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.
Peeling, redness, still have cystic acne around the corners of my mouth
Eventually gets rid of acne, leaves your skin smooth and less pimply.
Takes a long a@# time to work, burnt my skin at first, and very pricy but Ihave two medium sized tubes and i still have alot left from the first one after 2 months!
seems to be lightening post-acne spots; in conjunction with MD Skincare daily face peels, appears to have eliminated or at least reduced in size a couple cysts that had developed under my skin afer I had popped their corresponding zits on the surface
very drying, use in moderation...DON'T GET ON THE CORNERS OF YOUR MOUTH (not fun, hurts to open mouth when eating, etc)...
Used this about a year ago like for a week and it worked. Left some tiny scars behind though which is wierd cuz i thought it was supposed to prevent it...but yeah it did kill the whiteheads and pimples.
I was a total wuss and stopped because of the sensitivity and soreness. Also made my sensitive parts around my face very shiny and it looked really wierd when the sun shone on it.
cream seems to clear the face from severe acne, but won't help much with mild break outs, which in my case haven't stopped after 3 years on Tazorak (used 0.5% and 1% creams)
during the first few weeks of use, Tazorak causes severe peeling, not as must dryness though. my skin was peeling while shining with oil at the same time. Mild acne persisted even after 3 years of use, but I don't have large break outs anymore.
Does help get rid of acne
Dries out skin like no other. Some mornings i would wake up feeling like a reptile from how scaly my dry skin was.
Cheap if your insurance covers it ... not so much if it doesnt .. but I got like a whole box of samples from my derm
crazy dryness ... seriusly and it burns like hell ... Thats what she said .. top drawer
Works
Stops scarring
Stops outbreaks
Causes me to PEEL SEVERELY. Don't know what to do to stop me from peeling, but about once a week I peel ALOT on my face.
You must stick with it every night, not some nights.
Does work extremely well with time
may over-dry skin, and takes at least a month to see results
Prevents new breakouts. Gets rid of acne.
Somehow made my skin feel dry and really oily at the same time. Got really bad the first month of use.
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Pros:
Definitely seeing an improvement in my acne