- considering stopping minocycline 17th February 2003
... and got minocycline to take only for nine days, use differin gel at night and some benzaclin for day. It is unbelievabl...
- Minocycline? Benzaclin? Clearlight? 16th February 2003
... dont feel i need an antibiotic to clear my skin. the differin and benzaclin are working great. its just not worth...
- some bad side effects 15th February 2003
... Ive been using Minocin, Differin and BenzaClin and like i said it has been working ... my eyes is horrible sore. When I wash, apply the Differin or BenzaClin, or foundation, it BURNS SO BAD for like...
... its a shame they cost me $30) ill stick with the differin and benzacline. my skin isnt that bad anyway, i shouldnt...
- Minocine/Differin/BenzaCline 14th February 2003
... I've only got Differin , what happens to your skin wen u put it on? Dryness...
- Azelex ? 14th February 2003
... gentle cream I have used and is much better than BP, Differin , Retin, et al....
- Any old people here with acne ? 14th February 2003
... healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
I have had luck with differin in the past, although it has stopped working. I am...
... any of these products,Azelex and Retina-micro, or Differin are greasy or oily ?...
... to what everyone here was on. She wouldn't give me Differin , or Azelex, or something topical as I asked her for...
... cause my skin got so dry and flakey. I was also on differin for a while and it worked at first but after a while...
- Jojoba Oil Users and Losers Please Reply 13th February 2003
... This is what happened to me after using mino and differin and it was the worst period of my life...not worth...
... can't imagin life before jojoba oil. I have used differin , Salicylic acid, and all the other products and the...
- Red face *and* acne? 10th February 2003
... peroxide and glycolic acids). And gentle retinoids like Differin or Azelax are ok.
There are meds out there to treat...
- Differin/Minocin/BenzaClin 10th February 2003
... first time. he prescribed these 3 medicines for me ( Differin Gel, Minocin Antibiotic and BenzaClin) along with...
... THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY!
The doc put me on the Differin at night and the BenzaClin in the morning. Because...
... me on the same routine....Benaclin in the a.m. and differin in the p.m. The benzaclin is very drying and left ... my face flakey so I couldn't use it every day. The differin worked well for a while but seemed less effective...
... been on minocycline with this combination. I use differin in the morning and benzaclin.
Been using it for...
- SOOO DRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10th February 2003
... he has me using DIAL SOAP...very drying as well as Differin Gel, BenzaClin and Minocin. Ive only been using this...
... I went to my derm and he gave me clindamycin and differin . The differin was so drying I'm convinced it made ... Hopefully that will help. I can't imagine using Dial with Differin and no moisurizer. Just some thoughts [img]http...
- What's Worked and What Hasn't? 9th February 2003
... Did NOT work for me:
Murad Skin Care Line
Differin (I only used this for 2 months and it made things...
... What did not work:
Differin
Retin A (skin looked absolutely horrible)
Clearasil...
... Cystic Acne!)
Dermalogica (sucks!)
Murad Acne Kit
Differin
Duac
Doxycycline
Triaz Pads 6%
You Name It!!!...
... permanent.
What I am working on now:
I've been using Differin gel (I know, not very ambitious) for the last 6 months ... would be having the same effects if I dropped the Differin and just washed my face once or twice a day with water...
... for me, that doesnt mean it will work for you. If Differin Gel has worked for you, that doesnt mena that it will...
... 5% bp cream
what hasn't worked:
tea tree oil
differin
proactiv
l'oreal pure zone--> made acne A LOT worse...
... What hasnt worked:
Antibiotic
Differin Gel
Proactiv
BP 10%
What I'm Trying Now:
Citaphil...
... cream in the am and Cetaphil bar soap in the pm.
- Differin at night, benzaclin on active pimples in the morning...
... Acid
Benzamycin - worked briefly and then stopped
Differin
Topical selenium
Head & Shoulders
Klaron
Doing...
... Aleese bc pills
Demulen bc pills
What has worked
Differin gel(this products takes time and cleans the debri...
... treatment (Daily and nightly. I am 32, time to start)
Differin (Nighttime spot treament ONLY. This makes my zits...
... long
excessive intake of vit b5
proactiv
retin a
differin
minocyclin antibiotic_ stopped working after 3 months...
... CETAPHIL WITH 1% CLINDAMYCIN... everyone should try it
Differin gel
clean pillow cases (I change it once a week and...
... (yeah...supermodels use it. right.)
minocycline
differin
nicomide tablets
vitamins (B vitamins, zinc, etc...
...
What USED to work, but doesn't seem to anymore:
Differin
clindamycin T lotion
BP
spironolactone (I had to ... still using the BP and clindmycin during the day and Differin at night. I'm also on Mircette BCPs (they made the...
... out).
Not picking
What I'm currently doing:
Differin Gel (Been on it for about 10 weeks and it made me...
- Any POSITIVE reviews on Differin? 8th February 2003
... Differin did a great job of clearing my pores, but had no effect...
... I've been using Differin for about a year. It took a while, like a month or ... sure how much of the results I should attribute to Differin and how much I should attribute to the antibiotics ... way, I never had a bad breakout or irritation from Differin . I'm starting to wonder at this point if I've become...
... Differin did nothing to me-except scar my skin and make it...
- i cant believe this is happening 7th February 2003
... nothing too bad, and at my last derm app he gave me some differin . it is the WORST acne med ive ever used. it turned ... getting more and more breakouts so i gave up on the differin , it was more trouble than it was worth, afterall my ... THAT bad. so after a couple of weeks of stopping the differin my skin was getting back to 'normal' and i was so...
- Back from Derm Visit... 7th February 2003
... work this time and I told him so. So he put me on differin .1%...and told me to come back in 2 months and if ... order the jojoba oil and alternate using it with the differin at night (to at least "give it a shot"). Hmmm...maybe ... putting the jojoba oil on first and then using the differin ...? Maybe then my face wouldn't get so irritated ... . Anyway, anyone have any thoughts on the differin /jojoba oil thing?...or any derm venting to do? LOL...
... every first time patient...cleocin pledgelets and differin cream or gel. they just do the best they can...i...
- For all the female adults 6th February 2003
... think I built up a resistance to the antibiotics... differin and retin-a were only short term solutions. Every...
- metro gel & Cleocin T 6th February 2003
... I've used a lot of topicals (ethromycin, differin , sulfacet, tazorac, retin a. etc.) and the only thing...
- running/makeup/sun Q's 5th February 2003
... all?
2. I'm about to start on Doxycylin (sp?) and Differin , and it says I'm supposed to stay out of the sun....
- Will it ever go away? 4th February 2003
... after I got back on the antibiotics (tetracyclin and differin gel) they didnt respond anymore I went on to this...
- best concealer for red marks? 3rd February 2003
... the best way to apply any of these? (Like if I use differin at night, should i apply one of these other things ... for awhile, then rinse, then use the differin ?) Ugh, I'm confused. ...
- Lee's Accutane Journal 1st February 2003
... have used are ProActiv, Minocycline, Benzaclin, and Differin , and plenty of BP products. ProActiv worked for 6 ... effects that wouldn't go away, and now after being on Differin for 4 months it just isn't effective enough.
I went...
... then from then on it will be 80 mg/day. I quit using Differin a week ago so my face would be fresh for it, so I...
- Shady's Minocycline Diary!! 1st February 2003
... does anyone know about this? I'm on 100mg a day with Differin at night. ...
... minocycline 100mg/day and tazorac (which is comparable to differin ) and I didn't see results until about the 6th week...
- I can't Stand this initial breakout from yasmin.....!!! 31st January 2003
... and antibiotic free) and I'm still on topicals like Differin and Benzaclin, but I've had EXTREMELY good luck and...
- Very Important ? 28th January 2003
... currently using dalacin T (cleocin) during the day and differin at night. Could one of these be causing my blackheads...
- Tazorac experiences anyone? 28th January 2003
... the house. My skin is almost completely clear using Differin gel and minocycline. Good Luck with whatever you choose...
... JulieLyn,
How do you use the Differin gel? Why do you like it so much? Glad you found...
... I just apply the Differin gel before I go to bed. I like it because it isn't...
... right now, so we shall see. She would not give me Differin ...dont know why. How long have you been on the minocycline...
- Accutane a second time? 27th January 2003
... temporarily effective and started Yasmin, Clindamycin, and Differin gel two weeks ago. But if these are not effective...
- retin-a 27th January 2003
... and nothing else would(it was bad. My Derm had me on differin , and mino, and benzaclin, and it made me worse. I...
- JUST SOME QUESTIONS 24th January 2003
... I love...
Neutrogena's Deep Clean Gentle Scrub
Differin Gel
and I took Accutane a couple years ago and it...
- BenzaClin 24th January 2003
... almost 2 years in combination with antibiotics and differin .
The combination worked very well for about 1 1...
- read heartsicle or anyone else on yasmin for while 21st January 2003
... I happen to have an acne problem (am currently on Differin gel and Klaron lotion) that is not clearing up. I...
- Unbelievably annoying!! Trapped bumps 18th January 2003
... years ago when I suddenly got a bad breakout I tried differin and mino and it did nothing/made it worse. I surely...
- How is nuetragena vitamin spray? 18th January 2003
... just started using this product every morning with differin at night. The differin alone wasn't cutting it so...
- backne sucks. 18th January 2003
... anti-b's for long so I got off em. I've been using differin for 9 months and it helps but it still is pretty bad...
- erbium laser for scars 16th January 2003
... and by that time it was out of control. He gave me differin and benzaclin, and they made me worse. Long story...
- SUN: is it really that bad? 14th January 2003
... ..but newways i tan once or twice a week while on differin and i know ur not supposed to but it NEVER burned...
- Best scar treatment? Mederma? 12th January 2003
... lying around that I don't even use, and one tube of Differin as well. oh well , save em for when I need them I...
- AZELEX-New User 8th December 2002
... perscribed AZELEX last week, after I had told her that Differin was much too drying.
I've used it for 3 days, twice...
... After Retin-A and Differin made my face red (even after spreading the treatment...
... tingle a little. I've tried everything...Accutane, Differin , Retin-A, Tetra, Doxy, and Minocyclines, Benzmycin...
- c5 serum 15th August 2002
... c5 serum. I'm currently on tetracyclin and using differin cream. I also use vita k and lemon juice. However...
- Klaron 4th August 2002
... enough because now I'm using that in the morning but Differin cream at night, which seems to be a more effective...
... Hi,
My derm just prescribed Differin gel and Klaron lotion for mild acne. I'm wondering ... if you had the initial break out from Differin which everyone else on the boards seems to have experienced...
... rhiannon...i didnt have the initial breakout but differin didnt help me either. it can be a great product though...
... antibiotics that also help turn over the skin like Differin and Retin-A....
- Silkia camellia oil questions?!? :) 25th January 2007
... everyone can'te tell, but I can. I was prescribed Differin for acne by my derm, but am so scared to try it--...
- Tretinoin 22nd January 2007
... hehehe
Though I did just get a prescription for Differin last friday for VERY minor post partum acne----it...
- How do you prevent oily skin/shine? 22nd June 2006
... I have the same problem. I just use Differin and Azelex once a day. I'm not sure if that is causing...
- RED where acne is. Will anything make the REDNESS DISAPPEAR? 15th June 2006
... went to a derm for this exact thing. He first gave me differin (to stop pimples coming), then gave me "AZELEX". It...
- Really Pale, balding, acne.. I want to be tan! 27th April 2006
... everything. Smoothbeam Laser procedure, ProActiv, Differin , Retin-A, and on and on and on.
KimC, maybe I...
- Bare Minerals/essectials and acne? 30th October 2005
... hormonal acne and am being treated by a derm (with Differin and BenzaClin). I use Aromaleigh mineral makeup and...
- Favorite foundation or powder for sensitive skin? 8th August 2005
... hide some red marks from past break outs. I'm using Differin gel at night and am taking doxycycline to prevent...
- Best moisturizers 15th April 2005
... for me and don't clog my pores (though im also using Differin cream once a day to treat the breakouts that existed ... cream, the combination of both the face creams and the differin is doing wonders for my skin!). I have also tried...
- MAC Studio fix powder foundation 28th January 2005
... .I dont have the greatest skin either...I'm using differin now seems to be improving 5 ks into it..some dryness...
- Make-Up Question, For Pore-Covering 10th January 2005
... alittle bigger..have u tried a intense exfoliant like Differin or retina?...
- Who's tried Cliniques Perfectly real foundaiton 30th December 2004
... a tad oily in the t zone..but currently I'm using Differin so it make sme dry also...what shade of the pressed...
- Blackheads 28th December 2004
... BHA (salicylic acid) product. This works a lot like Differin , penetrating the pores & helping to clear them from...
- To the ladies here with clear skin, please respond 6th October 2004
... the dermatologist and tried antibiotics, Retin A, Differin , Clindmycin...etc etc. Then I did Proactiv for a year...
- SUn SpoTs 19th July 2004
... Especially if you're also using products like Renova/ Differin , and/or doing peels.
Some other products that help ... skin remodeling. I also alternate between Renova & Differin every other night.
Something else I use (not sure...
... Yes, I use the Renova on Mon., Wed., & Fri., Differin on Tues., Thurs., & Sat., then I do a glycolic acid...
... What is the difference of the action between Renova & Differin ?
Also, what strength of Glycolic you are using for...
... diminish fine wrinkles, & smooths surface roughness.
Differin helps keep pores clear to control breakouts.
I...
- SPF numbers? 13th July 2004
... aritidepressants, heart meds and diuretics. Also Differin , glycolic acid peels, etc.
The SPF rating only...
- Face tan 24th June 2004
... want to use a lotion with AHA in it or something like Differin or Renova/Retin A - the tan won't develop properly...
- your skincare regimen? 15th April 2004
... homemade facial oil diluted with 5 squirts toner
Apply Differin gel
Apply 1 drop Aromaleigh Free Radical Skin Quenching ... homemade facial oil diluted with 5 squirts toner
Apply Differin gel
Apply 1 drop Aromaleigh Free Radical Skin Quenching...
- glycolic acid peel? 25th March 2004
... the evening, I use the copper peptide serum, eiher Differin or Renova (I alternate nights), & the homemade facial...
- Young man needing help to improve looks! sorry so long 21st February 2004
... very persistant...used to be on antibiotics, retin A, differin , etc from the dermatologist....but even after all...
- Olive oil as cleanser? 2nd February 2004
... basically replaced and is less burning than retin A, differin , and renova. I love it but if you're taking birth...
- What is your favorite "drugstore" foundation? 19th December 2003
... along with mild breakouts on occasion (I'm on Alesse & Differin , so breakouts are much less frequent than they used...
... along with mild breakouts on occasion (I'm on Alesse & Differin , so breakouts are much less frequent than they used...
- St. Ives Apricot Scrub 15th October 2003
... sensitive of skin (mainly due to being fair AND using Differin for acne). For your sake i hope that your skin is...
... acne for several years and have used antibiotics, Differin , Retin A, Clindamycin, brevoxyl, clinique, proactiv...
- Best moisturizer for combination skin??? 8th October 2003
... after i wash my face, then apply my normal routine of Differin + Benzoyl peroxide. I finally got rid of that ugly...
- What's a really nice facial cleanser that you love? 30th September 2003
... Kiehls, I used it one day after my experiment with Differin Gel, and voila! no more flaking skin [img]http://www...
- Blotchy skin...HELP! 7th July 2003
... the breakouts that I get sometimes, and he gave me Differin , that has been working.
My skin is only oily in...
- Skin care 24th March 2003
... than any eye cream I have ever used).
I sometimes use Differin gel because I have acne prone skin and combination...
... Glitterygrl,
How do you combine the Metrogel and the differin ? Do you just use them on alternate nights, or at...
... I don't use the Differin every night otherwise it my skin becomes too dry for ... foundation or concealer. So I alternate nights with Differin and use Metrogel every morning underneath my Olay...
