TAZORAC Reviews (TAZAROTENE)Average Rating: 3.7 (317 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TAZORAC with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TAZORAC | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Acne | some dryness and chapped lips. (I'm not sure if the chapped lips is from the Tazorac or not) | I love Tazorac. I had tried Retin A, like 5 antibiotics, differin, proactiv and all the OTC stuff and nothing worked. Tazorac (plus I am on Bactrim (oral antibiotic) has made my face so much clearer! I don't even have the dryness issue anymore. | F | 22 | 2 months | 2/16/2007 | 5 | Acne and scars | dryness, itching, burning, peeling, redness | Yes I did peel and itch and burn when I started using tazorac but that is just feew weeks until your skin gets used on it. This is normal process and using good oil free moisturizer that u can apply several times a day helps. I got a great lotion for hydration with hearbs, vitamins and all protection and that subsided the irritations and redness. I also was on antibiotic first but stoped using it cause it made my stomac upset. Tazorac does help with acne, scars and uneven skin tone. It bleaches the skin so all of my freckles are gone now. Hope this helps I have been using this products for over 3 years. | F | 25 | 3 years | 2/13/2007 | 1 | ACNE | OK I HAVE BEEN ON TAZORAC FOR 6 WEEKS AND IT HAS MADE MY ACNE WORSE AND MY SKIN IS ALWAYS TO OILY | I AM NOT HAPPY AT ALL THIS COST A LOT OF MONEY AND MADE MY ACNE WORSE | F | 21 | 6 weeks | 2/11/2007 | 5 | persistent acne | dryness | The only acne product that has ever worked for me. Fortunately, I didn't experience an initial worsening of acne like others have. But it was irritating and drying to my sensitive skin. My dermatologist recommended that I only wash my face once a day and use Tazorac at night followed by a good moisturizer which helped with a lot of the flaking/dryness. | F | 22 | 2 years | 2/8/2007 | 3 | Fjor adult acne, sun damage | redness, flaking, increased acne, redness, dryness in areas | I've been using this for 1 1/2 mos now; rather discouraged til I read this forum. My cystic acnes is now twice as bad (only on my chin) & flaky, red & peeling in other areas; & this type of acnes leaves dark, large scars. I look WORSE. I'll stick it out a little longer but I'm losing hope. Maybe it's because of my age it's taking longer?? | F | 43 | 7 weeks | 2/3/2007 | 5 | Improve acne | Redness and sensitivity for the first few months that I was on it. | I didn't get a pimple until I was 18 - but once they started popping up, they didn't stop! I tried literally everything - RetinA, the pill, all over the counter brands, Proactiv, etc. Some things would help at first, but after awhile it seemed like my skin got 'immune' to the medicine, and my breakouts would pick up again. My dermatologist prescribed Tazorac and my skin has been better ever since. I've been using it for 2 years and will use it forever! Tazorac in conjunction with doxicycline (an anti-inflammatory antibiotic) has made my skin perfect. I NEVER thought I'd have perfect skin again - this product is the miracle I was looking for. | F | 24 | 2 years | 1/17/2007 | 3 | pimple, acne scars, lines | No side effects yet. | I was expecting to have side effects like Retin-A, but have not had any. I was on .05% for 6 weeks and when I saw nothing dramatic I started with .1%. It's been a week now and I still see little of anything. It decreased the acne on my forehead, but hasn't done much to help scars or wrinkles. I don't break out anymore, so I have been smothering lots of moisturizers on with little worries of getting a breakout. That is nice. But I would like to see texture improvement (which is my MAIN goal, I HATE the shallow acne scars). | F | 34 | 2 months | 1/9/2007 | 2 | adult acne | worsening of acne, skin became sensitive, redness/dryness | tazorac made my skin worse. i am just now starting to notice that my skin is healing and there are few new breakouts after 3 weeks. the first three weeks are horrible. i sure hope this cream works. now i am worried i will have a problem with scars because it is making everything under my skin surface. i will stick with it with hopes it will eventually work its wonders... | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 12/16/2006 | 5 | Moderate Acne | Haven't tried it yet. | I'm really excited about trying this product (I just got it today). But the thing that makes me kind of worried is that my dermatologist told me to use TAZORAC as a mask every night (leave it on for 10 minutes, then wash it off). Everyone here seems to be applying it as a cream...I just feel like it's a waste. I'm also on some sort of antibacterial cream and antibiotics. I used to have very little acne, and now it seems to be getting worst, it's so stressful. But, finals are almost over and there's a 3 week holiday. I'll start this week, and in total, 4 weeks of TAZORAC. In those 4 weeks I’m expecting to see the "bad" side first, and when I come back to school, I HOPE it'll start improving. I'm really hoping this combo of medication will help. I've been on Tetracycline twice and Minocycline recently and tried a buncha topical creams and nothing really worked. It sucks because 2 weeks before school started, in the summer, I accumulated a TON of blackheads ALL over my che | M | 18 | | 12/10/2006 | 5 | Adult Acne/Acne Scars/Large Pores | Redness, stinging, dryness, itching | I have not experienced side effects that I could not stand. I have oily skin to begin with so I dont think I am as dry and flaky as some of the others that have posted ratings. I must say that my skin, even after 3 weeks is 95% better. The texture is much softer, my scars have already begun to fade, fine lines around my eyes are fading and people are taking notice. I am also on an oral antibiotic, not sure what it is, but I think this oral antibiotic has helped me not get worse acne after intial use like many posters have said they get. I would definatly recomend this. | M | 29 | 22 days | 12/5/2006 | 5 | Mild/Moderate Acne | Peeling/flaking (almost like after a sunburn), burning/itching, acne got worse in first four weeks, but then subsided. | I want to use it for the rest of my life! I'm serious. I have had mild/mod chronic acne since HS. I used all the washes and over the counter medications, but when it seemed like only scars were left, I would have another breakout. If I popped the pimples, they would usually scab over and heal quickly, but if I couldn't/didn't pop one, it would stay there for weeks. I hated going in public b/c of my face. Now pimples are rare, my scars are clearing, and I have hardly any blackheads. YES my acne got worse at first, BUT: my doctor gave me a topical antibiotic (specifically Clindamycin) to use with Tazorac. I'm pretty sure that helped a bunch, b/c the pimples in the first 4 weeks of Tazorac went away really quickly (it could also have just been the Tazorac, I don't know, but I'm thinking the antibiotic killed whatever Tazorac was bringing to the surface). Acne was causing me social anxiety and in turn, depression, but now I'm so much happier. I really really recommend it. I thin | M | 24 | 7 weeks | 12/2/2006 | 5 | mild acne | sensitive skin, a ton of peeling everywhere (it's scary at first, but gradually gets better), burning | I love TAZORAC! I've been using it for 4 months now and my face is absolutely flawless, no foundation necessary flawless. People often tell me that I glow, it's amazing. I did have to switch to a heavier moisturizer since use (Kiehl's 30 SPF rocks), but who needs money now when you have a beautiful face? After my year abroad, Differin and the topical acne cream that I used stopped working and it was awful. I went back to my dermatologist and he prescribed Tazorac. The first month or so the skin looked so much worse, but all the comments were encouraging me to give it a few months. The cause of my acne is pretty much stress from college, and now even with the stress, TAZORAC is working. I use it every other night if my skin is extra sensitive that day (especially NYC winters which are rough). I'm just extremely happy. | F | 22 | 4 months | 11/24/2006 | 5 | Acne | redness , Peeling, be careful not to scratch or injure facial skin in any way while using Tazorac, you will get horrible sores from this as a layer will come right off. So no peels or waxing of any kind or you will be sorry. I LOVE THIS STUFF well worth the side affects. I have had mild/ moderate acne for over 20 years, after 1 1/2 year on Tazorac, nothing, except a red face, but let me tell you I dont mind that at all. I use Tazorac at night, a pea sized amount and if I ever do get a zit I dab a little extra on it, and in 2 or 3 days POOF gone, but whatever you do NEVER pick a zit i you are using Tazorac. I use colorless/ odorless/ alcohol free aloe vera for moisturizing in the morning and St. Ives medicated scrub in the morning and at night, DO NOT SCRUB WITH IT, just a real light once over removes any dead skin. I am on jasmin, and 100 mg of Spiranolactone, but it was definitely the TAZORAC that made a difference for me , I use the 0.5% gel. | BE PATIENT IT WILL WORK< HONEST IT WILL, if your face looks horrible it WILL help. Dont give up. If you are really red and you cant take the tazorac, then chances are you are using to much of it. A PEA sized amount , go look at a pea, then you dab it on your forehead, chin and cheeks and then lightly spread it out to the rest of your face. | F | 37 | 1.5 years | 11/18/2006 | 3 | Acne/ Sudden outbreak | Redness/ tight skin/ very dry/ Flaky | I am on my first week right now my skin is very red and rough I kinda hate it cuz it hurts but I can see a difference it has already cleared up my forhead and my acne is getting worse but that is what its supposed to do, so im going to stick with it | M | 1 weeks | 11/13/2006 | 5 | for fine lines | I only recieved burning and sensitivity to the sun. I wear lots of sunscreen. This has really changed my skin. I had Malasma around my mouth and forehead and with bleaching cream, its gone. You must stick with the tazorac every other day. I even put it a little bit under my eyes and its help small lines dramatically! | F | 37 | 8 months | 11/12/2006 | 4 | acne | itching,burning,,peeling | Just started using tazorac, and have already noticed a lil difference im at the stage where my acne started getting worse but i guess its just part of the process.I will continue to use it and hopefully see results very soon. | F | 23 | 8 days | 11/7/2006 | 1 | blackheads | redness, acne worseing , itchiness , dry skin, skin peeling | ALmost 40 now, No bad case of acne in my teens , maybe blackheads every once in a while , not too bad . About5-6 months ago, my forehead was filled with hundreds ( yes, hundreds , like almost every other pore ) of bumps , the bumps slowly became blackheads and extended itseld to my neck . I went to dermatologyst , $125 ,a 5 min quick look ( no questions asked other if I'm using any new products -wich I am not ) she prescribed me only tazorac . I have been using for about a month now , every night along with moisturizer , and so far I have only seen my forehead and neck getting worse , the acne that was before only in forehead and neck is extending around the cheek and rest of face , and what it used to be blackheads and comedones are now red and white heads and new blackheads and bumps keep appearing. It stings and itches really bad. I have been reading forums and everyone seems to say that s going to get better after so am sticking with it , but I am gettin | M | 38 | 30 days | 10/30/2006 | 2 | severe acne | Redness , itching, dry skin , stingy, pimples got worse , red and bigger | I have been using it for 3 weeks and my acne is just getting worse everyday , haven't seen any good results so far, my skin is also so sensitive it stings . | F | 20 days | 10/29/2006 | 1 | hidradentitis | at first my skin got lots of little bumps,like razorburn. Then it got VERY red, with inflammation that got increasingly worse for several days AFTER stopping the Tazorac. (I had only used it 3 times total). Inflammation, itching, then peeling & rawness. My follow-up is next week, so I don't know if this is how it "works," but the side effects were too much for me. | F | 33 | 1 weeks | 10/27/2006 | 5 | Improve the look of my skin | I've had lots of peeling for first 3 weeks. Mostly around my mouth and upper lip. My face for the first month looked red and angry, but it is now looking better than it has for YEARS! | I do not go out in the sun without a hat on anymore or an spf of 30. Along with a bleaching cream during the day and Tazorac at night, (I'm caucasion) my skin looks and feels amazing. I have tried EVERYTHING, and these two ugly tubes of prescription creams are the answer. My pours which were getting large, are disapearing. I also use a moisturizer with a tiny bit of Tazorac at night otherwise I'm too dry. The bleaching cream I use is generic for Clarapel (spelling?). Yes, the peeling stage for the first month is embarrasing, but worth it. | F | 36 | 60 days | 10/18/2006 |