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You have to be very careful about costmetics, and washes. They need to be gentle and not have any other acne treatments in the ingrediants.
I found my skin is very peely. My skin definitely has less pimples. I am going to keep using it.
Works better than anything else I've tried. Don't expect it to clear your skin up right away. You have to be patient: I was blotchy and peeling for a while before my skin began to look better. You have to stick with it. STAY OUT OF THE SUN.
Works better than anything else I''ve tried. Don't expect it to clear your skin up right away. You have to be patient: I was blotchy and peeling for a while before my skin began to look better. You have to stick with it. STAY OUT OF THE SUN.
Was somewhat helpful. I read a lot of information about how it BURNS or leaves your skin reddish. I think that my face is way too oily. It has never burned or turn my skin red. I don't have to avoid the sun. But most people do, and should. The cream and gel both worked the same for me. It was somewhat effective at preventing the severity of outbreaks. More effective that OTC medicines.
However be aware: most people hate it and it dries them out TOO MUCH. I would recommend this only if you have oily skin and large pores! Also stick with it. Isotretinoin (accutane) take a couple of weeks to see results. Tretinoin (Retin-A) is the same, at least for me.
It seems like those with the best success are those with nodular acne, or acne that causes small dents in the skin. In other words if you have the occasional break out and nothing else, don't use this stuff.
useful for acne control Retin A may cause extensive peeling and sensitive looking skin unless used sparingly, mixed in with carrier moisturizers. It should be used on a regular basis even when acne is not present, as a preventative. Its combined use with benzoyl peroxide in limited amounts can also lighten acne scars, important to self esteem and the ego.
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Tretinoin - Clears and Dries My Skin Effectively I have used tretinoin-based topical medicines for about three years. The first treatment, and the one I have used the longest, is a topical alcoholic solution called Aknemycin Plus. It contains 0.025% tretinoin and 4% erythromycin in a self-sealing glass bottle with integral self-steralizing gauze pad applicator. I belive it is only available in the UK at present.
I can't quite remember if my acne did worsen at the beginning of treatment, but after all these years tretinoin has been the only treatment that has kept my skin in reasonable condition.
I recently moved on to Retin-A (self-prescribed) as my doctor wanted me to discontinue all topical medicines while I has receiving oral erythromycin. A lifetime of experience with my own skin warned me of the likely consequences of such an action - a massive outbreak that would take months to contain. So I continued with the retinoids regardless.
Since Retin-A is twice as potent as Aknemycin Plus, I expected a temporary worsening of my acne, which does not appear to have materialised.
I also use Retin-A in combination with Quinoderm (benzoyl peroxide/potassium quinolone sulphate)cream to kill any antibiotic-resistant bacteria and to augment the action of Retin-A, as it posesses no antibacterial properties.
I find that a dab of Quinoderm also seems to quickly reduce the size of the spot and promotes rapid healing and vanishing of all traces of the spot. I have just started using Clearasil Ultra-Rapid Action Cream - containing the active ingredients hydrogen peroxide and salicylic acid. This too, seems to be very effective for treating individual breakthrough spots. Possibly even more tolerable and convenient than benzoyl peroxide.
Traumatizing I hate this stuff. Hate. Hate. Hate. It made my sking raw and scaly. I had so much dry skin along with the acne make-up looked freakish when I tried to apply it. I used to take strips of shipping tape and put pieces on my face. Then I'd rip if off so it would take most of the dry skin with it. Then make up could begin. I would do this everyday before going to middle school. Needless to say I spent three years never looking a person in the face because they would see how I ugly I am. Only plus to this cream is I found an old tube of it after I had my son. It helped very well with stretch marks.
took a while to clear up, but after a few weeks i saw dramatic results! love it!
Too putrid to stand, too difficult to apply After complaining to my doctor that the bp he prescribed was not woring, he prescribed tretinoin. He said it might make things worse for the fist few days, but my skin would be clear within the month. I had gone back to school weeks earlier.
While it did make things worse after only one day, I was not clear-skinned after a month. Just pimply, and sunburnt. Not a fun experience.
He said that he could increase the dosage - that it might help, but I refrained. My main trouble-spot, my back, was difficult to apply the medication to. Also, the scent which would linger on my fingers after applying the stuff was unbearable, and would not wash off.
It didn't work for me, and I didn't have the stomache to experiment further; but I may be an abnormality. I've seen it work wonders for friends.
This worked for me. I had moderate but persistent adult onset acne. I was hesitant because of the warning that my acne may get worse. I started 1x every other night, then increased to every night. I think this lessened that part of the treatment. I have to be mindful of moisturizing or my face will get dry and peely. And I don't use any other acne drugs, just a good oil free cleanser. I have beautiful skin now. I still get a pimple here and there (5 a month or so). I can't pick them...my skin is tender and will tear. No waxing...no picking...moisturize, and be consistent and you can succeed on this drug. I reccommend it highly.
This was the only cream that has ever worked, although it took a few weeks to notice a real differance. I tried pro active aswell but after a couple of weeks with no real change I sorta gave up and stopped using it consistantly. I had to stop using retin-a when I became pregnant, and that was very upseting. not only did my acne come back but it came back with vengeance. If anyone has used product while breastfeeding let me know I what to get back on it asap!! oh also you CANNOT get your eyebrows waxed..at all! they tell you its ok if you aviod putting the cream in the surrounding areas for a few weeks..total lie that you'll regret as you apply a load of aloe to your raw skin.