1)use COMBINATION treatmenta,like clindamycin or benzoyl peroxde morning and tretinoin at night,you will be SHOCKED with the results 2) after 15-20 minutes after application use a very good formulated moisturizer NOT made for OILY skins ITS FANTASTIC

I joined this site just so I could write this review. Retin-A has made such a difference in my life and my confidence! My acne had gotten really bad with bumps everywhere and cysts around my jawline. I just turned 28 and I had mild acne growing up, but it had gotten horrible in the last couple of years. I tried all sorts of topical things and antibiotics but nothing was working. I started on .05, and experienced an initial breakout, but it wasn't so bad compared to what I already had. I was also taking minocycline at the time so that may have helped. I've moved up to .1% and it has made a huge difference. My skin mostly cleared up with the .05%, but the red marks weren't going away and with the switch to .1%, the red scars are going away and I'm sooooo happy! Try it.

This stuff is amazing. I had very severe acne and tried virtually every over-the-counter treatment system out there including Proactiv, Exposed, and Neutrogena. All delivered absolutely no results. I then saw a dermatologist and had only wish I had seen one sooner. After being prescribed Retin-A micro .1% and duac I saw my acne vanish in about 8 weeks. Truly amazing.Be patient...this stuff works. Make sure you take this and other products as prescribed by the dermatologist. My prescription included an extremely small nightly dose (pea-size) using a cleanser before and moisturized after.

after about 2 months or so this started kicking in and i started seeing results and after about 3 months my skin was completely clear. but whatever u do DONT stop using it no matter what after my skin cleared i ran out and thought that i wouldnt get any more pimples but after a week i started breaking out and a week after that i got some more of this stuff its been 2 weeks now and my skins almost clear again so yea dont stop using

I know the feeling of having Acne that is why I'm writing this review. Retin-A Micro Gel 0.04% pump is a God send. It has completely changed my life. I have been using it for 3 years now so trust me, it works! What I do during application is get a small pump on my finger and apply on my face into 4 sqaures, each "squared" area gets a small pump. So, for example, on my cheek I apply a small pump into each "square" of my cheek which amounts to four squares/four pumps. I don't literally put squares makrs on my face but parition it by appling the gel on each "square". I use this method all over my face, nose, forehead. I know how it feels, trust me! Get on Retin-A Micro Gel, notice I put gel because the gel version of Retin-A micro helps stop by face from getting oily. You will love it as much as I do. I think the initial breakout happens because it seems that Retin-A Micro gel first works on tightening the pore, helps stop oil production and also helps skin renewal. So, in the begining when it starts to tighten the pore all the oil that's trapped in the pore is the initial break out. When you get over the initial break out you will have smaller pores, acne free and brighter skin because of the tighter pores and skin renewal that this med helps with.

-just use it accordingly and you'll get the results that you want. It does take some time before you achieve the best results. be patient.

This product really does work! It takes time and the IB really gets aggravating!! but if you stick with it and follow the directions exactly, you will see results. I had almost given up on my Tretinoin in .25% but then after I stopped picking and actually read the specific directions I have noticed a significant difference. My skin is still peeling a little but the texture is so smooth and really healthy looking. Just DO NOT PICK!! you'll get scars.

Why, no skin thing is over night. The first week was a nightmare. My skin was very red, my pores looked more clogged, and i started getting zits on my forehead which i never got before. But after like 2 and a half weeks my skin got a bit better, Im gonna continue using if for about 2 more months. Note: If your just starting to the product it WILL take time don't give up on it just because you didnt see results in a few days.

This will cause you to purge no matter what. However, how bad the purge/break out will be can be drastically reduced with a good anti-biotic (doxycycline or solydyn/minocycline) I had virtually no flaking because I exfoliated with the clarisonic face scrubber (costs $200 but is worth every penny) however, any exfoliate will due. Lotions: This saved my skin Oil of Olay!!! In the morning I put on Olay's standard lotion with 15 spf and at night which will SAVE YOUR SKIN!!! Olay Night recovery cream. MIX IT WITH the pea size of the tretinoin. Works after three months. Helps fade red marks. Got rid of my deep wrinkle on my forehead.

So I'm not typically someone who writes reviews on products, but Retin-A was hands down the best thing to happen to my skin so I felt this review could really help some people who are currently struggling with the "purge phase" to push through. I have now been on Retin-A for about 9 weeks. So for a quick backstory on my skin, I first started breaking out pretty badly in high school, which is when I went on Accutane. That did wonders for my skin until about my sophomore year of college (I'm now about to be a senior) when my skin started to have random breakouts again, with my forehead being my biggest problem area. Overall, I would have pretty mild breakouts, but nothing too terrible. At the beginning of the summer I was prescribed the .05% cream and had a slightly different experience than most people, so here's a recap of my experience thus far: Upon my first night of using Retin-A, I immediately began the dreaded "purge phase" and my skin began breaking out into a bunch of little bumps where I applied the cream. It wasn't my typical breakout where I had varying size pimples, but rather more consistent small white head type bumps, which unfortunately is completely normal and shows the product is doing its job. Although this really sucked with my skin being my biggest insecurity, I pushed through and tried to be as positive as possible. In addition to breaking out, the texture of my skin also began to change a lot, but this is where my experience really differs from a lot of other reviewers. So instead of the typical super drying effect most people experience, my skin got a lot oiler. This was something I was actually something I was pleasantly surprised with though because my skin texture has always been super dry and never smooth (which has always annoyed me when applying makeup). I went through this consistent breaking out phase for about 6-8 weeks, which some days looking a little better than others. Although, yes, this is a lot time and I know this purge phase differs with everyone, I am now happier with my skin than I've ever been. I just began my 9th week on the cream and my skin is literally flawless. Not only am I not breaking out at all, but my skin texture is what I'm almost even more excited about. It feels like I have a completely brand new layer of baby soft skin (which basically is what the product does), which I literally haven't experience since pre-puberty. I am seriously in love and couldn't recommend this product more. So with all of this being said and taking into consideration that everyone has a different experience, I promise the purge phase is so so worth it, so stick it out! As I mentioned earlier, I began Retin-A this summer, which I am really happy I did since I didn't have any big plans going on that overlapped with my purging phase. Being as insecure about my skin as I am, having a time period where I didn't have many social obligations/ school going on made this time a lot less hard to get through. I know not everyone's schedule allows for something like this, but if you do I guess that would be my only recommendation for starting this product. I hope my review will help some people struggling with this phase now because I know other people's reviews really helped me power through it. You got this and I promise the end results will make the weeks of bad skin beyond worth it!