Tretinoin

I've been using this product for a week and a half, but I've noticed that it's burning my skin!It just started leaving me dark marks as in burn marks. I have very sensitive skin, so I am definitely calling my derm tomorrow for an evaluation.

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Rachel

June 14, 2007

Pros:

it does reduce the number of acnes, and heals them rather quickly. It also helped me with some scars that are not really pitted, but definitely helped with scars that look like red/brownish dots.

Cons:

made my skin WAYYYYY tooo oily. my skin became worse at first. and it's a hassle to have to wait 20 mintues after washing my face to put it on.

when i first tried it, my skin became red and peeled and very dry. after the peelings were gone, my skin still stayed red overall. i tried this produt for about 3 months. the first month, it was absolutely horrible. my skin broke out and it was worse than before. i went to the website and they said it is supposed to get worse but that it will be better around 8 weeks. they were right, cuz around 8 weeks my face was almost clear. i only had about 2 acnes on each side. but it dind't stay that way. i would say about my 8th~9th week was my best week with retin-a-micro. after about 9 weeks i started to get more acnes again...even though i kept using retin-a-micro. my least favorite thing about retin-a-micro is, it made my face extremely oily. my face was never this oily. it's really weird cuz a lot of people say that retin-a-micro actually dries the skin, but for me it only dried it for about 2 days and then i became very very oily. it helped me acne temporaily, but not for a long time.

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Julian

May 28, 2007

Pros:

None

Cons:

Acne is worse than ever before after about 3 weeks of daily usage. Causes the skin to dry out and flake.

This stuff is useless for me. My acne is worse after 3 weeks of usage. Does it take longer to kick in or something? I'm breaking out constantly and in places I never used to. I am contantly amazed by my dermatologists inability to reduce my acne. Is there something for guys with acne that is not bad enough for accutane, but is more effective than this stuff? Please help me here.

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Nicky

November 5, 2006

Pros:

I use Abra detox complexion wash in the morning and at night. It is gentle and all natural. No drying. In the morning I use Benza Clin and at night I use Retin-A micro gel. My face started to show improvement within a week with no serious sideeffects

Cons:

The Benza Clin makes my cheeks sore for about a half hour but you can live with it. It's not that bad.

Definately wash your face with the Abra Detox Complexion Wash. It cost about $8 and you can find it in the health food store or on line. It is for oily and combination skin. It's a soap free AHA fruit cider was with plant surfactants to deeply cleanse and detoxify problem skin. Also use the BenzaClin in the morning and Retin-A at night..both after washing with the ABRA..you will see a difference.

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Abbey Autry

January 19, 2012

Pros:

Brightens skin
Clears some acne, mostly blackheads and whiteheads

Cons:

Flaking

Not good for deep acne, but still good for the skin. Doesn't reach to deep levels to clear most acne, that requires something entirely different. I would still recommend this product for the lighter acne and for your blackheads and whiteheads. If you alternate at night between moisturizer and Retin-A, you will notice a much better quality of your skin, but will still have your deeper cystic and nodular acne.

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Anonymous

January 12, 2012

Pros:

None

Cons:

Pimples in areas I never had before all over my face that would not go away
Made my skin oily
The pimples that I got ended up looking scabby, and rough
Left me with lots of red marks because of all the breakouts I experienced

This was the worst product I have ever used on my face. I had mild/moderate acne at the time, but it was persistent and I could never get it to go 100% away so I decided to give this a try because of all the glowing reviews. However, I greatly regret that I ever used this. I used it for 8 months, and finally just gave up. Even though my acne was not improving I was still so hopeful that it would eventually get clear while on this medication because I heard so many great things about this medication. But, it just did not work for me. I got terrible pimples all over my face, in places I had never had acne before. They were very painful, and they were difficult to get rid of. They would last for weeks and once they went away they would come back again. It was a never ending cycle that I could not get rid of. I finally stopped using it and started to use BP and my skin started to improve immediately. It has been about a year since I stopped retin-a and my skin is in much better condition than it was before, but it still has a little ways to go.

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crystalxo

December 9, 2011

Pros:

i didn't have any with this product unfortunately

Cons:

I have very dry skin to begin with and this only made it worse didn't exfoliate what so ever when my dermatologist put me on this my skin was pretty clear except for a butt load for red marks and some scars and after using this for 8 month my skin is back to how it was before i got rid of my acne only worse

not a good experience. pretty depressing actually still looking for the right product if nothing works soon im gonna have to try accutane cause this is just bloody ridiculous.

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Anonymous

June 30, 2011

Pros:

-Only had to use once daily
-Easy to apply
-Dont have to use much

Cons:

-Made my skin peel badly
-Skin felt very strange after application
-Product smells bad
-My skin became red, very irritated, and very dry
-It hurt to smile due to irritation and peeling around my mouth
-My moisturizer, sunscreen, WATER, touching my face, or lying on a pillow STUNG!
-Discontinued use after 5 days because i couldnt stand the way my skin felt

I refused to continue using this because it, well, IT WRECKED MY SKIN! I could stand it. Didnt work for me at all! Too strong i guess.

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Anonymous

March 21, 2011

Pros:

The fact that it seems to have worked for some people

Cons:

-Extreme redness and peeling at the start
-Initial breakout
-Overall, made things worse
-Skin becomes paper thin
-Old marks stick around for weeks

Had a lot of hope for this, but wish I'd never tried it. Tried for about 5 weeks and just couldn't do it anymore. Overall, made things worse

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Megan

May 2, 2009

Pros:

makes your skin glow, keeps it young, works slowly on acne, just keep it up

Cons:

broke out for a while, by awhile, I mean like 3 months.

So I seriously went on this thing SO MUCH just to find out more info on retin-A-micro. it was soooo frustrating going day after day with nothing working, so i started using benzaclin which doesnt prevent pimples but dries them out instantly, and then finally in april i started a new pill with lower estrogen and im FINALLY clear. I cant tell you exactly what is doing the job, but i bet it's all three of the meds. I know the retin-A is keeping my skin looking young,at the very least. Good good luck :) (oh and it didnt make my skin peel and get red like a lot of people, i used vitamin E lotion which is really cheap and you can find it at drug stores, keeps your face from getting so dry)

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