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 |
| 4 | Moderate/Severe Acne | Some dry, flaky skin | This medicine is great if you use with a moisturizer to counteract the side effects. I tried Tazorac cream a year ago, but had to stop using it after a week, my skin is sensitive and it was getting so red and irritated it was even kind of swelling. Recently, my acne was getting more out of control so I started using it again 3 weeks ago. I bought Aveeno Ultra-Calming Daily Moisturizer. It is a bit pricey ($15-$18) so I was hesitant to pay that much for a moisturizer, but it is worth every penny. I use it every morning and at night, 15 min before putting on Tazorac. It has cut the side effects down significantly. My face is just a bit flaky and drier in some areas, but really not that bad. I am convinced that this moisturizer has saved me from most of those dreaded side effects. Probably the only way you will not be suffering from severe dry, irritated skin. I know my skin is still supposed to flake somewhat before my acne can get any better so I’m just waiting for that 3 month mark to start seeing really clear skin, but I’m very confident it will work because it already dries up my pustular acne after 1 night. Note about what make-up to use: If you are having problems with make-up looking horrible putting it on flaky skin, try Maybelline SuperStay foundation. I have tried many department store and drugstore foundations and this is one that does not emphasize that flaky skin as much. Plus, it looks super smooth on and doesn't settle into lines or wrinkles! Hope thi | F | 23 | 3 weeks .5 1X day | 12/6/2010 | 3 | Acne | I really had not much acne before, and right now, I have horrible breakouts on my chin and forehead. At first, it gave me dry skin and peeling, now it is not as bad, but there is still some dryness along with the pimples. | When I was prescribed this, I actually had pretty good skin, a few pimples every so often, that kind of thing. My doctor apparently thought otherwise, and randomly prescribed me Tazorac. So far, there is nothing but negative side effects, but I am going to stick with it until the end. My sister used it for about 3 weeks, and hers was getting worse too, but when she stopped using this medication, it went back to her normal skin, which is the typical pimply junior high girl (love you!). Anyway, I'm going to stick it out, even though it seems like the negative side effects are going on past the typical "purging" period. | F | 16 | 1.5 months small dot 1X day | 11/28/2010 | 5 | acne | To anyone with bad acne please read this! I never had bad skin all throughout highschool. until about a little less than a year ago i broke out so bad i would never leave the house. I went into such a state of depression that i only left to go to the dermatologist. DONT LET IT RUN YOUR LIFE! I have been on every acne medication out there then Tazorac came along and thank God it did! I cant begin to tell you how much it cleared up my face is almost completly clear, except for the occassional pimple. I use clearasil sensitive skin during the day and Cerave moisturizer. and apply tazorac at night or sometime if i just have one problem spot. ITs not supposed to be for one spot application but it seems to work for me. Stick it out! This product works with time. When i first started it, my skin was red, itchy and dry. After a month or so it was amazing how much it cleared up . Just hang in there and give it a chance | F | 21 | 5 months 1X day | 11/8/2010 | 5 | Mild Acne | Redness dryness and flakiness and swollen lips | For all the people who have used this for 1 to a couple of weeks you cannot rate this product fairly of course your pimples are gonna breakout and of course redness and flakiness will happen just like all the other acne medications it takes time to see results and and it has many side affects!!! I give it a 5 because I know it works you just have to fight through it and my acne is about mild to severee within that range and ive had it for 5 years ive gone through many medications and this one is finally feeling like its working | M | 17 | 1 weeks 30 MG 1X day | 10/30/2010 | 3 | Acne | I'm 17 and have acne my docter gave me tazorac cream and erythromycin benzoyl gel. I'm hoping this will get rid of my acnee !! Should I use tazorac at night ? And benzoyl at day? Did anybody get a great result after using oneof the products? | M | 17 | 1X day | 10/13/2010 | 4 | acne | some redness of face, not too much peeling..just a bit | after 3 months my skin is starting to get better. I had extremely oily skin and I think it is helping that as well. Less blemishes and less oil. i use Duac during the day and Taz at night w/o moisturizer sometimes. i am going to stick with it. I do have scars and i will see if this helps the scaring at all | F | 62 | 3 months 30mg 1X day | 9/26/2010 | 5 | Acne on chin and forehead | Peeling, redness, brought a lot of deep acne to the surface. Groups of pimples would form overnight. | I've never had terrible acne but I would still breakout, or get a few pimples on a day to day basis. MY skin was never 100% clear and I never knew if I would wake up with a random pimple, especially on my chin. Tazorac definitly made my skin far worse for two months. It was terrible and embarassing but after EXACTLY two months my skin is far better and almost 100% clear, with just a little scarring that will probably go away completely after continued use. If you're experiencing side effects now and it's making you want to stop using the product I deifnitly reccommend staying with it for 2-3mnths. I never used lotion before applying the tazorac, and applied a pea size amount at night to all affected areas. | F | 23 | 2 months .05 1X day | 9/24/2010 | 5 | severe acne | peeling, itchy, dryness, and redness | 2 years ago I had severe acne. I cried all the time due to low self-esteem. My acne did get worst before I got better. However, I do believe it just depends on the person's health, history, and skin in general. Tazorac was a miracle!! My face literally was so clear people thought I had on make-up, and I didn't. Recently, my face began breaking out again so I went back to the dermatologist and they prescribed me Tazorac since it worked a miracle in the past. My face isn't near as bad as it was 2 yrs ago before I used the product, but I definitely believe it's not all that great now. I advise everyone who uses this product to continue using it whether your face gets worst or not. Believe it, Tazorac truly works, but the only way to find out is to actual go through with it. My suggestion is to put it only on the irrated areas, put moisturizer ON TOP of it ONLY WHEN needed, if peeling worsens, apply it every other night, and wash your face every morning and night with warm water and pat dry. I promise you, Tozarac will not only change your face, but it will change your life!! | F | 21 | 2 years 30 grams 1X day | 9/19/2010 | 2 | acne | redness, large pores, dryness at night no positive results with my breakouts and acne scars the only difference is the texture of my skin; when i touch my face it feels soft and smooth except for the small pimples i still have or get. | i hope i see obvious results in the future.... | F | 18 | 1 months 1X day | 9/19/2010 | 5 | acne anti aging | thinner skin red spots peeling brings deep acne to the surface | This product breaks out your face, causes severe peeling, flaky skin and then after a month the redness fades and you have glowing skin. The first week for me was a living Hell because of the huge deep zits on my chin. I also used finacea during the day and I use emu oil to moisurize. This moistrizer sinks in and stops the flakiness. I have not seen a change in wrinkles but the Taz has cleared up the deep cystic acne on my chin that was so deep and the bumps hurt. It is so wonderful to wake up with smooth skin. I can not wait to see results after 3 months. I also will be using a clarisonic brush to keep up with getting rid of the dead skin cells that taz exfoliates off. I am 59 and have finally got rid of the bumps along my chin which caused me to cry-I have never had acne except during my late 50's . The first weeks are very bad and makes you want to give up-my daughter did . Keep using it and do not give up. | F | 59 | 2 months 1% 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 4 | diagnosed with Tcell lymphoma | There is burning and itching, which the information sheet describes. | The head of the T-cell lymphoma unit prescribed this for me. I have only been taking it for two weeks, but have seen the side effect of a tightening up of the skin on my neck. The redness has almost gone away, but the itching and burning is medium to severe. | F | 67 | 14 days 1X day | 9/12/2010 | 3 | Cystic Acne | It is only day 5 and I am experiencing increase in oilyness and redness on the actual zits themselves. Getting worried that it is going to make my face worse! I too have tried just about everything from Obaji (which worked amazing for about 4 years), proactive, murad, retin A, acutane, etc...and still here I am at 41 years of age having to deal with ACNE. I am a small business owner and am very embarrassed to meet with clients! | My derm has me washing my face 2x a day with Sodium Sulfacetmide 10% and Sulfur 5% cleanser, waiting the recommended 30 min, then mixing the tazorac with CeraVe together then applying. I am also taking Spirolactone as well...wish me luck! | F | 41 | 5 days 0.05% 1X day | 8/18/2010 | 3 | acne | i've previously been on the tazorac gel and that stuff used to sting my face and make it all red, dry and flaky but i didn't know that you were supposed to apply moisturizer prior to using the gel but i'm currently on the cream tazorac and have yet to experience any side effects (apart from my acne worsening in the first few weeks) | i've been on tazorac (gel) before but i was so impatient that I gave up before hitting the 3 month mark; I recently went back to the dermatologist and was prescribed tazorac again but she stressed the fact that I needed to be patient and that i wouldn't see any sort of improvement for at least 12 weeks; it's been 6 six weeks and i think my skin is starting to slowly clear up. I had A LOT of bumps all over my face, which got worse and i'm at that point where the really bad acne is starting to clear up and i'm sort of back to where i was before my face got worse b/c of the medication. I will post another review in six weeks to let people know if my skin actually does clear up. | F | 18 | 6 weeks idk 1X day | 8/14/2010 | 1 | For my Acne And Redness | So Im in Junior High School and having acne for me isnt the word thing but i have momments where i really do think about my face so i juss started using this cream and my whole lip is swallon. My skin is very tight. I really hope this product works because i have use so many product that instead of reducing my acne it makes it even worst ! So after all the comments that i have seen people say that it works so im hoping it works ! | F | 13 | 2 days 2X W | 8/13/2010 | 1 | acne | redness burning peeling. | DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE FAIR SENSITIVE SKIN! I used this product ONCE, and had a horrible reaction. It started with red patches and now two days later the red patches grew till they covered my entire face. My skin is red and thick now with fine lines and peeling of the skin. It looks like I have a chemical burn. I hope it will subside soon? But doesn't look promising. | F | 21 | 1 times 30 mg 1X day | 8/1/2010 | 4 | Moderate Cystic Acne | I started using the tazorac cream and it made my face look like an oil slick! Also, it dried out my face so bad (yep, at the same time making it super oily) and my face hurt to touch and was super bright red. It peeled so bad I was embarrased to leave the house. Not to mention, my acne was never worse in my life during the first 3 months!!! I looked like a joke! | The first 3 months were horrific! My skin was red, peeling, acne-ridden, and oily! I was so upset and depressed about my face the first 3 months, but was told that was the magic number of months to wait as far as results go. Since my face was still gross after 3 months, I asked my doctor to switch me to tazorac gel 0.1% and it started working better. I think it must have been the mineral oil in the cream that made me sooooo greasy. Anyway, tazorac gel is working fine now. I get a few deep cystic pimples now, but not as bad as before. I never touch my face, clean it with Mary Kay cleanser for oily skin, and clean my face 2 times per day. I occasionally use toner and use Mary Kay moisturizer for oily skin. I always apply the moisturizer 1 hour prior to using Taz at night to keep from horrible peeling. I don't recommend skipping the moisturizer, no matter how greasy you think your face is. I also use Duac cream each morning. This has been working for the past few months, but isn't super affordable. I've tried everything you can imagine Rx and OTC, except for Accutane. Not worth the side effects for me. I hope this blog was useful to others struggling with acne. | F | 35 | 7 months 0.1% 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 5 | acne | lots of peeling, acne was redder than normal | I've only been using taz for about a week and I already see an amazing improvment. Just before I started using taz I was on duac for about a year with no improvment and my acne was getting worse, so I'm hoping this works!! | F | 14 | 1 weeks 1X day | 6/21/2010 | 2 | Acne | Before stumbling upon this site I used this product for 2-3 days, and stopped due to excessive peeling, itching and burning of my skin. Little did I know there was a solution to this problem. | I am 35 yo AA female and I've been cursed with acne for as long as I can remember. I've tried just about everything to help rid myself of acne, and the horrible blemishes left behind due to my picking. My initial experience with taz was not very good, I stopped using within 2-3 days. I am truly grateful for whoever created this website. It has been very helpful in providing useful information on how to prevent the excessive peeling, and burning of my skin. I re-started taz about a week ago after reading all of the postings. It seems as though everyone has experienced pretty much the same symptoms, which was good news to me b/c I thought it was just me. My daily regimen is wasing my face with Cetyphil at night, apply moisturizer, then the taz. In the morning, I just wash my face again and apply moisturizer. No more excessive peeling, minimal itching, and no burning. I will admit my acne hasn't gotten any better, as a matter of fact it's worse. I will continue to use taz given the fact just about every posting states their acne got worse before it got better. My biggest problem was the peeling, and the burning of my skin, which has been resolved. Hopefully, in the next 2-3 months I will have a wonderful success story to post about how wonderful my skin looks! | F | 35 | 2 weeks 0.1 Gel 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 5 | Acne | Slight redness, sun sensitivity, skin appears slightly thinner. | Tazorac has worked extremely well. It took about 6 weeks for my skin to get used to the medicine and about 3-months before my skin cleared up completely. I use the cream at night after washing my face with Cetyphil facewash and applying Cetyphil mosturizer. The medicine keeps my face clear of pimples, but I still have blackheads. My blackheads are really deep on my nose, so maybe they will just take more time. I do have a question...does anyone know if it is safe to continue to use Tazorac for an extended period? I love this medicine, and want to continue using it as long as it doesn't loose it effectiveness or build-up in my bloodsteam. | F | 28 | 10 months .05 1X day | 6/2/2010 | 5 | Severe Acne | Extreme dry skin, peeling, extreme sensitivity, burning, redness. | Tazorac literally changed my life. I had severe acne in Junior High, and at that time, all of my other friends had perfect skin, so it was really embarrassing for me to look like that. I had no self esteem, and I just felt ugly. I would always wear make up to cover it up, and none of my other friends had to wear makeup! My dermotolagist prescribed Tazorac and for the first few weeks, my skin was dry, burning, red, and peeling, it made everything look worse. My acne began to clear up a little bit, but the side effects of Tazorac made things look 10 times worse. About 5 weeks later, the side affects dissapeared and my acne did too. It was literally a miracle, my skin looked amazing! Many times I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I felt great and I finally began to think I was actually pretty. It worked amazing for me for about a year, before I ran out again and I so from the on I just stopped using it, and surprisingly my acne didn't come back for a very long time. Now I find myself in highschool, and I've noticed my acne coming back so I've got a new presciption and I'm starting it again. The symptoms (redness, dryness, burning) are back but I can't wait to see my skin clear up again! | F | 15 | 2 years 1X day | 5/28/2010 |