DifferinAcne Treatment Gel, 90 Day Supply, Retinoid Treatment for Face with 0.1% Adapalene, Gentle Skin Care for Acne Prone Sensitive Skin, 45g Pump (Packaging May Vary)

I really like Defferin. Now that it’s over the counter, it’s game over. I have extremely sensitive skin, I can’t wear certain makeup or use certain brands because of how sensitive it is. I break out or get hives with this sensitivity. I also have combo skin, with acne mostly around my chin (hormonal) with occasional T zone pimples. I have been using this on my skin, with a moisturizer, as it’s drying, and my skin is clear. I use the moisturizer-defferin-moisturizer philosophy. My skin is even clear from hormonal acne. I use it very sparingly. A little goes a long way. It doesn’t smell like anything. If you do decide to use this on its own, it can be extremely drying. It’s clear in consistency, so I don’t notice any streakiness. It’s not oily either. The bottle is very effective at getting all the product out. Definitely recommend if you are battling with mild to medium breakouts. It also really helps with pore size. I have larger pores and it’s really shrunk the appearance of them.NOTE: If you go into the sun without sunscreen (or even with) it can make your skin more susceptible to sunburn. I did learn this the hard way.

I was breaking out for months, the worst I had since I was a teen. I was trying different retinols and I know there is a purge period for a while, I've dealt with that with different exfoliants. This was so bad tho, very deep, painful acne all along my jaw and neck with no end in sight. After giving it about two months I couldn't stand the constant angry breakouts anymore and quit using my retinol thinking that must be the culprit. Well my skin didn't improve much. I'm sure the retinol made it worse and I probably didn't give it enough time, only two months, but I think now I've probably been dealing with hormonal acne. I'm 28 and apparently hormonal acne along your jawline in mid to late 20's women is very common. Well I started using this and almost immediately my acne started clearing up. It's taken time as I had a lot of acne and scarring from the last few months but it's gotten so much better over the last month. It is EXTREMELY drying! Make sure you have a good moisturizer to apply after. Also keep it away from your eyes, I wasn't applying it around my eyes but even if it got too close to the outside of my eyes when I was applying it to the sides of my face it left the outside corners of my eyes red and irritated. As my skin has gotten used to it however the irritation has stopped and my skin doesn't dry out quite as bad. Definitely worth it if you have acne prone skin! The first picture is not my skin at it's worst, at it's worst I had at least three times as many blemishes, I just wasn't taking pictures at that time because it was so bad. The second picture is only a few active blemishes, the rest is scarring that's fading from the breakouts and you can tell a bit how bad it was before it healed. I'll try to remember to update in a month with a new picture.Update: 1.5 years later and I use this once or twice a week. I rarely break out anymore and if I do it's because I've been lazy and skipped my skincare routine a few days in a row. Definitely worked to keep my breakouts to a minimum along with my moisturizer and naturium mandelic acid which I also use regularly.

This product has been perfect on me. I used to get cystic acne on my chin and nose and with time on differin there has been a noticeable change of acne on those spots. I do still get acne every now and them (so don't think it will be one and done) but it is far less than what I used to get. People even notice have clearer and smoother my face is and ask me what I use, which is this. Mind you i have been using this product for 2-3 years, so note that long term will have the best results! I will keep on using this product, it really works.

I’ve heard of Differin Gel my whole life but never used it. I was missing out! This helped improve my skin texture. I don’t have acne but I have an uneven rough skin tone and this helped tremendously. The only thing I would mention is to avoid your eye area, otherwise 10/10.

I bought Differin with the hope of fading old acne scars and spots. I used it in the PM with a good moisturizer for a few days and saw that it was drying my skin around the mouth and nose. I stopped using it daily and started to use it on alternate days. I still found that it was drying out my skin and stopped application completely. But there was some evening of skin tone noticeable after a few weeks of use. I would be using it twice a week from now on.

Love Differin! So happy it's OTC. I started with the smaller tubes, and switched to the pump for ease. I swore I saw somewhere that one pump was a "single dose" application, a lot seems to come out so instead of 1.5 pea sizes for face and neck I just use one full pump for face, neck and bring it down to my chest.

I am so happy this is available over the counter now. I tried a bunch of stuff, but this is what finally got me clear skin after going on birth control! I use a dab everyday. Just be careful to use after lotion at first since it is a retinoid and can cause chemical burns. Ask me how I know🫠

A great product. I broke out a bit at first, but once my skin got used to it, it settled down. I will still get pimples, but not like I did. I used to get cystic acne, but now I will get some whiteheads.