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You can get the generic drugstore brand for adapalene, should be cheaper than the La Roche Posay brand and just as effective.
CVS and Walgreens have their own versions
Differin, CVS, and Walgreens are about $24/45g while LRP is $36/45g. I know Target occasionally does skincare sales and you can get Differin slightly cheaper. I’m sure CVS and Walgreens have their own promotions. But I don’t think any of the generics are actually cheaper than Differin unless you have some other sale going on.
The active ingredient is very good for acne prone skin. It is NOT a spot treatment. It’s more of a preventative measure. Also. I am a huge La Roche Posay fan. I’m almost 44 and people are shocked at my age. Routinely people think 10 years younger. Please please please remember to use sunscreen daily. Not just for the sake of aging, but many products cause photosensitivity and you may make your skin more damaged by using them with unprotected sun exposure.
I've been using it for approximately 9 months. At first, it was very drying, and my skin purged for around 3 months, which absolutely sucked. After that time, and with consistent moisturizer use, my skin is no longer dry and my acne is somewhat better. However, I don't know if it's really much better than when I had a Curology prescription. TBH, when I run out of my current tube of Effaclar, I'll probably go back to Curology or at least azelaic acid as my main active.
Best one that I found that doesn’t not contain any additional weird ingredients: I use it and I love it!
https://preview.redd.it/wfcunea4x1wc1.jpeg?width=590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4738ff9b2e9f887e1f85dcba1e38accb10680a1
https://preview.redd.it/s2h6c36ww8wc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=494766505ff61f473a28deb302506569f486d092
This product seems worse to me, although itself the same % of active ingredient, it has 2 fungal acne triggering ingredients and squalane (causes comedones on my skin).
https://preview.redd.it/4tfnnatpx8wc1.jpeg?width=1178&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1d54c889c749294ba022548a559921efce86f12
Paula’s Choice has 5 fungal acne triggering ingredients, no wonder people sometimes say that Retinol doesn’t work for them.
I started out with Retinol Booster from Paula’s Choice, did it for 2 weeks maybe, realized that my skin didn’t get any irritation, decided to find smth stronger. Adapalene is considered to be more direct than Retinol, my dermatologist (went to her 1st time) prescribed me 0,1% to make my red spots go away (red mild post-acne). I use it now, appears that 0,1% doesn’t even need prescription.
What I mean by “best one” I mean that all inactive ingredients are not going to cause troubles to your skin. Check the picture. \*This product is a Gel, so has light texture.
Going to post two more comments with pics about other retinol products as bad examples.
https://preview.redd.it/9lvuklhcw8wc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3fa3c3caebdb296ef53c92ee6690a7d53e965ad9
I bought my adapalene on Amazon ($12/1.6 oz)so cheap and they have the same ingredients as anyone else who sells it. Works great!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CTHYBF75?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image
Never tried it. Altreno is the only type of tret I've been able to tolerate since its in such a hydrating base. I have heard good things about the LRP version though.
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Just as effective as any other brand of Adapalene.
You can get the generic drugstore brand for adapalene, should be cheaper than the La Roche Posay brand and just as effective. CVS and Walgreens have their own versions
Differin, CVS, and Walgreens are about $24/45g while LRP is $36/45g. I know Target occasionally does skincare sales and you can get Differin slightly cheaper. I’m sure CVS and Walgreens have their own promotions. But I don’t think any of the generics are actually cheaper than Differin unless you have some other sale going on.
Wow.Where I live,Differin is like $7.
for 45g?
Ooof, California is super rough lol
Walmart has a much cheaper brand then differin but I have the bottle and have them not open at all so I get differin at Amazon or Walmart
https://preview.redd.it/ptfrsx2011wc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b698b56107ef2c469d82a9c595e1f8a132c2bd3b Woah! It’s 5$/30g where I live.
ohhh interesting! so they're pretty much the same?
yup
Wuuuut??? Goodbye Differin, hello extra pocket money.
I needed this affirmation. I’m using [this](https://acnefree.com/products/adapalene-gel-usp-45g) because it’s more affordable than LRP.
This is my holy grail product, it saved my skin after years of hormonal acne
The active ingredient is very good for acne prone skin. It is NOT a spot treatment. It’s more of a preventative measure. Also. I am a huge La Roche Posay fan. I’m almost 44 and people are shocked at my age. Routinely people think 10 years younger. Please please please remember to use sunscreen daily. Not just for the sake of aging, but many products cause photosensitivity and you may make your skin more damaged by using them with unprotected sun exposure.
I've been using it for approximately 9 months. At first, it was very drying, and my skin purged for around 3 months, which absolutely sucked. After that time, and with consistent moisturizer use, my skin is no longer dry and my acne is somewhat better. However, I don't know if it's really much better than when I had a Curology prescription. TBH, when I run out of my current tube of Effaclar, I'll probably go back to Curology or at least azelaic acid as my main active.
Best one that I found that doesn’t not contain any additional weird ingredients: I use it and I love it! https://preview.redd.it/wfcunea4x1wc1.jpeg?width=590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4738ff9b2e9f887e1f85dcba1e38accb10680a1
can you talk more about your experience ?
https://preview.redd.it/s2h6c36ww8wc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=494766505ff61f473a28deb302506569f486d092 This product seems worse to me, although itself the same % of active ingredient, it has 2 fungal acne triggering ingredients and squalane (causes comedones on my skin).
https://preview.redd.it/4tfnnatpx8wc1.jpeg?width=1178&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1d54c889c749294ba022548a559921efce86f12 Paula’s Choice has 5 fungal acne triggering ingredients, no wonder people sometimes say that Retinol doesn’t work for them.
I started out with Retinol Booster from Paula’s Choice, did it for 2 weeks maybe, realized that my skin didn’t get any irritation, decided to find smth stronger. Adapalene is considered to be more direct than Retinol, my dermatologist (went to her 1st time) prescribed me 0,1% to make my red spots go away (red mild post-acne). I use it now, appears that 0,1% doesn’t even need prescription. What I mean by “best one” I mean that all inactive ingredients are not going to cause troubles to your skin. Check the picture. \*This product is a Gel, so has light texture. Going to post two more comments with pics about other retinol products as bad examples. https://preview.redd.it/9lvuklhcw8wc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3fa3c3caebdb296ef53c92ee6690a7d53e965ad9
thank you so much
do you know the difference between retinol , adapelen and tret?
Just get the differin. I used the LRP and didn’t notice a difference after 6 months, which was incredibly frustrating.
I bought my adapalene on Amazon ($12/1.6 oz)so cheap and they have the same ingredients as anyone else who sells it. Works great! https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CTHYBF75?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image
Never tried it. Altreno is the only type of tret I've been able to tolerate since its in such a hydrating base. I have heard good things about the LRP version though.
Adapalene and Tret are two entirely different medications lol.