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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.

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July 1, 2009

Pros:

Nothing so far.

Cons:

Breaking out more than ever before.

My doctor gave me taz and I quit using it immediatly because of the rough side effects of dry skin. I read some reviews and decided to try it again but It's been 4 weeks and so far, nothing but worse worse acne. I don't want to leave the house ever. It seems the reviews are 50% bad and 50% good. I need help!!! UGH!!!!!
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September 24, 2008

Pros:

Tazorac really does work just be patient

Cons:

Made my face look worse for the first two weeks before I started to see improvement

Tazorac is great and will dry your skin out, but keep putting the lotion on and it won't look so bad. It take up to 4 weeks to see the total difference
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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.
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June 25, 2009

Pros:

none

Cons:

alot of breakouts, redness and inflammation, itching like crazy,skin irratation

it didnot help, i stopped it last night after 1 month use, i have more breakout than before, am using ABX sonoldy which is helping dry out pimples, am takings herbs pills that helped my friend, and soap called Roberts Antibacterial sold in Afrrican store it real helping with blackheads.am using Baby johnson's lotion. i will update later
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June 2, 2010

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easy to usze,no harszh szmell

Cons:

irritated szkin,peeling,drying itchy

well i had about moderate acne but wasz desperate for something that might work so i used proactive,juzt made it worse den wat i had,so from being moderate to now severe' i was recently in a acne study using some kind of foam it workd better then anything i use so far just to get my face back on track where i left off before proactive,as of my study ended they gave me a prescription of tazorac & epiduo i havnt used epiduo yet but tazorac omg''' wtf it made my face break out like no other its worse then i ever had it i now have cysts like crazy my face itches and im like in pain juzt touching it when i apply moisture &wash my face, my face is really red szo im thinkn i may juzt quit this routine and try epiduo..now that i got the worse acne ever im like szo done with all these acne products and how to get rid of these painful cysts,not onli that it brings my acne to the heads of looking like they need to pop but ouch they hurt to the touch
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