Differin and Acne: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Lil...
• June 23, 2019

For Acne "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 Differin 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 of 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.'"

• Jro...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 19, 2018

For Acne "I started using Differin at night before I went to bed. I would wash my face with mild facial aloe soap, rinse, and pat dry before applying the Differin. In the morning, I would rinse my face with warm water and pat dry. Things were okay for the first 1-2 weeks, but then I started to break out with multiple whiteheads on my cheeks and temple areas. They would come up in multiples overnight. It was causing me to have more acne that was painful, so I quit using it after one more week. I waited for 2 weeks and applied it again, but again the pimples started again, so I quit it permanently. It causes some people to have more acne."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 16, 2017

For Acne "I had to stop using this product very early on because it ruined my skin. It made my skin unbelievably dry and made me break out on my forehead worse than it had in 5 years. I also developed red blotches all over my face. Don't buy this."

• Hae...
• May 26, 2017

For Acne "I've been on Differin gel exactly a month already. When I started using it, my skin got worse, I had the initial breakout, and my acne is going away, but they're leaving some blemishes. I don't feel like it's going to get any better. I'm hoping to see good results in 3 months, but sometimes I kinda don't believe that it is ever going to happen. Has anyone gone through Differin gel for 3 months and had good results? I'm 19, and I had an acne treatment 3 years ago, and I got rid of all acne, but now it is back! Please, someone tell me this is going to work. Lol."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 11, 2019

For Acne "This triggered one of the worst breakouts of my life. I was using it to clear up blackheads and some minor congestion (my skin still looked pretty clear), and it broke my entire face out horrifically. I've stopped using it and am now trying to clear up the breakout. :("

• Unh...
• April 22, 2016

For Acne "I'm on week 2, almost week three. My face didn't dry up like my doctor said it would. But I did, however, get easily sunburnt, and I have the worst breakout I think I've ever had since starting on it. I want to hide my face in a brown paper bag. My chin is literally swollen from the amount of breakouts this stupid cream has given me. I'm not impressed one bit."

• Nik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 6, 2020

For Acne "HORRIBLE! Made my face break out 10 times worse, redness dried out my cheeks, smh! Didn't help anything. After 7 long weeks, I quit using it and felt better in 1 week."

• luc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2016

For Acne "This dried my eyes out very badly and made them sore. It also made my acne worse."

• Ban...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 23, 2018

For Acne "I’ve been using Differin for almost 5 weeks, and it’s made me break out horribly. This is the worst my skin has ever been."

• Anonymous
• January 6, 2012

For Acne "It started to help in the beginning, then a month later, I got the worst breakouts."

• Kri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 16, 2019

For Acne "If you have sensitive skin, don't use this, it made me break out in cystic, painful acne. I think it's the paraben in the medication."

• Kri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 16, 2019

For Acne "If you have sensitive skin, don't use this, it made me break out in cystic, painful acne. I think it's the paraben in the medication."