Tretinoin

It peels of your skin, which is actually a good thing because if you are using it, you want NEW skin. It eventually can even help with minor tissue loss as it stimulates the production of collagen.

Cons:

It gets better before it gets worse. It also really does burn! And you flake which no one likes, especially when you want to wear some kind of foundation because the flaking is amplified with any stuff on it.

give this stuff a good shot, and stick with it. It is one of the most recommended products out there and for good reason. I am not done with this stuff yet, maybe a few more months and I will be cleared up. For those with cystic acne: use this in combination with oral meds! Using it alone won't do sh**. I have been using both and am happy so far with the results.

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happy face

July 21, 2007

Pros:

Tretinoin is covered by insurance, gentle, effective for stubborn whiteheads.

Cons:

None.

After reading all the reviews about Tretinoin I felt that I needed to write one because my experience is different from most of the reviewers. For me Tretinoin is a God sent product. I had mild acne with stubborn whiteheads that refused to go away. I didn't experience any initial breakouts or redness on my skin, on the contrary my skin responded very well to the cream. After 8 weeks of usage, my skin is clear and my pores have unclogged and shrunken (no need for foundation anymore). Along with using Cetaphil cleanser (with a gentle Buff Puff), Tretinoin, a good sunblock and following a healthy lifestyle, I am happy to see the difference in my skin. Healthy skin is definitly attainable. I used Proactiv for a while. I DO NOT recommend this product at all if you suffer from mild acne. It made my skin worse from which I am finally bouncing back. One last comment: the less you use the better your skin will look. I also recommend seeing a good dermatologist and avoid facials at a SPA.

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Tiffany

May 6, 2007

Pros:

Clears acne, Gets rid of oily skin

Cons:

Drys skin severly, kinda leaves skin red and burning

So far so good. Ive been using it every night for almost a week in combination with a BP gel in the mornings. I haven't had a breakout since I started and all my current breakouts are almost gone! My skin burns during the day and has been really flaky but I think thats more because of the BP. I want to exfoliate but am scared of irritating my skin more. one word of advice: Moisturize!!! Also I don't think that anything but laser tratment will help with scarring, will be doing that as soon as im acne free!

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Dubbledee

April 9, 2007

Pros:

None yet

Cons:

I think I'm breaking out a bit more

I did not break out like most teenagers, and as soon as I turned 18, I started getting little pimples here and there. Still, I do not have much to complain about. Based on your posts, it seems like folks have been using tretonin every night. I was told to use it every other night... I think I will stick with it because it seems to be the only product on the market left for me to try. Proactive did not to the job and over-the-counter products have failed as well. Also, my acne is not nearly severe enough to try accutane; my derm won't prescribe it for me.

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Lisa

March 9, 2007

Pros:

I apply Retin-A at night, after washing w/ Purpose bar soap. In the morning I wash w/ Brevoxyl and us Duac gel...then moisturizing is a MUST! This works for me and Retin-A is great. It has helped refine pore size and smooth out the texture of my skin

Cons:

It is definately drying...but worth it! It did make my skin flakey at first...but once your skin gets used to it, it is not so bad.

GIVE IT A TRY!!

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Anonymous

March 1, 2007

Pros:

Worked as well as benzoyl peroxide for a bit. Pimple turnover was reduced too.

Cons:

No long term improvements. Flakiness did not go away. Red marks persisted long time.

Went from BP to this on doctors orders. They say you have to wait 3 months to see full results. I used only non comedogenic sunscreen and aloe vera for moisturizer. Well I waited and on the third month I broke out bad. Didn't stop and the major peeling made it worse. Now I have alot of scars and I'm only recovring a few weeks later from the BP. Now this was just me. This prescription seems like a lot of hit and miss. For some people it works really well and others it doesn't. Some take couple months for full months and some say they saw good results after 6-12. I dunno except I am much worse off then before with acne in places I never had before. Just be careful with this one your taking a chance. PS I was using .1% retin a micro

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Jerry

December 27, 2006

Pros:

Clears up skin after many weeks

Cons:

too may side effects, skin becomes irritated, red spots, skin flaks off wich is imbarrasing if your in school or at work, takes too much time.

I started with retin a micro and minocline 8 weeks ago... i see very little results but there getting there ...it has many ups and downs and there was no steady improvment at all...just when it appeared to be getting better, it turned just as worse as the first week...my best advice it to follow the directions exsacly how they are written or your doctor recommends...i have tried proactive, differine, and accutane, but what i have had best results with has been bezamycine....that stuff doesnt solve the problem but it controls it

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Bud

December 6, 2006

Pros:

Works somewhat for shallow rolling scars.

Cons:

None

Been using it now for 9 months on shallow rolling (soft edged) scars. Seems to plump up the scarred skin, reducing the crappy uneven shadows seen in certain lighting. I guess this makes sense because Retin-A has been proven to reduce wrinkles by increasing collagen. Using the .05% for now.

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Corey

November 28, 2006

Pros:

It worked well, gave me smooth fab looking skin, was a one step process and worked fairly quickly.

Cons:

Burning feeling at random times, had to hide from sunshine, smells bad, stains sheets and clothes, sometimes made face red.

For me, this stuff really worked - at times the skin was flawless. However, I don't use it anymore because the cons were just too much. I felt like I was coating my face in a thick and sketchy chemical everyday and that outweighed my desire to look good - esp. when there was that burning discomfort involved.

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Amy

November 18, 2006

Pros:

Good improvement, best yet for me!

Cons:

Intense peeling, very sore when applying, a redness of the skin and was worse for the first 2/3 weeks.

Hey,I'm 23 had acne on the face, chest and back for nearly eight years. Tried just about everything, and this has been the best treatment so far for me. I use the Erythromycin 2%/Isotretinoin 0.05% every night almost and occassionally during the day, along with Acnocin (Co-cyprindiol)an anti-androgen. The severity of my skin has improved drastically since using the gel aswell as my other meds. However it does cause peeling and redness of the skin, and is very sore to apply with tight feeling to the skin when its on. Also I do still have the breakout every month, but applying it in the day aswell helps at that time. And when I,ve tried cutting down the amount of applications my skin worsens again. Also its done nothing towards blackheads, but there not my concern really. However its worth it as my skins 80% better, but its dependant on the gel.I have also found using a naturally antibacterial soap and washing clothes,linen and towels in medical disinfectant, somewhat drastic but works.

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