DIFFERIN Reviews (ADAPALENE)Average Rating: 3.0 (197 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare DIFFERIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR DIFFERIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | genetic acne | if I use the wrong moisturizer or face wash I will get really dry skin, same in the winter or summer if I swim a lot. but generally I LOVE IT I have clear skin AND I work fast food! | LOVE IT! | F | 16 | 3 years | 2/3/2009 | 1 | Acne | Horrible sunburn type rash that itched mercilessly all over my neck where Differin was never even applied (I know because every time I stopped using the gel, the rash would miraculously disappear from my neck and then reappear once I restarted again). Miserable rash that lasted 6 months until I finally made the connection to this product! The rash felt very systemic. It was never raised or bumpy. It looked like I had a terrible sunburn and itched like crazy. It's been weeks since I've stopped using this gel and my face still feels hot. I also notice that I can no longer use the products I use to use without any problems because now they all burn and cause extreme sensitivity. In fact if I use anything of any strength (even weak Salicylic Acid), it starts to make my neck red (although not nearly as bad as when I was actively using the gel). I am guessing my skin thinned terribly and will never be the same as a result of this crap. Think carefully before using this product. Wh | Please use this product with extreme caution though I would not advise anyone to use it period! Please see side effects for what this has done to me. If you google Differin with the words rash, irritation, harmful, etc you will find posts from other people asking if others have gotten a strange rash on their necks or chests after using Differin on their faces (some getting a rash by simple exertion or exercise when they never got this before using Differin). All kinds of odd little systemic flushing and rash like problems that coincidentally only occurred after beginning this topical! I wish I could turn back father time. | F | 37 | 180 days | 1/2/2009 | 5 | Hormonal adult acne | I made the mistake of starting the 3% topical 2 weeks before Thanksgiving. My family kept asking about the insane sloughing off of my face. Immediately following, in week 3, my face was perfect. I no longer have the crazy break outs I had on my chin. It has also cleared up black heads on my nose I've had for a long time. Don't give up on this stuff. It's a dream! Now if I get a pimple it goes away over night. | F | 26 | 1 months | 12/16/2008 | 3 | differin | some dry patches, tingling-sensitive skin, redness around nose, worse before better. | Used the .1% for about 2 and a half months. It got worse before better. You people with the redness and wrinkling should use a sunscreen. I used hawaiian tropic oil free faces brand and it was the best. After that the sensitivity and redness decreased. Be careful though because some experience burning sensation and redness with this lotion. | M | 26 | 2.5 months | 12/6/2008 | 5 | teenage acne. | Dryness. | I love it. it worked for me in a matter of weeks. I love this stuff, so if you have acne, and want it to be gone, def. try Differin! | F | 13 | 1 months | 11/28/2008 | 5 | pimples! | love it | i've use differin for two years on and off again i love it. put a moisturizer on and allow it to dry before you apply differin and in the morning don't wash again just rinse with water | M | 22 | 2 years | 11/20/2008 | 4 | Teenage acne | I know this may sound weird, but hairloss. Other then that it hasn't had any effect. Touch-wood | It is beginning to clear up my skin. Do not use if you plan to get an eyebrow wax, the wax rips off your skin because Differen makes the skin thinner. Ouch. | F | 15 | 14 days | 10/29/2008 | 5 | Moderate hormonal acne. | NONE!!! But if I stop it for a few days, my acne comes right back so I must be consistent. | This is a miracle drug for me. Within the first 2 weeks of using it, my acne cleared up 99%. It doesn't dry my skin, it gives it a baby smooth feel actually and it actually seems to be erasing my fine lines!!! I don't know what the deal with this is but it's a miracle for me and I'm not ever going to stop using it!! | F | 33 | 4 months | 10/2/2008 | 2 | Breakouts | Dryness,dull skin,light peeling | I was prescibed this by a dermatologist that told me if I used nothing else to use this and I would get fantastic results. I saw nothing at all. I waited month after month and the same under skin bumps just stayed exactly where they were with no impovement. In fact the product made my chin worse and I developed several deep pimples as a result. I stopped using Differin and used benzoyl peroxide instead sparingly with a good moisturizer and my skin cleared. The differin seemed to bring the pimples out and not let them go away. I saw no clearing with Differin. Very disappointing. I only give it a 2 rating because the irritation I expected was not as bad as I thought it would be, it just doesn't heal pimples at all. | F | 28 | 3 months | 10/1/2008 | 1 | severe breakouts | burning, redness, inflamation, dryness, flaking. | Differin ate away at the acne that was open/picked at, and created large sores and craters on my face that were horrible... the acne would've been better than what had resulted after using the Differin. It also made my face extremely flakey. I keep trying to give it a chance but it keeps resulting in my skin being worse than before. | F | 34 | 2 months | 9/30/2008 | 3 | Hormone imbalance/acne | Nothing yet...well, maybe a little bit more acne than I had...but I'm trying to wait it out. | I have a P.C.O.S. So, my dermatologist prescribed Spironactalone and Differin (as the topical medication.) I have been using it just as my doctor said. And, I'm gonna hope for the best from all of your comments...just stick with it. I have a bunch of little ones on my chin and around that area...it's very annoying (but I've had worse...so I try not to complain.) the Differin seems to be making more...which is troublesome, but you say you need to just get through that and be faithful with the regimen, so that's what I'll do, I'll keep y'all posted if it gets better/worse. Thanks or all the comments, they really helped me. | F | 23 | 16 days | 9/19/2008 | 4 | breakouts | Dull headache and slight drugged feeling upon waking. Unexpected for a topical application. I do have a history of drug sensitivity so I'll chalk it up to that. | You need to use this lotion very lightly on the skin. Uneven application resulted in patchy dry spots and thickened skin. I can only hope the dry skin peels off in a few days. My doc said it takes a while to work. I saw some zits shrink overnight, but gained dry skin patches in return. I'll continue to use it but alternate every other night as it's VERY strong stuff. | F | 45 | 1 days | 9/18/2008 | 2 | mild acne | huge breakout of whiteheads, drying, peeling, bumps, far worse than when started | i used differin a few months ago just for the blackheads on my nose and that seemed to help. recently i put it over my entire face to unclog my skin and it is horrible. i have 20-30 whiteheads when i've never gotten whiteheads before. yesterday i made the mistake of using differin right after the shower when my pours were open and that evening i woke up with a burning face and peeling skin everywhere. dont use it on open pours or right after washing your face. you'll be sorry. ive heard good things about this product but i dont have a year to wait for it to work or even 4 months. i like mario badescu drying lotion. it works immediately on pimples or minor acne. i think my skin has become too used to it though because it used to do wonders when i first started it years ago and it still helps but not as much. if u rather have a quick fix and differin isnt working for u i would give it a try. also neotrogeuna blackhead scrub and blackhead pore mask/cleanser work well to keep my face clear | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 9/6/2008 | 5 | Persistant Acne | Mild drying of the skin | I have been taking differin since i first turned 20 years old. I have always had MAJOR acne and had begun to get a TON of scarring from it. My dermatologist told me to use differin and now my skin is flawless. Not only does it help me skin control oil, but it minimizes my pores and makes my skin so smooth. i believe it helped the scarring fade too. you can still see the acne scars SOMEWHAT, but my makeup covers it. I reccommend that when yo start using the gel, put on a light moisturizer afterwards. use it every other night then work your way to every night. I actually use mine in the morning and the night without a moisturizer now and people can't believe how nice my skin is now. On a scale of 1 to 10, this product gets a 20. My confidence has never been better. | F | 21 | 1 years | 8/19/2008 | 1 | light acne | redness, dryness, burning sensation, and peeling. | This has been by far the worst acne product avalible. do not use it leaves you worse than when you started. the pimples clear up but i developed side effects that made me want to have the skin i had before. | F | 16 | 2 weeks | 8/17/2008 | 4 | Mild Acne on face, chest & back | dryness causing itchyness. And a burning sensation when any OTHER product was applyed the following morning, making it really sensitive to touch. | I have only been using it for a week but i can see a big difference already. the first couple of days my acne worsened- just got more red and broke out. But today i can already see a good difference in my skin. | F | 16 | 7 days | 8/6/2008 | 5 | Ongoing acne | Flaking without moisturizer, intial dryness, occasional isolated pimples when taking more than two days off of the medication. | Differin honestly changed my life. I got SO many compliments on my newly smooth skin and I never experienced any breakouts while on the medication. Occasionally a pimple would appear IF and ONLY IF I went off of the medication for more than two days. Some may feel sticking to this regimen is annoying but the results are truly worth it. My dermatologist switched me to Retin-A and it's not nearly is good and I hope to get another prescription for Differin. | F | 18 | 1.3 years | 7/8/2008 | 5 | acne | peeling, dryness | this is a great acne product. it did make my skin dry though... just use a light oil free moisturizer | F | 14 | 6 months | 7/7/2008 | 5 | Teenage acne. | At first, my face was drying out. It was peeling and burning. But I used the oil-free lotion my doctor prescribed and that helped. Now, it isn't dry or peeling at all. | I've tried Proactiv, Clearasil, Clean and Clear, everything! Nothing worked. It would dry my face completely out or do nothing at all. But Differin has been working for me. I can definitely see an improvement. My acne is slowly fading away. You have to be patient with Differin. But it does work. | F | 16 | 2 months | 6/17/2008 | 5 | little pimples and cystic acne | Dry skin, Itchiness, redness, very increased acne until it got much better. Side effects were bad at first but after 6 months its gotten much better. | The first couple months were awful... I counted down every day to 4 weeks... then 8 weeks... then 12 weeks. Need to be patient to experience good results! At first I experienced extremely dry, peeling skin, redness, itchiness. My face became worse than ever before and I was embarrassed to go out in public. I also went through phases where my skin was really dry (also during the winter) so I used Cetaphil strong face moisturizor. But then, my skin started to get oily (when the weather got warmer), so I switched to an oil free Neutrogena face moisturizor, and covered up with Clinique Advanced Concealer and Clinique Powder (Clinique has worked great as a great coverup of acne for me!). After about 4 months on Differin .1%, I still wasn't completely satisfied with my results. I went back to the dermatologist and was prescribed Differin .3%. This has worked with amazing results, and now I'm happier with my skin than I have been in a long time. Bottom line... it takes time to work. | F | 24 | 6 months | 6/13/2008 |