Differin for Acne User Reviews (Page 5)

• rebmc
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 24, 2019

"I am on my 15th week of differin currently and my acne and scars are really clearing up. I still get some occasional pimples but not a massive amount. Even at week 12 I had a ton of acne from when my skin was “purging” and the scarring was unreal. I never got massive amount of acne on my cheeks before using this product but besides the scars left behind which continue to clear up by the day. I’m very happy with how my face is looking even though it took 14 weeks to be happy and see good results. Stick with it because I came on this website all the time and always heard bad reviews but also good ones saying to stick it out and I truly agree to just stick it out. Or try something else if you can’t/won’t be able to deal with the possible 14 weeks of unbelievable amounts of acne and scars."

• Leann
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 21, 2019

"Used this product for 1 week, during this first week my face turned red and started burning to the point that rinsing my face was painful. However it cleared up my acne for a few days then the breakout started back"

• 18...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 18, 2019

"I’m sorry but I really thought differin would be worth it, but instead it broke my face out and continues to after 3 weeks. I gave up and went back to my Vanicream regimen"

• Barbie...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 12, 2019

"Differin really works for acne, you just have to keep using it. I remember when I was in my late teens I started breaking out more than when I was younger. I went to a Dermatologist. At that time it was only available for prescription only. I remember her telling me to wash my face, and gently pat dry. Make sure your face is very dry before applying a small, thin amount on your face. She also told me that I would start breaking out even more after a couple of weeks after I begin using it. It gets deep in your skin and pushes all the oil to the surface. Your skin may get a little red and itchy. You will also start to see a little flaking on your skin. Don't give up. Keep using it. Eventually it will clear up acne. When I started breaking out more, I would apply my makeup to cover it up. I like to put it on at night time after I wash my face. Give it a try!"

• Acne
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 9, 2019

"22 Male. Been struggling with acne (all sorts including cystic) since I was 14. Tried everything. Started using Differin about 5 weeks ago. Within the first week it removed 99% of my acne (including cystic). Week 2 face was clear. Week 3 started breaking out with cysts, week 4 new cysts emerged and my skin got progressively worse. Week 5, skin is looking terribly inflamed and acne ridden... Not worth it."

• K Mic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 31, 2019

"I’m in my late 30s and deal with mild adult acne (mostly hormonal). After the first week or so I thought I was off to a great start and then everything changed. My face burned and peeled. Then the “purge” made me so self conscious, embarrassed and downright sad that I quit after week four. I had pimples popping up everywhere except my eyeballs. Seriously. There were pimples where I never break out. I finally searched online and read reviews NOT on the Differin website. Some said it cleared up after 12 weeks! I was never going to be able to deal with that outrageous skin for 8 more weeks! It’s not worth your money. No one should have to deal with weeks of extreme breakouts for a chance at clearing up acne 3 months later. I can’t believe they sell this. Please don’t buy this. I don’t want anyone else to feel as sad as I did."

• Anonymous
• August 29, 2019

"I’m happy for those whose skin have significantly improved by this product BUT it has ruined my skin!! I started to use Differin because I wanted to clear up my CCs. I have oily skin and consistently get acne here and there. It’s frustrating but nothing compare to what happened after I used Differin. I’ve done some research before I starting to use it. I’ve acknowledged about “purging” or “retinization” but what I experienced was extremely horrible!! Regret."

• Nano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 29, 2019

"Absolutely horrible experience. Do not use. Still recovering months after using differin and I do not recommend this to anyone. Made my skin exponentially worse, not worth the purging."

• Anony...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2019

"I’ve been on differin for around 5 months and I have to say, this product has really made a positive impact on my skin. It is so soft and pretty much free of active acne, albeit I have some hyperpigmentation issues to work on (which differin is helping with). DO NOT QUIT. I broke out sooo bad for the first three months and wanted to stop, but I kept pushing forward. It really does get better. The Differin purge is real, but conquerable!"

• lumin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 23, 2019

"I'm a 23 yr old male. I would have 1 or 2 pimples at most every 2-3 weeks but I was looking for something to help stop these few pimples and Differin seemed to have a good option. BAD IDEA. This has ruined my skin. I have never had so much acne and the worst part is the acne scaring that every pimple leaves behind. I've never been so self-conciseness of my skin to the point where I'm avoiding leaving the house. I'm a week away from being 3 months on Differin and have been "purging" since the first week. I am going to stop using Differin and will use only the VERY basic stuff like moisturizer and will try to update to see if my skin improves within a few weeks. I'm sure Differin or other retinoids work for some people but it seems like a hit or miss product. It's not worth suffering for so long just to hope for a chance at improvement."

• NCR
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 22, 2019

"I have oily skin. Since 2 years ago, I maintained skincare routine that manages to get rid of my dry patches and dehydrated skin, but cystic acne is still a concern. BP doesn't work on me, and 2% salicylic acid cease to work on me after a while. So I tried 0.1% Differin. First day, I experience crazy itchiness so the following day Idecided to amp up my moisturizing game. DO NOT USE THIS WITHOUT GOOD MOISTURIZING ROUTINE, BE WARNED. I apply Differin once every other night, and my routine for those nights are (in order of application) hydrating lotion, differin, cream moisturizer, a spritz of hydrating mist, gel moisturizer, and sleeping mask mixed with tamanu+rosehip+grapeseed facial oil. I don't have waiting time btw, because my skin can tolerate it. I stopped having itchiness since the first day, and now my problem areas no longer have texture, and cystic/less severe acne goes away on their own with very minimal scarring (if any)."

• maria
• July 18, 2019

"I literally never leave reviews for stuff but I had to for this. It changed my life, I am significantly happier and more confident since using this product. I had cystic acne like I had never experienced before. It was HORRIBLE- my face was extremely oily and covered in deep red blemishes. Experiencing this in college was honestly making me depressed. My friend recommended differin & at first I was hesitant but decided it couldn’t get much worse. Within the first week I noticed a change in the overall quality of my skin. While the acne had of course not suddenly disappeared, my face was significantly less oily and appeared brighter overall. After a month I’d say my acne had decreased by about 50% After three months on Differin I’d say my cystic acne was about 80% gone. After five months on Differin, I genuinely do not have acne anymore. Even when I get the occasional pimple it comes to a head within a day and quickly disappears.It changed my life!"

• She
• July 17, 2019

"Traumatic experience. Used it for minor breakout, then I started to be a Biiiig one! It actually worsened things and all the purging was not worth it. There are other products without this purging process. It was a disaster for me. Twice."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 15, 2019

"30, male, extremely oily skin. I had cystic acne and I have some of the worst scars, and now I get the occasional huge cyst/pimple. I rotate my use of this daily. one day cheeks, one day forehead, one day nose, kind of like that, because all over every day, even a thin layer, it burns cause its too potent. On this I realized my brow ridge and nose produced less oil, and they look less "congested". I've been on it 3 months now, for the first time I've healed a cyst without a scar in my life. There are absolutely less lines on my forehead, my nose gets no cysts and looks smoother like my forehead. To prep skin for dryness this causes I use the Cereve PM moisturizer before Differin. It just dries me out too much on bare skin. I also use SPF 50 daily on my face. I live in an area with a high uv index all year."

• Zam
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 5, 2019

"I am 34 years old and female. For the past 6ish years I started getting breakouts. Sometimes they're terrible. I get painful deep pimples, cystic acne, blackheads. About 7 months ago I started realizing how bad my scarring was getting. NOTHING WORKED THAT I TRIED. Well maybe for a few days it would work. But nothing ever consistently worked. I tried salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, all at different doses with moisturizer toners etc. Anyway when I tried Differin it did not start working for a few weeks. Maybe 2-3 weeks. But I kept doing it. Initially the side effects are facial redness and skin flaking. I pushed through that part of it and my breakouts STOPPED. Like completely stopped. I will start to get minor break outs if I skip a few days of Differin. Once I begin again, it starts working again. I always use a good moisturizer in the morning when I wake up and I apply the differin at night. This stuff is awesome for acne and it really works."

• Jim...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• June 30, 2019

"Made my acne bigger and horrible looking"

• Bella
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 28, 2019

"I honestly love this. I guess everyone is different. I had sudden severe cystic acne breakouts and then someone told me to try this product and I did and it worked for me and worked rather quickly. I use the face lotion and then the gel over it. Honestly I think the lotion alone is even great. Nothing else worked for me."

• Lilu
• June 23, 2019

"DO NOT TAKE THIS. The reviews are all true. I was using tazorac on my skin for years, then my insurance wouldn’t cover it. Without the tazorac I started breaking out here and there, with maybe one pimple every couple of weeks on my cheeks or low alongside my jaw. I decided to try differing because the tazorac costs around $500 (or more) without insurance when it used to cost around $20, so I figured I’d try something new. I started using differin about 4-5 weeks ago. For a couple days, my skin did start to clear up a bit. And then... I started getting pimples - and I mean large, very noticeable red ones - literally all over my face in random places where I have NEVER gotten pimples before IN MY LIFE. right now there are 3-4 total at the top of my forehead, 4-5 on each cheek - it’s the worst my skin has ever looked. It’s the large cystic kind that leave scabs, too, and I’ve never ever gotten those. I’ve always just had “one here or there.”"

• nick
• June 11, 2019

"I have mixed feelings about whether I would recommend this to other people. I am on week 13 & my skin is totally clear and has been for 10 days. However, my skin was extremely bad throughout the entire first 3 months using Differin. The purging was worse than anything I have ever experienced & particularly gruesome-looking. I actually felt like I couldn't leave the house. Also, this would happen very seriously in concentrated areas. As soon as one had begun to heal another would appear directly next to it, 5 times over. I now have substantial pigmentation and scarring. It's emotionally distressing not see any progress for 3 months! Throughout that time it would often suddenly look better, only to look much worse a few days later. I often mistakenly thought the purging had ended. I think Differin *works* if you persevere for 12 weeks but if I had been aware of how traumatic the purging process would be I probably would have tried alternatives."

• bguru...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 10, 2019

"I used Differin Gel hoping it would help with my minor acne as well as my cystic acne. I used it on my chin and around my nose. I only used the product for 6 days before it started to dry my skin out to the point where it would peel off in several layers and then scab over. It made my skin inflamed and even lightly touching it was painful."

• Sgmez
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 5, 2019

"I've suffered from acne a lot but it went away for a while and then came back but it was very little like 4 or 5 pimples here and there I decided to start Differin because I was tired of every face cleanser not working, I knew going into this I wouldn’t see an immediate change I did my research and knew I wouldn’t see results until after about 12 weeks and I was willing to go through it. My acne became horribly bad, this is probably the worst it has ever gotten. It was very tempting to quit but I decided to just continue because maybe it will get better. By the end of the 12 weeks my acne has cleared up, BUT there is still the occasional pimples and scars but definitely not as bad as before I will continue to use it but it definitely did leave some damage that I’m hoping will clear up."

• Anonymous
• May 28, 2019

"So I originally started using Differin when I thought my skin care routine wasn’t working any longer. I used this product for over 4 months before finally calling it quits because I feel like it just made my face worse and never got any better. It left my face with really bad discoloration and scaring and the texture of my skin became worse as well. I have since switched back to my previous more natural and more general routine and my face has started clearing up. I was originally advised to try this from my doctor and I was hesitant because I never use products this harsh, and for my skin personally I regret it. I understand you have to go through a purging process with this product but 1. It is not worth the scaring and hyperpigmentation and 2. I don’t think you should have to push through with a product for over 4 months and still not see results. Not only did I not see results but it made my skin significantly worse than when I started the process."

• Miche...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2019

"Before I started using Differin, I had a few pimples here and there. After using Differin, my entire face broke out. I went from 2 pimples to about 30 on my face. 8 weeks to see improvement is too long. Having to see your face breakout to such an extent. Not worth it!"

• anon
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 15, 2019

"The first 2 weeks whilst using Differin my skin seemed to clear up and didn't break out as much. However, when the 3rd week of me using this treatment commenced, I woke up with leathery skin and flaky skin on my upper lip area below my lip and on the side of my lip (basically my mouth area). I'm in so much pain and I look horrible and feel horrible. I've never cried so much in my life. DO NOT buy this!"

• noname
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 14, 2019

"Never again. After a week of use, one morning I woke up and my skin was burning. I couldn't even wash it with water, it hurt me so bad. I got burn, dryness and WAY MORE acne than I have ever had. My pores were all clogged and my skin hated me. I followed all of the instructions: used very mild soothing cleanser and moisturizer, didn't use salicylic acid or anything like that, used sunscreen, only applied once a day, etc. It's awful. I thought it will improve my skin condition and acne scars but it made me look even worse. What a waste of money."