differin vs. retin-a micro

[jenna1]

Yes, that's what benzaclin is. I was reading about benzoyl peroxide and a doctor said for it to be effective that it has to be applied to your whole face and not just on your breakout areas, and this seems to work for me.

[eatnow]

Originally Posted by jenna1

Yes, that's what benzaclin is. I was reading about benzoyl peroxide and a doctor said for it to be effective that it has to be applied to your whole face and not just on your breakout areas, and this seems to work for me.

Cool, i thought so then. My dermatologist told me however to just use benzamycin in the morning and differin at night, but i'm afraid that it won't be as effective if i do that however. But also i'm afraid that applying benzamycin and differin at night might be too much for my face to handle. Any chance your dermatologist commented on whether it would be okay just to use bezaclin once a day instead of twice? I just started using differin, so i'm thikning maybe i should ease into it before using benzamycin twice a day along with differin

[jenna1]

When my doctor prescribed differin and benzaclin, I was told to use the benzaclin twice a day. I don't think it will hurt to use it once a day and just differin at night. Just make sure you wear a moisturizer w/ sunscreen because of the sun sensitivity during the day. Just be patient and if you find down the road this combination is not working for you, ask your doctor to prescribed something else because some medications work better for different people. Oh, and don't be afraid to keep using the products if you have an initial breakout, that happens sometimes but eventually your skin could clear up w/ continuous use.