For anyone considering using Taz for acne instead of Tret

[illusion]

Saw a thread made by @NorwoodAscender/@PsychoDsk (no idea if I'm supposed to @ them but doing anyway seeing as how they were asking about results, apologies if I'm not supposed to) asking for peoples experiences with Taz vs Tret so I decided to make this.

Tazarotene is much better than Tretinoin in almost every aspect, it's the strongest retinoid by far, at least the strongest topical and is even comparable to accutane resultswise. .1% Taz is much, much stronger than .1% Tret although the effects on everything else besides acne is very minimal, and results are almost guaranteed compared to Tret which is more of a person to person experience. Your skin barrier will not be destroyed and it isn't as heavy on you as Tret, as long as you get into it slowly and properly.

I've used both and Taz actually did work for acne scarring for me as well, and around the time I got Taz, I had been using Tretinoin for around 3 months, and a month into Taz, my acne scarring started to fade and my skin became clearer.

Overall, I recommend Taz over Tret 100%, it's a much better product that does everything Tret does but better, without most of the annoying side effects (I personally haven't experienced any bad side effects besides maybe dry skin which of course it guaranteed with any retinoid and is easily fixable.)

 

[NorwoodAscender]

Nice man, appreciate the tag/anecdote. Excited to see how my skin reacts to it

 

[Sicilian Cyclops]

tret raped my undereyes and made them really dark and game me dennie morgan lines. should i use taz, could it reverse it?

 

[illusion]

tret raped my undereyes and made them really dark and game me dennie morgan lines. should i use taz, could it reverse it?

You probably have sensitive skin so make sure to moisturize but Taz is better than Tret overall so I'll recommend it every single time.

 

[RecessedCels]

even comparable to accutane resultswise

No

 

[illusion]

No

Probably a person to person experience but its the closest you can get to accutane without actually taking it, perfect for anyone who's a little nervous with going with accutane, much easier to get/prescribed too.

 

[RecessedCels]

Probably a person to person experience but its the closest you can get to accutane without actually taking it, perfect for anyone who's a little nervous with going with accutane, much easier to get/prescribed too.

Yes it's probably the best topical acne treatment but nowhere near accutane

 

[Hexmask]

So out of curiosity, is it better to use if your too sensitive to tretinoin? Like even though its stronger then tret in terms of a retinoid you can still use it? I ask because I got dermatitis from tretinoin and its been a bitch to get rid of. I can't even use moisturizer or else the little patch I have just starts flaring up.

 

[PsychoDsk]

Okay u got me, ordering taz rn

Thx for tag

 

[illusion]

So out of curiosity, is it better to use if your too sensitive to tretinoin? Like even though its stronger then tret in terms of a retinoid you can still use it? I ask because I got dermatitis from tretinoin and its been a bitch to get rid of. I can't even use moisturizer or else the little patch I have just starts flaring up.

I'd say be careful but, if you're going to use any topical and you've had a bad experience with Tret, I'd recommend at least trying Taz. I believe it's the strongest retinoid not in terms of how powerful it is (meaning by how badly it can damage your skin) but the strongest in effect. Not sure which one it is fully but it does everything Tret does but better, and most people haven't had any negative experiences with it.

 

[Hexmask]

I'd say be careful but, if you're going to use any topical and you've had a bad experience with Tret, I'd recommend at least trying Taz. I believe it's the strongest retinoid not in terms of how powerful it is (meaning by how badly it can damage your skin) but the strongest in effect. Not sure which one it is fully but it does everything Tret does but better, and most people haven't had any negative experiences with it.

Yeah. I believe the reason I had the dermatitis issue too was when I was introducing tretinoin I was on test at the same time. Probably had such an over abundance of activity in the sebaceous glands. Im getting back on natty production and it should hopefully go away.