Tretinoin

RETIN-A MICRO

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4.0

231 reviews
79%
would repurchase
3.9/5
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Retin-A Micro (tretinoin gel) microsphere, 0.1% and 0.04% w/w purified water, carbomer 974P (0.04% formulation), carbomer 934P (0.1% formulation), glycerin, disodium EDTA, propylene glycol, sorbic acid, PPG-20 methyl glucose ether distearate, cyclomethicone and dimethicone copolyol, benzyl alcohol, trolamine, and butylated hydroxytoluene.

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    5.0
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    KarenPrescriptives

    14 years ago

    I have been using the 0.1 for about 10 months. I have combo/oily skin that breaks out easily, with a few fine lines around the outside corners of my eyes.I also have some melasma on my forehead...

    About reviewer (14 reviews)

    Age36-43

    SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm

    HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

    EyesGreen

    5.0
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    Nidat

    14 years ago

    AMAZING! I cannot live without this product. i never really had severe acne or anything but had a problem wih black heads and bumps on my skin. i began using this and saw results pretty fast. it...

    About reviewer (7 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

    HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    Musa15

    14 years ago

    I have been using the pump in .04% for about 2 years. The first weeks were hell, I was peeling insanely and I went up to my pharmacist and asked what moisturizer to use, (she was kind of shocked at...

    About reviewer (49 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinAcne-prone, Medium, Not Sure

    HairBlack, Straight, Fine

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    hcell

    14 years ago

    wow. im REALLY surprised to read so many negative comments on this product! I began using this product when i was about 18 due to acne (now 21). After some time using this product, my skin was...

    About reviewer (6 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinNormal, Fair-Medium

    HairBlond

    EyesBrown

    1.0
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    Kbear

    14 years ago

    Wow, it's amazing how much relief I feel right now since I just decided tonight to stop using this product and let my skin recover. I started using .1% 10 months ago. My skin has always been oily,...

    About reviewer (4 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinOily

    HairBrown

    EyesBrown

    5.0
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    Quilley

    14 years ago

    This review is for the Ortho-Neutrogena brand of RAM 0.04% (trentinion gel, microsphere). I'm light olive in complexion, multi-ethnic and acne sensitive, meaning there is a lot going on with my...

    About reviewer (365 reviews)

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    SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

    HairOther, Other, Other

    EyesOther

    4.0
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    kbugg

    14 years ago

    This stuff is awesome! I don't understand why some smart women go out and buy all these overly priced dept. store skincare products when they cannot have the same strength of ingredients (and...

    About reviewer (101 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinCombination, Fair, Not Sure

    HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    keethukee

    14 years ago

    This stuff is awesome! I've been using for over a year and the first few months were awful. I had terrible acne form and my face was falling off but I stuck with it and now I use it every night...

    About reviewer (25 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinNormal, Olive

    HairBlack

    EyesBlack

    5.0
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    thriftesfai

    14 years ago

    I've used this since tenth grade and I'm eighteen now. I broke out in horrible acne in tenth grade due to hormones and I was given pills and this to treat it. When I used it then it took a while to...

    About reviewer (107 reviews)

    AgeUnder 18

    SkinDry, Medium Brown, Warm

    HairBrunette, Curly, Other

    EyesBrown

    2.0
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    acleen

    14 years ago

    used this successfully when I was younger, at first with an oral antibiotic, then alone - and my skin looked great! went off it before I had kids - with both kids, when I stopped nursing I got...

    About reviewer (15 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium

    HairOther

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    VanillaTwilight94

    14 years ago

    I first started using retin a micro about 3 months ago (my derm suggested Purpose Facial wash with it and told me not to use moisterizer at all.) after a few weeks my skin was burning so bad I...

    About reviewer (43 reviews)

    AgeUnder 18

    SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

    HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

    EyesBrown

    2.0
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    SapphireLily

    14 years ago

    I was using Retin-A Micro .04% for a little over a year. I had horrible acne - cysts, blackheads, whiteheads - you name it, I had it on my face. I used Retin-A Micro with both an antibiotic and...

    About reviewer (24 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

    HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

    EyesHazel

    5.0
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    Popsi

    14 years ago

    I have been using Retin-A Micro %.4 for a few years. It is the ONLY product that controls my cystic acne, besides Accutane, which I've taken 3 times. Retin-A users- 2 VERY important things to...

    About reviewer (12 reviews)

    Age44-55

    SkinOily

    HairBlond

    EyesBlue

    1.0
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    ilovemeandmelovesi

    14 years ago

    horrible. red . flaking. made skin horrible.

    About reviewer (32 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

    HairBrunette, Other, Other

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    ltgee

    14 years ago

    started using this every other day since 4/15/2009 for cystic acne. the first week i got two pimples on my upper lip. last week it was HORRIBLE. two big cystic ones on my left cheek, one on my...

    About reviewer (531 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinOily, Tan, Warm

    HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

    EyesBrown

    4.0
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    weeks919

    14 years ago

    I use this for acne & this is a good product. It is by no means a quick fix and its going to make the acne (whiteheads, blackheads, cysts) even worse before it can make it better.Your skin will...

    About reviewer (135 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinAcne-prone, Fair

    HairBlond

    EyesBlue

    5.0
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    nicesmile

    14 years ago

    i'm not currently on retin-a but i've been battling acne since i was 11 and i'm now 31. this is the only thing that has ever and i mean ever cleared up my face. yes, you purge and peel but the...

    About reviewer (139 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinAcne-prone

    HairBlack

    EyesBrown

    4.0
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    hghaus

    14 years ago

    This product is supposed to make your skin peel and get flaky, but you should not let it peel off your skin's mantle -- the natural barrier of oils on your skin that prevents infection and keeps...

    About reviewer (3 reviews)

    Age30-35

    SkinOther

    HairBrown

    EyesBrown

    2.0
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    socalwahine

    14 years ago

    Sigh. I have lost another battle with acne. My derm prescribed this for my hormonal acne. I thought the product would help clear my skin as I didn't experience any peeling and only slight...

    About reviewer (32 reviews)

    Age25-29

    SkinAcne-prone, Other, Not Sure

    HairBlack, Other, Other

    EyesBrown

    2.0
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    fionarocks

    14 years ago

    I really gave this a chance, but it didn't work for me. Although I used it consistently for nine weeks, the only thing that resulted was further breakouts and incredibly, agonizingly-painful,...

    About reviewer (158 reviews)

    Age19-24

    SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

    HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

    EyesBrown

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