my skin in the long run, however it's still not perfect. I've been using this along with the antibiotic clindamycin for about 3 months. So far so good. I would recomend this product for any type of acne.
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December 6, 2006

Cons:

super dry skin.

It worsen's before it get's better. it also makes your skin super dry. so watch out.
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November 26, 2006

Pros:

nothing

Cons:

a big list

this stuff doesn't work.
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November 24, 2006

Pros:

Very good results

Cons:

dry skin, reallly itchy, red spots acne a bit worse horrible for the first week

Take it for more then a week and your will see great results, give it a chance
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November 20, 2006

Cons:

expensive

I have been on this product at night and clindamycin in the am for only 2 weeks and there is a huge improvement. I am 33 and was suffering from acne under my ching and on my cheeks that got so bad!! at my period. This has helped so much and I did not get dry at all. Finally I have some relief! I would try it...what do you have to lose?
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November 20, 2006

Pros:

you need to apply one time on night, before sleeping

Cons:

price

I used BP for 2 years and it really works very well, but my skin was becoming kind of dry old red skin... so I tried Adapalene. At first, I saw no diferrence between it and BP, but, 2 weeks aftet, some little pimples appeared.. I'm sure that Adapalene istn't so effcient like BP, but it makes skin more 'elastic' and erase some hipopigmentantions, makes the skin younger and clean, but with some little pimples, once or twice a week...
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