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Tretinoin is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover.

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Tretinoin is a vitamin A derivative called a topical retinoid. It helps clear acne by promoting skin cell turnover.

Tretinoin is usually applied once a day around bedtime.

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March 24, 2011

Pros:

Shrinks zits overnight
Effective

Cons:

Extremely drying
Makes skin peel
Harsh

Good for spot treatment, but is too harsh to use all over so it doesn't really help to prevent acne from forming, but really useful on trouble zits
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November 19, 2009

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cleared up my skin

Cons:

it showed result in 5 days or may be less

it works fine
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March 24, 2010

Pros:

you may see great improvement after 2 months

Cons:

drys skin

I have been using this for a month along with finacea and i have seen very little improvement.
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December 8, 2009

Pros:

i really like this product but my skin is so sensitive and iam scare . after i stop this sh*t. to live houles in my skin texture.

Cons:

iam try my best but its burning peeling. un counfortable. agresive. ans nervous because you dont know if is working or is damaging your face.

i really recomend to use alittle bit. because i try to put alot and it come worst. alittle. so its not that burning. i recomendes depend your skin......
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December 1, 2009

Pros:

it works on acne and black marks,but not scars and wink-lies

Cons:

is it afforability not relly does it work agreebillity to get the acne away form your face yes

'it's ok
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September 9, 2011

Pros:

Difference is not yet noticeable.

Cons:

After 4 days of continuous use, the skin around eyes started burning even though I do not apply near eyes
Acne seems a lot better in the morning but charm goes away as soon as I wash my face

I have been using this since about a few days. I am still not sure if it is causing any difference with my acne. I have some cystic acne and I sometimes just pop them which might be why it is not getting better. Also area around my eyes seem very sensitive and they were puffed up this morning with a burning sensation even though I apply no where close to the eyes. I strictly stick to just the cheeks and the forehead.
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July 27, 2012

Pros:

None

Cons:

Skin got worse

For the last two months my skin was breaking out a lot. I would wake up every couple of days with a new spot. I had a prescription of retin a micro gel which I filled. I used it once - the next day I woke up with three new pimples. They were huge and painful. It has been three weeks and I am still dealing with the scarring from that one use. I'm assuming this was an initial breakout but it was so bad that I never used it again. It is not worth for me to make my skin go from bad to terrible before it gets better.
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February 1, 2012

Pros:

none

Cons:

one use could screw up your skin for a long, long, long time

In August I used 0.025% tretinoin gel on my face a grand total of two times. The second time I put it on, the left side of my face started burning like crazy after 20 minutes and I washed it off immediately. Since then, the left side of my face hasn't been the same. It becomes irritated just from washing with gentle cleanser. It becomes irritated at random. It's all pimply now because I can no longer put BP on it. The derm gave me clindamycin which I can tolerate but it's nowhere near as effective as BP. I was a moron for trying this stuff. had I stuck to BP I would have been fine. Instead I've suffered for 5 months because I decided to try Retin-a ONCE. Even though I put the retin-a on my whole face, it's just the left side that has suffered. I look at the right side of my face and know that I could have clear and healthy skin if it weren't for retin-a. Before you try retin-a, try something else or you could end up like me.
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October 5, 2009

Pros:

clears acne and makes face look more youthful nd sexy like sik people from donny like kairous with flawless skin of course

Cons:

dries ur skin outt makes it irritated typical white peoples reactions to creams of course!! lmao

of course all the people who comment r from america nd the uk lmao i havent seen a post from brazil r argentina case they all have sik skin aaha nah this product wor well bt its important to eat healtily nd no coffee
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July 1, 2010

Pros:

i don't know yet :(

Cons:

really dry.
sunburn feeling.

i started using this june 4th along with minocycline. all i see is dryness, itchyness, sunburn feeling. i use it every night but.. nothing. am i using this stuff right? i just need my face clear in a month, well i would be happy with semi-clear. i'm just getting down about this.. :( i gave it '3 stars' because i have hope this will work!
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