8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
Feels like your skin is starting over.
Date of Review: Jul 27, 2008
The Bottom Line: If nothing else has worked for your skin, get a prescription for this powerhouse cream and watch your skin be transformed.
This is the only product I have used, prescription or otherwise that works for skin that is dry, wrinkled, pimpled, clogged, hyper-pigmented and so on.
My dermatologist prescribed it to me for Milia. That's the name for little whiteheads. I was getting them around my eyes and they only way to remove them is to break the skin and pick them out. Even though they were tiny I would have to go to the dermatologist every few months to have them removed or take matters in to my own hands with a straight pin and alcohol. Yikes!
Retin-A works so well that you may think something is going wrong at first. What most people don't realize (and the doctors don't usually explain it) is that it works by loosening and therefore eliminating the top layering of skin, allowing fresher skin to emerge. Think of it like an old window frame crusted and over and flaky from years of paint jobs. You have to use a tool or a dissolving agent to remove the old flaky layer in order to reveal the smooth clear wood underneath. Retin-A acts as that tool, so when the top layer of skin starts to loosen you will see flakes. Your skin will look dry. It's not! Don't blame the product for drying you out. You are still whatever skin type you were before but in order to get rid of the damaged skin it has to be peeled off. It is not going to vaporize and vanish off your face during the night.
Give it a week or two to work it's magic. Be sure to wear sunscreen everyday because the newly revealed skin is delicate. Wash your hands after applying it. If you forget and rub your eyes it will burn!
For me it eliminated the white heads and pimples and prevented new ones from coming. I also saw a reduction in fine lines and dryness. My skin looks hydrated. Nothing over-the-counter comes close. It's like an eraser that gives you a fresh start.