Epiduo and Redness: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Cas...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 28, 2016

"I suffer from cystic acne and was experiencing really big, red spots around my mouth, chin, and neck. The first couple of weeks using Epiduo was a bit traumatic - all the spots I was experiencing all raised up at the same time. I had around 6-7 large swollen spots on my chin. The Epiduo really made my skin red and dry also, which meant that any makeup I used to try and cover the spots would just come off. My face looked pretty terrible. However, I kept using it, and after 2-3 weeks, all the spots had gone. I have not been using Epiduo for around 7 weeks, and I haven't had any new spots occur. There is still some redness and scarring, however, it's getting better. Great product!"

• Use...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 21, 2019

For Acne "I have been using Epiduo alongside lymecycline for over a year for my acne. Using it every day on my body caused issues. After 4 days of using it daily, I started to feel pain on my skin, it felt like it was burning, leaving red patches all over. After that, I felt more bumps on my face. However, on my chest and back, it has helped greatly. Although my acne comes back near my period, the Epiduo helps a lot. I don't use it daily, just every other day on my chest and back."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 2, 2025

For Acne "I've had bad acne from my mid-20s going up into my 40s. Absolutely nothing worked, no matter how expensive the product. Epiduo is the first prescribed medication I have tried. The first week was awful, after 3 nights of using it, my skin burnt like mad, with redness, tightness in the throat, difficulty swallowing, puffy, scaly eyelids. I looked like some sort of lizard for the rest of the week. Aveeno was the only cream that worked to calm it. I haven't used it since, I was ready to throw it in the bin, but the miraculous thing is, and I can't find an explanation for it, my skin almost seemed to peel off a layer. It has been really smooth for 3 weeks since! As our skin goes through a 28-day cycle, I'm thinking it will soon come back, but I have never had skin this clear and smooth in my life!! It feels amazing! But I am worried about it returning... as I would be tempted to use it again for a week of hell!... just to have skin this clear. I can even use products that don't usually suit me!"

• Bur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 21, 2023

For Acne "I used Epiduo for 3 nights in a row to clear up the spots and pustules on my skin. By the third night, I had to wash it off and apply a cold compress. I woke up the next morning, and my lips were swollen, and the skin on my face was red and sore. I stopped using it straight away. Five days after using, I still had spots, skin peeling, and very sore skin around my nose and chin."

• Ano...
• September 28, 2016

For Acne "Oily skin, 29 days on Epiduo. Middle acne before using Epiduo. So when I started using Epiduo, I saw results the first week, my face was getting better. 2 weeks in Epiduo, my face was all red. 3 weeks, my face was getting worse. 4 weeks, it isn't improving. I will keep you updated."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 8, 2019

For Acne "I’ve been using Epiduo for 3 days. My acne is not very severe, but I would say that I’ve got quite a few pimples. The first night that I used it, my face didn’t react so badly, and I was happy because for one night, my face got a lot better, even discoloration brightened. Then came nights 2 and 3 - my face is really red (I look like a homeless alcoholic) despite that I use a good moisturizer. Now I notice that I got 3 new pimples. Even though I'm not going to give up, probably I will take a break and let my face breathe a little, but on the whole, I’m positive about Epiduo."

• com...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 16, 2022

For Acne "I strongly recommend this medication for comedonal acne. I am 33 years old and underwent fertility treatment. Other prescriptions wouldn't help the bumps on my cheeks. A few days of Epiduo (Tactupump in Canada) and my comedones are almost gone! This is a seriously strong medication - do not put it anywhere near your mouth (2 in. on either side of the corners), or anywhere near the eyes, including the cheekbones. You will be red and shed so much dry skin. This cream is the reason I started using Cetaphil moisturizer - first to cover all areas but my cheeks and T-zone, then to coat and seal over the gel once dried to concentrate the product. Epiduo seems to bring my many close acne bumps into one whitehead on each cheek that bursts. There is pigmentation after, but this goes away over time, with the use of other products. However, this is so worth it for the ultra-smooth skin. It truly sucked all the oil out of my hormonal face in a matter of days!"

• Mol...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 26, 2016

For Acne "At the age of 24, I unfortunately developed severe acne on my lower face. Tried everything the dermo suggested, antibiotics. Some prescribed creams, then Epiduo. Doctor told me I'd have some irritation, dryness, redness and my acne might get worse before it got better for a few weeks. So for 12 weeks, I patiently followed the doctor's directions using the suggested cleanser, moisturizer for the dryness and my nightly pea-sized application of Epiduo. This product, *sigh* made my acne WORSE for 12 weeks! More painful deep zits, bigger pores, more outbreaks. Like I didn't even go out anymore, it was so bad. I quit using it from frustration and oddly my acne cleared up 90%. Maybe I had a reaction? Who knows."

• Aj ...
• April 27, 2016

For Acne "First day, my skin feels fine and normal. Second day, minor scaling of skin. Third day, my skin gets itchy, redness, and scaling of skin becomes more noticeable. Fourth day, burns like crazy, my skin looks worse than it was before. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, it is hell. I am currently sensitive to sun and touch, and now I have more acne. Here's some advice: if you have the side effects, use petroleum jelly and wash your face every now and then. Right now, I'm raging in pain, therefore, I am not willing to continue using this product."

• rac...
• October 26, 2015

For Acne "I have been using Epiduo for a week now. I have combination skin, but mostly oily, and I'm 17 years old. I have mild acne, but I just wanted to get rid of it completely. Since I have only been using it for a week, my rating is a 5. I put it on every night, and my skin surprisingly has not been very dry. It does make my sensitive skin more red, though, and I started to see an improvement, but then it pretty much made me break out. But that's the process of cleaning out your pores, so I'm excited to see the results when it becomes a full month or 2 months. I recommend using this because I have high hopes for this product."

• Jes...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 20, 2014

For Acne "I've been using Epiduo for two months now and it doesn't help at all. It burns my skin and dries it out so badly! It gets flaky, red, and very irritated. It feels like a horrible sunburn and it looks like you take horrible care of your skin. It stings to put anything on it, even water. It does do its job though, dries out the acne. But I still see the redness or dark brownness of the acne. It's so annoying, ugh."

• Kat...
• February 28, 2017

For Acne "I have been recently having bad acne for a year now, I went to my dermatologist and they prescribed Epiduo. For the first week it worked great and really helped with my acne. But during the second week, that's when it started to get bad. After I would use it, my skin would burn and it hurt so bad that I was in tears. Nothing helped the burning but applying ice to it. It also made my face very red and my skin started to flake off. I don't tend to have sensitive skin either... would not recommend."

• Geo...
• November 5, 2016

For Acne "I hated it! Did not help my skin whatsoever, and I had to get off it within a week due to bad side effects. Epiduo made my skin burn extremely badly whenever I put it on my face, it made my eyes water and almost had me in tears. As well as that, it made my skin super sensitive, it now stings to put moisturizer, foundation, or anything on my skin! My skin went super red and flaky. Would definitely not recommend as I'm still experiencing the redness, sensitivity, and extreme dryness after being off Epiduo for 4 days."

• Cal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 13, 2016

For Acne "I have had pretty severe breakouts, and my dermatologist first prescribed Epiduo to me. I take it, and for the first week, the only change is my skin getting incredibly dry (which is odd because my skin is not normally dry or oily), but the dryness was tolerable. The next week, things went very bad. I had terrible breakouts on my forehead, and on my cheeks, chin, and nose. I was incredibly dry, and my face turned completely orange. After that week, I stopped using Epiduo, and my skin continued to stay red and acne-y, and I had to call in sick to work because it was intolerable and felt like my face was on fire. DO NOT RECOMMEND."

• Sai...
• March 17, 2017

For Acne "I'm a young teenage girl, and I've struggled with acne since 6th grade, and like any other young girl, want to have a clear complexion, so I looked into acne treatments and found good reviews on Epiduo. So, I went to my dermatologist, and she said it was good to start, and so I slowly progressed Epiduo into my acne routine. I used it for about 4 days, and I saw progress in my acne being reduced in redness and size. I was thrilled. A few days later, I went on spring break and decided not to wear makeup, and I realized around my mouth and wherever I put the Epiduo gel was really red. A day later after that, my skin legit started to peel off my face. I stopped using it, and it won't go away. HELP!!!!"

• Cla...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 19, 2016

For Acne "Horrible experience with Epiduo. If you have very sensitive skin, I'd advise you to stay away. Only used it for two days, and I broke out in a horrible rash, worse than my acne. I was red everywhere, and my face was burning in pain."

• Kat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 11, 2019

For Acne "I'm not saying Epiduo is a bad medicine, but for me it didn't do any good. I turned out to be allergic to it. I only applied it 2 times, and the next morning my face was all red, felt burning, and started to flake off. I stopped using Epiduo immediately. But now 3 days have gone by, and my face is still extremely red. I've never felt this horrendous and ugly. I went back to the dermatologist and got a cream against the redness. I hope it will go away soon. I'm never using Epiduo again!"

• mos...
• January 5, 2015

For Acne "I've been using Epiduo for a month now, see some results, but the dryness and redness are bad."

• Sam...
• August 2, 2016

For Acne "I'm on my 3rd week of using Epiduo. My skin has improved dramatically. Just waiting for the redness to disappear. Highly recommend."

• Van...
• August 20, 2017

For Acne "Definitely, this helped me treat my acne. It cleared out the skin gradually, and I didn't have any irritation or redness with it."

• Anonymous
• November 20, 2009

For Acne "I had an unpleasant experience. I had only used it for a week, and it made big red marks on my face like eczema. And it didn't help with my acne at all."

• rac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 1, 2018

For Acne "Epiduo completely dried out my skin. I guess to clear acne you need to remove the oils, which is what it did. But it burned my skin and left me in pain for days. Redness and aching dried-out skin."