Retin-A User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Jamai...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 1, 2017

For Acne "I have always had acne from in my early teens but just a few pimples now an again. I am now 23, I have relocated to the north coast where I started experiencing terrible breakout it started with rash then small pimples then a disaster. In 2016 I went to my dermatologist who prescribed retin A 0.05% 2 days after using the product I started having unbearable burning when using anything on my face be it water, cleanser or moisturize it just burned like crazy and my acne got worst to the point where people asking me what was wrong with my face, so about two weeks in I stopped using the product. Five days ago which is almost one year after I decided to give it another try and so far there is no burning and no new breakouts"

• GVano
• June 6, 2018

For Acne "I have used Retin-A .01% Cream for acne for the past 20 years. I find it to be very therapeutic to my skin. Recently my doctor switched me to the gel and its incredible the way it feels. It is not tacky or greasy. Its a very greaseless lightweight gel. There is a little bit more alcohol in the gels than cream but overall it feels great on my skin and is keeping the Acne at bay. I highly recommend this gel, or even the creams for acne but you have to know how to use it. Speak to your doctor if you have any questions and do exactly what he says. Your skin needs to get used to the strongest strength of them all to treat the acne. Its a wonderful, wonderful product."

• T-Rex
• September 15, 2018

For Acne "I am 23 years old and I suffer from severe acne. I started using retin-a 0.05 a week ago. At first my face felt moisturized, the pimples become easier to extracted. After about 2-3 days my face started burning and then peeling. I wanted to use a moisturizer along with it but anything that touched my face made it ache or burn and when I say anything, I do mean anything...water, fabric etc. I used it twice a day as advised by my derm. He told me it would get worse before it got better so I continued applying small amounts on the bigger bumps but my face hasn't healed so I have completely stopped using it."

• Yana
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 20, 2015

For Acne "Today is my first day using Retain A 0.04% microderm Gel. I work in a pharmacy and the Rph told me when using this gel I have to also use clindamyacin 1% lotion before the gel. She also told me to use minocycline 100 mg capsules as well. Anyway , she said it will work alone but will work excellent together( gel & lotion). Then the capsules will top it off. My face (due a thyroidectomy that was performed) was always CLEAR. Within 6 months I had a lot of scars and pimples galore . I tried Epiduo, Nuquin, proactive, RX for brown skin, no7 everything but my hormones are out of wack. Hopefully this combo will work. Will keep ya posted."

• lvy...
• August 6, 2015

For Acne "i have a very sensitive and oily skin. whenever i go under the sun and or get dirt on my face i just got acnes by that day and once it stats appearing it just breaks out vulnerably leaving extreme bad scars on my face. i was just looking for my perfect products everywhere. i used a lot of things for this but finally i went to a dermatologist and he suggested me to use duac gel twice a day, retin A cream at night over spot and blemishes and suggested acne aid liquid cleanser. i just started using it for 4 days and i just felt the quick changes on my skin. my scars were getting light and all the new born pimples were just faded with my skin. it is really an excellent spot treatment and reliable drug. please have it once. greatly recommended."

• Aan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 9, 2018

For Acne "I personally recommend you guys not to use this Retin A gel for Acne. It makes ur skin worser and worser with big red boils. I was expecting a change in the initial months but when I came to a situation were I was not able to leave out of my house due to the peeling and scars. I was forced to change the doctor. Now I'm not using Retin A gel for past one month and things came to normal."

• GEE
• December 3, 2015

For Acne "For me, it got worse before it got better. And it got a lot BETTER! I was prescribed Retin-A by my dermatologist back in July, and have been using it as directed for 4 months already. I%u2019ll say, it was very difficult to believe in this product since the first couple of weeks because my skin would just not catch a break. It got really bad and I was miserable. However, I now attest to the true wonders this stuff can do for you if you%u2019re patient."

• Kimmy
• March 3, 2021

For Acne "I’ve been using Retin A for the last 5 months now . First 3 month was awful as I got the worst acne breakouts in my life and they came in form of cystic pus filled painful acne spot. My face looked horrible , I dreaded going out. It was a nightmare but after reading reviews of people’s experiences, I decided not to stop. Fast forward into 5 months now and there has been tremendous improvement most especially in my skin texture. My acne is now 80% under control but I am dealing with intense hyperpigmentation, but overall my skin has never looked better. My skin texture is really amazing now . So my advice to a one about to start, stick with it and buffer with a heavy duty moisturizer when you’re about to start to minimize irritation and purge . And lastly, don’t rely on tretinoin alone . Salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide in combination with Retin A would give you better and faster results, so talk to your dermatologist about what works for you."

• An0ny...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2016

For Acne "I have posted early before about my 1st & 2nd week using Retin A 0.025 cream. My 3rd week was much better than my second week, some of my acne stared to calm down and my face felt less bumpy. During this week I started to use the cream 4 times a week because my cheeks were hurting. My 4th week was the most improvement. I started to use the cream every night again since my face had stop hurting. During the 4th week most of my pimples disappeared and my skin felt smoother, I still had some pimples popping up but not as much. Now my cheeks are pretty smooth with a couple pimples but my cheeks are really red from the scars that were left behind from the pimples. I'm hoping they will slowly fade later. Will keep updating!"

• Chi
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• July 6, 2021

For Acne "My dermatologist prescribed me Retin A and I feel like my skin has been the worst it’s ever been. I don’t even know why they keep this stuff in circulation. I literally had the worst breakouts ever on this. I did research and most people said that you have to wait a few months to see results. But after 6 months of trying this stuff I’m done. My bottle is almost empty and it’s been a couple days since I’ve used it and of course my skin has been clearing up. If you get prescribed this don’t take it because it’s going to wreck your skin. I have so many acne scars now."

• rosaaa
• December 10, 2015

For Acne "I highly recommend this product to anyone suffering from acne! I started breaking out very badly and I was out on this cream by my dermatologist and I am so happy with the results its only been 5 days that I started using it and I am very happy with the results so far!"

• An0ny...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2016

For Acne "I have posted early before about my 1st & 2nd week using Retin A 0.025 cream. My 3rd week was much better than my second week, some of my acne stared to calm down and my face felt less bumpy. During this week I started to use the cream 4 times a week because my cheeks were hurting. My 4th week was the most improvement. I started to use the cream every night again since my face had stop hurting. During the 4th week most of my pimples disappeared and my skin felt smoother, I still had some pimples popping up but not as much. Now my cheeks are pretty smooth with a couple pimples but my cheeks are really red from the scars that were left behind from the pimples. I'm hoping they will slowly fade later. Will keep updating!"

• Jano
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 10, 2018

For Acne "I used to be prescribed epiduo, but my insurance stopped covering it and it became too expensive so they put me on retin-a. All this medication does is dry out my skin, it doesn't even reduce redness or irritation from the acne. I personally have found that witch hazel and basic night serums do more than what I'm prescribed is supposed to do. 0/10 "

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 1, 2021

For Acne "Took this for two months (topical cream) and my face broke out the entire time. Tried to wait it out as much as possible but I have never had worse acne in my entire life. After not using it for about 2 weeks my skin cleared up. I will NEVER take this medication again."

• kathl...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• September 5, 2023

For Acne "I started using this 40 years ago for acne. I am now 70. I have no wrinkles on my face and my acne is, of course, gone. I've always used the cream and didn't have much of an issue initially with redness or peeling. At this point, I love the fact that the side effect is no wrinkles."

• Maxx
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2020

For Acne "19 year old male, 2 weeks past started using this along with doxycycline ,1st week was horrible, conditions now are slightly better than before, will stick to it and keep you guys updated."

• edano
• January 20, 2020

For Acne "had adult acne, Retin-A cured it"

• Meme
• August 20, 2015

For Acne "I have been on tretinoin 0.025 for about 5 days and I've broken out so bad I have lots of little bumps by my nose is that normal"

• mydru...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 16, 2016

For Acne "Retin a cream is tropical treatment for acne and scars, i use retin a cream 0.05% srom last 3 months that cream suits on my face and now face is glowing"

• Kimmy
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 14, 2020

For Acne "Started this and I’m just hopeful as I cannot see any results yet. Rather my acne has gotten terribly worse than it was . I’m still giving it time like they said"

• dawna...
• August 21, 2009

For Acne "It didn't do anything for me!"

• Nano
• March 22, 2021

For Acne "I've been using retin A for months and saw no true results. I won't recommend this."