Acne Treatment: Epiduo (USA) / TactuPump (Canada)

13 Reviews

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   emptyRhino0

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   I’m currently on week 7 and boy am I pleased to ultimately be at this factor. I started off with quite moderate to serious acne as well as regrettably throughout the first 3 weeks, this made my skin absolutely explode. I was getting brand-new batches of cystic acne each and every single day. My skin was so severely split as well as flaking that no quantity of intense dampness can assist. I would say that by week 4 is when I began to see improvements, now I had more scarring than acne. By week 5 I was rather tidy, and today I’m just dealing with 1 acne as well as some recurring scarring that is disappearing rather fast. I actually recommend everybody to eliminate through the cleanup stage.

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   cautiousLion7

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   I do not recognize all the great evaluations? I have actually been using this item for a constant 5 months currently. It holds true that my acne goes away quicker, but I still discover myself with the very same skin as previously, and now also clothes dryer!! I am STILL continuously getting random globs of like 5 pimples on my cheeks, the volume hasn’t not dropped. It’s made my skin incredibly sensitive and also completely dry also:-LRB- waste of money. as soon as i complete the bottle i’ll begin accutane.

   If you’re considering this item i would not risk it in instance the same thing happens to you. If you can, try an accutane therapy. I are sorry for refraining so.

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   innocentOrange3

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   I actually love this product. It is harsh on the skin first, as it made my skin peel for 3 weeks however afterwards I had much milder acne and pimples vanish in 2 days rather than 1 week.

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   crummyCaribou5

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   I’m currently on week 7 and boy am I happy to finally be at this point. I started off with pretty moderate to severe acne and unfortunately during the first 3 weeks, this made my skin absolutely explode. I was getting new batches of cystic acne every single day. My skin was so severely cracked and flaking that no amount of intense moisture could help. I would say that by week 4 is when I started to see improvements, at this point I had more scarring than acne. By week 5 I was pretty clean, and right now I’m only dealing with 1 pimple and some residual scarring that is disappearing quite fast. I really recommend everyone to fight through the purge stage.

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   aloofTortoise9

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   I don’t understand all the great reviews? I have been using this product for a steady 5 months now. It is true that my acne goes away quicker, but I still find myself with the same skin as before, but now even dryer!! I am STILL constantly getting random clumps of like 5 pimples on my cheeks, the volume hasn’t not gone down. It’s made my skin super sensitive and dry as well 🙁 waste of money. as soon as i finish the bottle i’ll start accutane.

   If you’re considering this product i wouldn’t risk it in case the same thing happens to you. If you can, try an accutane treatment. I regret not doing so.

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   mellowCur0

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   I really love this product. It is harsh on the skin first, as it made my skin peel for 3 weeks but after that I had much milder acne and pimples disappear in 2 days instead of 1 week.

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   giddySyrup5

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   My doctor prescribed me Tactupump Forte about a week ago. This isn’t really a review, it’s more of an observation. I’ve been using Spectro gel as a cleanser, a cetaphil moisturizer, then I apply a pea-sized amount of the Tatctupump to the affected area. The first three nights I’ve used it my skin felt fine, but there was a little dryness, which was expected. Then on the fourth night, it started to burn and made my skin really red, which didn’t calm down for like two days. My face now does not burn when I put it on, but is really dry and sometimes a little red. I read the sheet that came with it and it said itching, burning, redness, and dryness are all side effects that should occur during the first 2-4 weeks of use. I was just curious if this has happened to anyone else. Should I continue to use it?

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   cheerfulPepper0

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   Adapalene (Vit A derived medication like Tretinoin-1%) mixed with Benzoyl Peroxide (2.5%)= Best acne medication on Moisturized skin. I had suffered from acne for Years and tried a lot of medications. But this is the only medication that showed consistent performance. It works with acne and acne post marks. Now my skin look like it Never suffered acne. I use Cetaphil as a face wash and Mustela moisturizer (red for very sensitive skin) and use tiny amount of this (night only).

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   vengefulFerret0

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   This is long but helpful so read it

   if you told me 3 months ago my face would look like this I don’t think I would of believed you. I’m 16 so I’m going through puberty and that comes with a lot of acne for some people, I in this case was one of the worst. I had bad acne on both my cheeks and my chin. My doctor had perscribed this to me so I started using it.
   I used it everyday and definitely did not use a pea sized amount, the first week was fine. Then I went on vacation and my acne was 20x worse then when I was at home so I didn’t use it for that week
   I wouldn’t use it with moisturizer (no idea why) and it burnt out my face so bad I had to buy ROSEHIP OIL now I’m telling you, if this product dries out your skin try it, it works
   Anyway over time I started using moisturizer and then 2-3 hours later I would put this cream on.
   At the start my breakouts were bad like worse then before I used it but I promised myself that I would use it to the full 4-8 weeks to see what it could do and I can honestly say I’m so happy I did
   My skin is so clear, 2 days ago was 8 weeks and I only have 2 pimples on my forehead (wasn’t even using tactupump there)
   Unfortunately my skin is EXTREMELY DRY after using this product so now I just have to work on fixing that but I have some advice

   1. CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH “USE MOISTURIZER”

   2. Sleep on one side of your pillows cause it kinda bleach’s fabrics so try to sleep on one size

   3. Use a pea size amount. Putting a lot on your face and thinking it’s going to work will just dry out your skin even more

   4. If you feel like your skin needs a break cause it’s getting too dry, take a break, don’t use this for a day or 2, you can do that

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    jealousJaguar7

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    I’m beginning my review which I will provide an ongoing update for. I’ve started off by giving this product 3 “Stars” because I’m not quite sure yet what I think of it! I have tried it all. Minocycline, clindoxyl gel, different kinds of birth control, paula’s choice, the ordinary, proactive, etc. My skin is essentially in a cycle of intense break out, and almost completely clear, every time leaving me with a fuck ton of scarring and hyper pigmentation that seems to be endless. I went to my dermatologist recently when my skin was at a “good” moment in this cycle hoping desperately that I could be prescribed spiro or accutane to just be done with this all. I was told my skin wasn’t “bad” enough, prescribed the Tactu Pump, and told to use Cerave cleanser and moisturizer. I am also taking spearmint orally after reading studies on it being effective regarding balancing hormones. Here is my first update:

    Review 1, Day 10, August 5th: of Tactupump with Cerave cleanser for dry skin + Cerave moisturizer with HA: The product doesn’t irritate my skin when I apply it, but by morning time I want to claw off my face! So itchy, so much redness! I’m trying to use just a little bit and to mix it with my moisturizer to help. I have been using it every other night and the night off is entirely necessary to help my skin recuperate. I am *definitely* experiencing the initial purge, and have been since day 1 of Tactu. But it’s tolerable. Nothing cystic… however I am getting acne in strange places, mostly along my jawline and temples, whereas I usually get it along my cheek bones. I’m going to push through for at least 8 weeks on Tactu, and I’m hopeful. The purge actually feels like its already maybe beginning to clear.

    Review 2, Day 21, August 16th: I have been using tactupump every other day quite religiously only missing maybe 2 treatments and I can now use a pea-sized amount before bed and not wake up with a super itchy face. Putting on too much at the beginning I think was ultimately the biggest mistake and caused my skin to break out more. The initial break out has calmed down a lot, though I’m definitely still noticing a new pimple here or there in the morning. I feel like the product is helping my scarring and skin texture a lot. The skin “under” my acne is looking better. It is also beginning to fade and clear existing pimples from my first break out.

    Review 3, day 35, August 30th: I had a second break out. Again, along my jaw line. Again, things are beginning to get a little bit better, but my skin is definitely still broken out. I find my skin seems to get worse when I try to do the treatment two days in a row. I will be sticking to one day on, one day off. I’m annoyed because my skin was better before I started this product, but I will keep going for 3 months in the hopes that it will deliver the results it is supposed to.

    Review 4, September 12th: Having a good skin day. No breakouts, marks are fading from past. Skin not irritated by the product. Using every other day, using the ordinary vitamin C on my off day + Cerave cleanser. Cleansing every morning + moisturizing with Cerave with HA. Washing pillow cases twice a week, drinking lots of water, no dairy, two spearmint capsules a day.

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    holisticCoati1

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    I went to the skin clinic in town to inquire about how to help my acne scarring and hormonal acne. The nurse who did my ‘consultation’ told me to get a TactuPump prescription from my family doctor. The nurse said that the benzoyl peroxide would help the acne and the retin A would help a bit with speeding up the healing time on my hyper-pigmentation (from old acne) and would also have some anti-aging effects too. She told me to use a pea size amount twice per week OVER moisturizer and to make sure to wear SUNSCREEN every day!! I went and got the prescription filled.

    Its been about two months and I have NEVER had clearer skin. I went into this knowing that it can take months for this product to start working but I have seen serious improvements.

    When I first started it, I admit that I did not follow directions perfectly. I used more than a pea sized amount and used it every second day. My skin was seriously inflamed, dry and red and it looked awful. The worst part is I could not put makeup over top as my skin was flaking. I also had to stop all other skin treatments (other than using moisturizer) as my skin would burn.

    Once I dialed back the amount and frequency I applied this product, my skin stopped flaking. My skin looks phenomenal – my acne scarring has decreased and the hyper-pigmentation has also become less noticeable. I have tried literally everything prescription (birth control, antibiotics, prescription creams etc) and over the counter (literally everything) to help my acne and this has made the biggest improvement so far.

    FYI- In Canada (Ontario), the price was $120.00 which was fully covered by my insurance/drug plan. Its also a huge pump bottle and will probably last me over a year.

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    sincereJaguar2

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    Okay I’ve been using this for nine months and I even remember giving myself a promise to do it for that long because retinoids take time to fully work, you know. I was doing photos every other day back to first few months so I can compare and yes, it for sure became better if we’re talking about pimples. Definitely did nothing to my blackheads though and I am quite sad here because nine months! I usually don’t have a lot of closed comedones but for the ones I had I noticed that they don’t simply disappear with epiduo. Epiduo makes them inflamed and turns into pimples and sadly this was the only way it impacted cc’s. But all these aspects are nothing against how oily my skin became because of this drug. Super oily in addition to initially oily skin. I would blot hundred times a day and feel like I put a heavy oily mass on my skin and this was the worst. They say it regulates your sebum production but no, it’s done the opposite! I am going to write the review and stop this drug. Though you MUST try it if you have acne because so many people reported on good sides I am not sure that you should wait THAT long to see results if you don’t like it.

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    obsessedSalami2

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    NOTE: THIS IS A LONG REVIEW BUT I HIGHLY ADVISE YOU READ IT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN USING THIS FOR A YEAR AND THERE ARE SOME WARNINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW!
    My dermatologist gave me three of those tiny little squeeze tubes to use to get rid of my blackheads, and it really did the job! I had tried other acne/blackhead removing products, but they all made my skin red and puffy because they have salicylic acid, and salicylic acid is NOT friends with sensitive skin. A little goes a long way – you wash your face at night, take a pea size amount on your finger and rub it into the designated areas. Wash your face in the morning. It does take a couple months of doing it every day, but eventually, my pores were smaller, my blackheads were gone and my nose was less oily.

    This can be a very expensive product if your insurance won’t cover it, (which mine didn’t after I used up the free samples) so, my dermatologist gave me a prescription for Adapalene (One of the ingredients) and insurance covered that. Then I bought a squeeze tube of Benzoyl Peroxide at my drugstore for just 5 bucks. Now, I just take half a pea size of each of those and use it 2 times a week to prevent any blackheads or acne. I barely ever break out! 🙂

    Directions:
    1. Wash your face with water, then a cleanser, (I use the cetaphil face cleanser, do not use any acne cleanser just a regular face wash) then wash it again with water.
    2. PAT your face dry with a clean towel.
    3. Wait 5-20 minutes for your face to be COMPLETELY dry. This is important to get the product to work.
    4. Squeeze out a small amount of product (pea size or less) onto your clean finger.
    5. Put a small portion of this on any problem areas (Nose, cheeks, chin, forehead) If you are only putting it on one of these areas, use less than a pea size amount.
    6. Gently rub it in for 30 seconds to make sure it is into your skin.
    7. Wash your hands thoroughly.
    8. Sleep on one specific side of your pillow every night (Read why in warning #1)
    9. When you wake up, repeat step 1 and 2
    10. Do this every night, or however mush your dermatologist says!

    There are some warnings though.
    Warning #1: There is bleach in this product, which means it will stain your pillows. It’s not gonna do any damage to your face or anything, but after a couple weeks/months of using it, you will notice your pillows turning an almost white cream color in some patches. My pillows are a very light purple, so I didn’t mind. I just sleep on one side of the pillow, and then in the morning, I flip it over so you can’t see any of the white. You could just get white pillows if you want. Because of this, when you are done rubbing the product into your face, wash your hands very well!

    Warning #2: This will dry out your skin if you use it too much. When I had the blackheads, I used it every day and a very small amount (less than a pea size personally) I never had any problems then, but when I started to use the separate Adapalene and Benzoyl Peroxide, it would make some dry patches on my face if I accidentally used it three times a week. To fix this, I just bought a Cetaphil moisturizer and just put some on if my face ever gets dry.

    Warning #3: This is something I already talked about but I can not express how important it is. USE A PEA SIZE AMOUNT FOR YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE FACE. I don’t mean a pea size amount for your nose, then another pea size amount for your forehead, and another for your cheek, etc etc. I mean you squeeze a pea size amount out of the tube and onto your finger, close the tube, and only use that much for your whole entire face. So many of the bad reviews on this product are saying it was because it dried out their face. THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG. It is extremely important that you use a very minimal amount! This stuff is strong and if you put tons of it all over your face for a week thinking your acne will be gone again, you WILL have dry skin and you WILL NOT see any results.

    Warning #4: THIS DOES NOT WORK OVERNIGHT. I had to use this for two months just to get rid of blackheads! For ya’ll to get rid of acne it could take half a year. But you need to be patient. It is working. Slowly, but it’s working.

    Overall, I would HIGHLY recommend this for anyone with sensitive skin who has acne, or even just anyone with acne/blackheads. Make sure you talk to your dermatologist about it, and good luck! 🙂