Topical Retinoid
Acne.org’s Real World Take
This topical retinoid medication provides partial relief at higher prescription dosages, but don’t look for complete clearing. Relatively affordable and comes with less side effects than tretinoin, the other affordable topical retinoid. As a bonus, it improves the look of skin and reduces fine lines and wrinkles a bit too.
Topical Retinoid
How to Get It
Adapalene is available in strengths up to 0.3% by prescription. Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this medication. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one. Adapalene is also available over-the-counter in 0.1% strength. Here are some places you can find it online.
Used Adapalene? Rate It:
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September 24, 2013
Lifechanging
Cons:
Drying
My acne at first was all over my forehead but mostly on my cheeks.. My dermatologist prescribed me this and I love this stuff!!! It's drying but at night I put coco butter around my mouth and around my eyes so there isn't dryness when I wake up.. This stuff is literally amazing and I love it so much! My face improves everyday and my dark spots are fading away! I know it's hard but just be patient an remember that although you have acne it will eventually go away and you are still beautiful/handsomeâ¤
September 15, 2013
I sort of recommend.
I used Differin twice in my life. The first time was in high school when Differin still came in little swabs (like wet wipes) that you put over your face. It dried my face out but seemed to work. Since those days it's now a liquid form in a tube. I have to admit it works but takes around 12 weeks to do so. I think for me it took about 16. I got better results from Finacea, so perhaps it just depends on how your skin reacts.
September 10, 2013
Keeps acne under control
Pros:
Keeps acne under control
Cons:
Didn't CLEAR my acne
I've been using Differin every night for around 2 months now along with BP and Doxycycline. While this hasn't cured my acne, it seems to keep it under control most of the time. I still get the occasional cystic pimple on top of regular acne but overall it's improved.
September 10, 2013
sensitive skin BEWARE
Cons:
itchy
flakey skin
peeling skin
I have just started to use with product along with an anti-biotic. It's been about 3 weeks since I started. My acne is mild of mostly small bumps under my skin with pimples here and there. This product has me miserable! My skin is so flakey and itchy even with lotion, I can no longer wear makeup to cover the immense amount of pimples that are surfacing (which is to be expected when beginning this treatment) because it just makes my dry, flakey skin SO much more noticeable. The most shocking thing so far is when the skin on my eyelids begins to peel and flake... and I dont put the cream anywhere near my eyes!
Although I have nothing nice to say about this product YET, I am hopeful that time will be the answer
September 9, 2013
I didnt work for me
Pros:
Not irritating
Cons:
Worsen acne
Expensive
I gave t a hot and thought this was the one for me.. Unfortunately it did nothing for me.. It wasnt harsh nor irritating to the skin but did a number on me.. I used the stuff for probably 4-5 weeks and my acne got worse..
August 21, 2013
only product to work for me
Pros:
reduces size of pimple
reduced the amount of pimples
fast to work
Cons:
only took 3 weeks to work
first 3 weeks dryness and itching
Only thing to help with my acne. I tried different pills, anti biotics, proactive and other anti acne topical lotions etc. I didn't want to put bad things like roaccutane/proactive into my body. this worked well. reduced redness/size/amount of pimples. got rid of scarring. now ive got a couple every now and again
August 18, 2013
differine review
Pros:
not much result
Cons:
changed treatment and improvement
didnt do any miracles. after one month i switched to zynerit and it helped a lot more, so i would recommend different treatment, but this should help for someone.
July 28, 2013
I would recommend
Pros:
skin softer
helps acne clear
Cons:
pale
I have used differin for six months with finacea, aczone, and doxycycline. Doxycycline is an oral antibiotic. Currently I am on the pill. Anyways I love differin!! It made my skin so soft and has helped with some pigmentation. One con is that it makes my face appear much more pale than the rest of my body because it increases cell turnover. However, I'd rather have no acne with a pale face. I still have acne, but differin did its job.
June 18, 2013
Mild retinoid
Pros:
Inexpensive
Effective for light acne
Differin is a starter topical in my opinion. I started using this right when I started to get acne. It worked for awhile and when I quit using it my very light acne came back with a vengeance and was now moderate to severe acne. When I started differin again it wasn't able to clear me up so I had to switch over to retin a and oral antibiotics.
December 7, 2017
Acne will come back if you stop the treatment, this isn't a cure it's a temporary relief until you grow out of acne by natural means.
December 7, 2017
Acne will come back if you stop the treatment, this isn't a cure it's a temporary relief until you grow out of acne by natural means.
June 10, 2013
Be patient with this
Pros:
faded scars
controls acne
Cons:
drying
a little pricy
I used this in a 0.3 version as prescribed by my dermatologist. My use time was 6 weeks and I must say that you have to be patient with this product because I started seeing results at around the 4 weeks mark. The results are amazing. My redness calmed down so much. The scars faded A LOT! But the cons are only the drying part. I am an oily skin type and this dried me out quite a bit. It was a little harder to apply makeup because it feels like a sun burn on my face, but it was bearable. It probably took 2-3 weeks for my skin to get used to it. I'm starting to see the glowing in my skin again! Besides the drying, everything is fine for me. I would definitely recommend this.
Pros:
Clears acne
Clears dark spots
Works fast