Differin Acne Treatment Gel, 30 Day Supply, Retinoid Treatment for Face with 0.1% Adapalene, Gentle Skin Care for Acne Prone Sensitive Skin, 15g Tube

Llevo años con comedores cerrados, eh usado ácido salicilico, y otras cremas recomendadas pero no a funcionado, recién llevo 2 semanas usando adapaleme mi cara está igual con los comedones la uso todas las noches mi piel a tolerado bastante bien solo algo de picazón y arde un poco al siguiente día cuando aplicó protector solar de la misma línea diferin. Eh notado que está más blanca mi cara pero creo que es por el ácido azelaico que también uso,ese lo aplicó por las mañanas seguido de hidratante protector solar, y por las noches adapaleme más crema hidratante de la misma marca, vuelvo en dos semanas a dejar otro comentario…

Even though it’s only been a few days of using, I don’t think I’m imagining it when I say my skin is softer or more even. Also it appears to have a brightness to it. I even had a friend (they did know I purchased this product) say it looked different. I’m not a huge fan of extensive routines to get ready in the morning, but this is just one product. I haven’t experienced the agitation other reviewers have, but along with this I bought some hydrating micilear water i use before washing my face with my regular face wash then use this product. Hope that helps. It’s worth trying for the price.

I have been using Differin for over a year now (around 14 months giver or take) and did not publish a review until now. If you want an in-depth review, read on. For the tl;dr version: it works, just stick with it. Btw, I was not paid for this nor was I sent this product (although they should be sending it, given how many tubes I’ve bought).

I had the MOST TERRIBLE acne. No, I’m not talking about a small tiny excuse of a blemish that your friend with great skin complains about when she has her "bad skin" days. My face was RED and PAINFUL. My cheeks were COVERED all the time, and I had no area on my face where acne wouldn’t pop up. Nose, brows, chin, jaw, underneath the jaw, you name it. I had tried Curology and while my skin got amazing for the first 6 months, my acne returned with a VENGEANCE. I had tried so many things, clay masks, benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, other AHAs and BHAs, sulfur, rosehip oil, and even supplements like zinc and milk thistle, you name it. Nothing worked at all. I was so so embarrassed of my skin, but I couldn’t wear makeup either since makeup made my acne SO MUCH worse.

I heard about Differin and I figured "well, might as well give this a try cause it can’t get any worse". Boy, I was wrong. It did get worse. Much worse. Suddenly I had SO much more acne and I felt like crap. I couldn’t believe my skin could get worse, but it did. Differin was the only thing I was using so I knew this was it. I was depressed but I stuck with it, cause I wanted to test it for at least 4 months. I thought I might as well test the claim, since my skin is so bad already.

The first month was really really bad. It brought all underlying acne to the surface i.e. the purge phase. It did the purging for 3-4 months, but the first month was THE WORST. Not gonna lie to you, that first month will probably be the worst skin you’ve had in your life. Your skin will become SO SENSITIVE! Anticipate that! My skin has never been sensitive to products but while using this, my regular moisturizers and masks would sting like crazy (get stuff with no fragrance/alcohol or acids!). It didn’t affect my skin in any other way, it just stung a lot. Oh, and I used to get my upper lip and brows waxed. Not with this you can’t, the wax will tear off your skin since it gets much more sensitive. I learned the hard way. ONLY do threading!

However, after I waited out the terrible, terrible first month, I slowly began to see improvements. Marginal, though. I had acne, but I probably had just a tad less. And it continued that way, it kept improving. Eventually, my skin was so much clearer than before! I still had acne, mind you, it’s not a miracle drug, but it was few and far in between. There would be times when I had no active acne, which was HUGE for me!! My face usually looked like a connect the dots game. However, I did hit a plateau. This worked phenomenally at reducing my ugly acne all over my face to a few zits here and there, however, my issue was deeper than that. Eventually, I went to a doctor and got on spironolactone.

Now, I am both on my Spiro and this. The combo of these two have made my skin so clear! I could have never imagined this day! I still need to use this, I have noticed my Spiro is not enough to keep zits at bay and if I skip a couple of nights putting on differin, new zits come up. I am so much happier now that I don’t have zillions of gross zits on my face. I still get zits if I eat sugar or near my period but man, I am a long way from before! I have a few blemishes left over from before but I honestly don’t care, my skin looks wayyy better. I can hide my blemishes with a sheer foundation of spot concealing if I want.

So if you’ve read till the end, the lesson is: be PATIENT and be realistic! Your acne did not appear overnight and will not disappear overnight. If you stick with this, it WILL work. However, your mileage may vary. My acne was extremely bad, so after I hit my "acne plateau" I went to the doctor. If your acne is not as bad, it’s likely differin is all you need for clear skin! If you’re on the fence, confused, depressed, frustrated and/or can’t afford a doctor, it’s worth a shot! Just be patient and gentle with your skin!

Has absolutely changed my skin but had an initial purging period that was frustrating. After the 4-6 week wait out, it’s been great! Will say that I had to work up to using it every day and it dried my skin out a lot. But if you layer with a heavy moisturizer it should be fine.

I started using this product when I developed lots of milia and closed comedones after using a Cetaphil SPF for a month… I now use Differin SPF, which does not clog my pores.

I use this gel in the morning after cleansing my face with Cera Ve Foaming Cleanser. 2 months in, it finally keeps my pores clear and actually minimized the look of them. I started deliberately massaging the product into my skin a few days ago, which gave exponential improvements to my clogged pores. I can literally see deep blackheads slowly getting pushed out of my pores a little everyday.

This products spreads easily, so one tube is easily lasting me over 2 months.

At night, I use Curology and the same cleanser + moisturizers as I do in the morning.