Products
Adapalene
Adapalene (third-generation synthetic retinoid)
OTC retinoid with strong acne data and emerging anti-aging evidence
Sourced via EWG Skin Deep, one of the scientific databases used by the Yuka app to evaluate cosmetic ingredient safety.
Differin Gel 0.1%
Galderma
Adapalene Gel 0.1%
La Roche-Posay
ProactivMD Adapalene Gel 0.1%
Proactiv
Adapalene 0.3% gel for the treatment of acne vulgaris: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study
Thiboutot DM et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2006
Adapalene 0.3% gel demonstrated a 52% median reduction in total lesions at week 12, significantly outperforming vehicle (p<0.001).
PubMed ↗ PMID 18575223Full briefing coming soon.
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