Topical Retinoid
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Produces similar results to the two other topical retinoids, tretinoin and adapalene, which means only partial clearing, and comes with far more sensitivity and side effects when you first start using it. It probably won’t be a total game changer and don’t be surprised if it’s too much for your skin to take.
Topical Retinoid
How to Get It
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.
Used Tazarotene? Rate It:
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March 14, 2012
Cons:
Severe reaction to this product!! Severe dryness and irritation!! Made my skin peel and left me with open sores on my face!!
Not good for individuals with light to moderate acne. This is the topical form of Accutane.
January 2, 2012
Pros:
At first faded hyper pigmentation
Feels lightweight on skin
Cons:
Dryness
Peeling
New/reoccuring hyper pigmentation
Still have new acne forming after using for a month
I think I'm just going to go on accutane like my dermatologist reccomended. I have a lot of pussy acne and some under the skin cystic acne. This isn't working. Ive been on solodyn 80mg for three months, epiduo for two but switched to tazorac. I had a bad breakout initially and I still have new acne every day :( I'm 16 and have had acne for years. Ive tried everything topical and have given up.
November 3, 2011
Pros:
-nothing (unfortunately)
Cons:
-dry skin
-sensitive skin
-bad breakout for 3 whole months
-more acne scars
-acne does not improve if taken alone
im taking this med for about 7 months now (tazorac 01%) not working well for me at all. Three full months of depression and acne and still to this day i have acne. i already went to the derm and she gave me birth control 3 weeks ago (gianvi=generic form of yaz) and so far i have no breakouts thanks too gianvi:) overall tazorac did nothing to help me, so in 2 weeks i am going to start accutane!! (u guys pray for me). hope u have a better experience with taz, than i did and if this med still does not work after 3 months, it is NEVER gona work. (i was optimistic once apon a time). Good luck!!!!
August 31, 2011
Pros:
Acne is better.
Cons:
Red rash, skin peeling, burning sensation.
This is the second time I tried this cream, so allergies can develop suddenly. I was using for a week and my face and throat are so red and peeling and burning. I have a rash that is still here two days later. Use sparingly and test a spot if you are first using it. Do a spot test if you haven't used it in awhile too, because I didn't and now I am red and peeling even though I could use it before. I think the reason my acne is better is because of all the layers of skin loss.
July 16, 2011
Pros:
cleared skin
apparently slows aging
Cons:
HUGE PORES
>:[
itched when I applied it
Man, this worked so well. BUT it made my pores HUGE. They are still large and gross now, although I am using benzoyl peroxide which shrinks them a little. It gave me clear skin, but now I have huge gross pores, which is so much worse D: I did some research on the boards and other people have had this issue.
December 7, 2016
Hey did the pores ever resolve for you?
I'm experiencing the same thing and it's scaring me half to death.
June 8, 2011
Pros:
-not sure
Cons:
-worst initial breakout!!
-more acne scars
-takes forever to work
-dry skin
-sun sensitive
my doctor gave me this medicine along with an antibiotic and so far i have been on this for 9 weeks!! And i still have about 20 active pimples and a bunch of acne scars. i am still waiting for tht day i wake up and my face is clear.
the first week i went on this medicine my face started to breakout (before that i was on taz .05 for the whole 3 months) then after that i just kept breaking out. after about 6 weeks my horrible breakout finally stopped but pimples still kept on coming.
i dont think i would recommend tazorac .1% to anyone because it takes so long to work and u cant go to the beach without having to wear a hat and alot of suncreen! i seriously think there is better treatments out there. i seriously think my acne became worse with this medicine. 2 months is way to long for me to not be able to go out and be able to have fun liike i used to.
well anyways i have 3 more weeks left and hopefully it would finally work!!
June 3, 2011
Pros:
None
Cons:
Initial breakout
Doesn't work
Skin extremely sun-sensitive
Flaking
I started this medication beginning of last year (2010) when I was 18. I had struggled with acne since I was 14 but was managing to keep it at bay. Then a couple months before I started tazorac I started having mild/moderate breakouts. The dermatologist I saw was really uninterested in having any real conversation with me about my experiences so far with acne, she just wanted to fill out a perscription and send me on my way. I went on the medication anyway and it was just like all the other failed stories - breakouts went from bad to terrifying pretty quickly. Hoped it would get better but 2-3 months later things just continued to get worse. AVOID THIS MEDICATION. There are better alternatives that will clear you up without having to put yourself through the anxiety of the initial breakout - and the very real possibility that it's just not going to get better.
April 20, 2011
Pros:
cant think of any
Cons:
horrible intial breakout
takes forever to work (if it will even work...)
very greasy
rubs off on pillow at night/doesn't sink in skin
-only will work if you never stop and start again...if u start again..you will get another inital breakout. the reason youll want to stop is because of the breakout/not working. its just a bad cycle
this product has done the one thing us acne sufferers want the least from a product that is supposed to help us get rid of acne: IT MAKES YOU BREAKOUT LIKE CRAZY. i have been using this website for advice FOREVER, but i just now joined because i wanted to share my experience with Tazorac. for months i waited and waited and waited...saying to myself its just an initial breakout...my skin is purging. remaining hopeful. but nope..never got better. if it did i hardly noticed and my acne was still unbearable anyways. over some more months my skin was getting better...not due to the tazorac though...but then i noticed i was breaking out pretty bad again (like 4 huge pimples on cheek plus a bunch of little ones) so i was like what the hell i just put some of this on (i think the high price psychologically convinces me its really good stuff) and the next day bam. my face now has like 50 pimples. i hate my life. i cant even leave my house.
February 17, 2011
Pros:
None!
Cons:
Sucks, made me break out worse, irritating, greasy, expensive.
This was prescribed to me by a dermatologist who met with me for about 1.5 minutes. He gave me this and some $100 sulfuric face wash that smelled like dead animals. The Tazorac started making me break out in welts immediately. After a few weeks I couldn't take it anymore - my acne was worse than it had ever been! I looked at the tube and here's why: this cream has mineral oil in it, which is comedogenic. I don't even know why they make it that way, seems like a violation of common sense. As for the sulfur wash, I prefer good old Cetaphil, even a dirty gym sock would be more effective. The Bottom Bottom line is, always make sure you are going to a good, reputable derm. And don't use Tazorac.
September 29, 2010
Pros:
It got rid of some clogged pores
Cons:
A lot! I had clear skin before using this, i was previously using Differin cream on and off just to help clear some acne scars i had from a bad breakout last year. But only 3 weeks ago my derm switched me to Taz and it has given me THE WORST BREAKOUT known to mankind. I now have cysts, pustulars clogged pores and not to mention redness all over my face! I should never have started it. It seems to be creating something out of nothing.
Expensive in Australia.
Don't use this if you have light acne. This will give you really bad acne and red marks only after 3 weeks of use. Like i said before, it seems to be creating something out of nothing, where i never had any underlying bumps, it has created them and consequently turned them into GIGANTIC pimples like i have never seen. It's like the makers Taz are out to get me. Everyday i feel like crying because it is getting worse and worse. I know it's only been 3 weeks but imagine what it will be like after 12 weeks which is the suggested time line to use this product for. Everyday seems to be getting progressively worse. I just don't understand where it's getting this stuff from and how come it's so quickly to create pimples but it takes ages (at least thrice the time) to clear them. Beats me. I hate it,
Pros:
May help people with more severe acne like cystic acne.