Tazarotene is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover and reducing inflammation in the skin.
Tazarotene is usually applied once a day around bedtime.
Makes face dry, red, and painful at first
kind of clears acne
none no more
it clears acne fast especially the little ones.
itchy, dry skin
Has made my face smooth.
Has made my pimples more noticible (red) andhas givien me pimples in places i have NEVER had them on my face. DRIES SKIN!
Highly effective, powerful, works when nothing else will.
Peeled a bit for the first few days of use. Having trouble with hyperpigmentation.
i have NOT yet started using taz. just saw my derma today and she suggested taz as a last resort before going on accutane. i started reading reviews about this prduct and was getting worried at first but then i noticed that everyone who wrote
something bad about taz had "light" acne. well duh...of course you wouldnt like it, taz is for patients with moderate to severe acne!!! first thing first, if your derma would prescribe taz for light acne...maybe you should consider going to a
See results in bumps going away and smaller pores.
Drying and breakouts before getting better but it does as my pores look so much smaller and breakouts are gone. My boyfriend told me last night how much better skin is looking.
Big red pimples that hurt
My face seems to be smoother
Has worked enough for me to notice a difference, my skin hasn't become worse since using it. Helps minimize the scarring and makes skin smoother
It makes you skin peel, makeup doesn't work so well when using this product.
really works
takes a loooong time (2 months, in my case); must use product every day. if you skip a day, acne is a bit worse the next day. also, i suffered from the awful initial breakout for a month.
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Pros:
Clears acne
Use pea size for entire face, so tube lasts FOREVER