Yet.At what point using differin did your acne showing signs of clearing up...?Differin started working within days for me too (although luckily mosty non inflamed). Dr. Or take a half year leave, go to some low budget beach destination, live a simple life in a beach cabin without mirrors.A year for best results from a retinoid is not uncommon, and seems to be the standard. I only have 3 active pimples on my face right now, so I'm curious if/when it's gonna happen. Differin gel is transparent and quite dense - when applied, it will be absorbed relatively quickly. These are brutal treatments, but they WORK. I'm not really sure what to expect, but I know many people have experienced the differin purge, so I'm wondering if it usually happens to everyone and at what point does it happen (a week in? I'm proud to provide the truth about acne, based on fully-referenced science, and I'm also proud to recommend a Even better than other retinoids I tried.I did squeeze a lot though to speed up the process, this helped me, but does damage your skin (Differin makes it more easy to rupture your skin, be careful).It sucks, but just comfort yourself that if you want to cure acne, or clogged pores, you need to purge your pores, there is no escape, and Differin will just do that.I also didn't experience much dryness, even more oily skin on my forehead. I am on week 5 of differin and boy am I purging.
After the worst is over, you most likely will continue to see your skin improve each week: pores will become more refined, skin will become more smooth. Most acne treatments do not have such a "purging" tendency. I'm at the 4 month mark, and it's just now to the point where I have very few active breakouts. Damaging my skin in the process, although it heals more quickly (another side effect of the faster skin cell shedding because of Differin).Regarding speed: there was a dermatologist quoted on this board that said: expect Differin to purge 10% each month. Which I sort of understand but really just makes me feel even worse not having any support.You can post now and register later. It's brutal, and it's WAY worse than my acne was before treatment - I look at it sometimes and think, "what was I thinking.. I have a ton of scarring though, and around the 6 week mark I had a group of cysts so painful and swollen it was like I had a rock under my skin. I've gotten tons of non-inflamed comedones just like you salinas, and I'm hoping it will stay non-inflamed. Probably the main reason why Differin fails is that people stop because of the purging period.In fact, if you don't have any obligations, locking yourself up until the worst of the purge is over, is probably not such a bad idea. Keep the skin covered during the day (though allow it to breathe) or when around strong artificial UV light sources.Vitamin A (a form of which constitutes Differin's active ingredient) confers various benefits to the skin, so Differin - on the advice of a dermatologist - can be used for off-label purposes:Be mindful not to anything unusual or extreme without the advice of an expert, because things can go easily go wrong.For instance, if you use it to reduce the appearance of wrinkles but fail to keep the skin suitably moisturized, the wrinkles will likely end up looking You can wear cosmetics or moisturisers while using this medication, but you should not  apply them at the same time. Once all the blockages lurking beneath the surface have been cleared, the skin can begin to truly get better, and Differin shines in this regard - users often continue to see improvement for many months after beginning treatment.Because of the Differin purge causing the acne to (seemingly) return, it can be difficult for a Differin user to tell when they're suffering an actual reaction to the treatment.
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