La Roche-Posay Effaclar Adapalene Gel 0.1% Acne Treatment, Retinoid Cream, Acne Medication Gel For Blackheads & Whiteheads, Oil Free, Helps Clear And Prevent Blemishes & Clogged Pores

It works
First of all, people who rated this product low— this product was doing exactly what it was supposed to do. People just don’t bother to research how to exactly use it. If you’ve never used a retinoid (adapalene, tretinoin, retinol, retinal), you have to start slow. Like maybe 1-2x a week, then every other day, then maybe daily. Yes, your skin might purge and will get worse before it gets better. Doesn’t mean that the product doesn’t work because it’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to be doing. If your skin is getting really dry, take a break and moisturize. If you’re going outside (even if you’re only going to be driving), **wear sunscreen** (and no, your makeup that has SPF in it is not enough. You don’t apply enough of it to actually get adequate sun protection. And use at least an SPF 30. ). If you’re applying adapalene at night, then apply other actives (vitamin C, AHA/BHA’s, etc) either during the day or take a night off from adapalene and apply. Otherwise applying both at the same time is just asking to ruin your skin barrier….making your skin raw, flaky, sensitive, etc. Adapalene is used for acne, but it’s also a strong retinoid also used for anti aging (I use for anti aging the nights I take a break from tretinoin… and it’s working beautifully). Another thing is this may take time to see results. But steady, consistent use will provide results. Just takes some patience. If you experience purging (retinization… happens to most when starting a retinoid), it’s OK. It usually gets worse before it gets better. It happened to me with tretinoin (I got break outs when I usually don’t experience any) and that’s why I started this product because my skin takes to adapalene much better than tretinoin. Anyway, if you’re on the fence about this, don’t be. Just research the best way for you to use this. I just can’t stand when people give a product a low rating for “not working” or “it broke me out”, “it dried out my skin”, “I used for a week and nothing happened”, etc when it’s doing **exactly** what it’s supposed to. I really like the formulation of La Roche Posay’s adapalene the best. My skin absorbs the gel way better than most adapalene creams and gels out there. And I’ve been using the 1.6oz tube for about 5-6 months. I use this a few times a week (4-5x) and just ordered a new tube. So it’ll last you awhile. If you’re experiencing a lot of irritation, try applying moisturizer first, then adapalene 15-30min later, then moisturizer again 10-15 min after that. Make sure you have a really good moisturizer (I love Elf Holy Hydration sleep mask only I don’t wash it off, or CeraVe moisturizer), use a gentle cleanser (I use one from Cetaphil). And if you go outside at all, use a sunscreen (use the 2 finger rule for measuring how much you need…and SPF 30 at least. I have one from Apostrophe that wears beautifully under makeup. Others are Bondi Sands SPF 50, and I love the Sun Bum spray mist SPF 45 for reapplying over makeup. Works really, really well). And remember to be patient.It’s one of the best adapalene gels I’ve ever tried.

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Give it a try and be patient.
This is great. It was suggested by my dermatologist because I got skin tags. Little ones on my face and eyelids. Expensive to have them removed. But, this is a life saver. It works really well. Also, I had acne pretty bad as a teenager leaving little pot marks on my face my whole life. I’m 76 now. My skin is much smoother. It doesn’t eliminate all the tags I sometimes get or al the marks but they are very small and much less noticeable and I haven’t had any removed since trying this. I’ve been using this a little over a year now and love it. My face looks nice and smooth now and my confidence is way better. I use it before bed every night and the tube lasts a little over a month. Be careful around the eyes (you only need a small film here) and don’t put on the lips. But, you will see the difference. Also, give it a couple of months. You will love it!

EXTREME dryness
I received this product and started using it on May 10th for peri-oral dermatitis I’ve had since late January/early February of 2022. I have a health lung condition that means I have to avoid antibiotic use if at all possible so my condition doesn’t become antibiotic resistant. Also, the number of antibiotics I’m allergic to has gone from 0 to 4 in the past 3 years. I haven’t had acne or skin irritation around my nose and mouth since I was 14-19 years old. I found a face wash at that time that got rid of it. Now it’s back with a vengeance. This product was recommended to me to try. In the past 5 days my skin has gotten better for the first 2 days and then WAY worse with it drying and flaking to the point I can’t wear any makeup without looking like a snake shedding it’s skin. My trouble spots are cracking and peeling to the point if I absentmindedly brush my chin I get huge flakes on my desk at work. It stings when I use the product after washing my face at night and despite copious amounts of water to hydrate, my skin continues to be red, itchy, burning and flaking. Sorry to say, I’m 5 days into this and about to quit. I will say, the product does not smell bad and it spreads easily. I’m treating my dry skin tonight with a moist warm compress and vitamin A&D ointment to get it to quit flaking and shedding. I can’t imagine looking like this for the next 2 months like some people are saying. Maybe I will try every other night for the coming week and see how it goes.

This works like magic ,you do need to be patient though especially if you have stubborn acne like my hormonal acne ,I started seeing great results after a month of use ,your skin sure dose get worse before it gets better ,it has a peeling effect up it so avoid the eye area and around the mouth ,it’s a life saver!!!

It has helped me a lot with acne. Get it only if you’ve acne or get breakouts very often.