Taro

Taro Tretinoin USP Cream, 0.05%

Name: Taro - Tretinoin USP Cream, 0.05%
Brand: Taro

Efficacy75/100IrritancyMedium·

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Works for

Anti-aging

Tretinoin

Works well

What the product description says

“Tretinoin is the generic name for the brand-name medication Retin-A, a topical cream applied to your skin to treat acne and/or minimize the appearance of fine wrinkles.”

Source: Honeybee Health

This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains tretinoin.

Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.

TretinoinHeroEffect: HighBioavailable form of Vitamin A that is the most effective known topical ingredients for reducing wrinkles, improving skin firmness, treating acne, as well as hyperpigmentation. It is not available over-the counter in many countries, including US and UK0.05%

Anti-blemish

Tretinoin

Works well

What the product description says

“Tretinoin is the generic name for the brand-name medication Retin-A, a topical cream applied to your skin to treat acne and/or minimize the appearance of fine wrinkles.”

Source: Honeybee Health

This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: tretinoin. This ingredient is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.

Evens skin tone

Tretinoin

Works well

What the product description says

“Used to treat acne, acne scars, fine wrinkles, skin blemishes, and discoloration of the skin”

Source: N/A

This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: tretinoin.

Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.

Exfoliation

No ingredient credited for this claim

Not delivered

This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.

Anti-oxidation

Side benefit · Tretinoin

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This product contains antioxidants (tretinoin) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).

TretinoinKey activeEffect: HighBioavailable form of Vitamin A that is the most effective known topical ingredients for reducing wrinkles, improving skin firmness, treating acne, as well as hyperpigmentation. It is not available over-the counter in many countries, including US and UK0.05%

Moisturizing

Side benefit · Isopropyl myristate, Stearic acid

Works

This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: isopropyl myristate, stearic acid.

Keep in mind that this product does not contain effective ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. This is why an additional product with humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid can be helpful (apply it before this product for the best results).

Isopropyl myristateKey active· EmollientEffect: HighAn emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic~6.2–9.3%

Stearic acid· EmollientEffect: LowHelps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient~1.3–1.9%

Can it cause trouble?

Irritancy

1 strong irritant: Tretinoin

Medium risk

We flagged 3 ingredients with irritancy potential. Severity depends on your sensitivity threshold; the table lists the worst offenders first.

IngredientFunctionIrritationEst. amount

TretinoinBioavailable form of Vitamin A that is the most effective known topical ingredients for reducing wrinkles, improving skin firmness, treating acne, as well as hyperpigmentation. It is not available over-the counter in many countries, including US and UKHigh0.05%

BhtA preservativeMedium~24–35%est.

Sorbic acidA preservativeMedium~0.3–0.6%est.

Comedogenic

1 ingredient rated 2 or more on the 0–5 pore-clogging scale

1 flagged

These ingredients have a comedogenic rating of 2 or more on a 0–5 scale; the table shows each one's rating. In leave-on products they can clog pores in acne-prone skin.

IngredientFunctionRatingEst. amount

Isopropyl myristateAn emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic3/5~6.2–9.3%est.

Alternatives

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CORDES® VAS Creme

Higher efficacy · 100/10090% match

Musely The Anti-Aging Cream

Higher efficacy · 100/10083% match

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User reviews

Would you recommend?

100%·yes

1 of 1 community members would buy it again.

100% would0% wouldn't

freyasgigi· Feb 2024Recommends
This was given to me originally for acne. It has helped tremendously for that but the tretinoin has also helped with fine lines and hyperpigmentation.
Finish
Matt
Texture
Light
Clogging pores
Doesn't clog pores
Smell
Light fragrance

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Ingredients

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Tretinoin0.05%

Hero · Anti-aging, Evens skin tone, Anti-blemishIrritant · high

Irritation risk: High

Works for

Anti-blemishAnti-agingEvens skin toneMattifyingAnti-oxidation

Bioavailable form of Vitamin A that is the most effective known topical ingredients for reducing wrinkles, improving skin firmness, treating acne, as well as hyperpigmentation. It is not available over-the counter in many countries, including US and UK

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Bht~24–35%

Irritant · medium

Irritation risk: Medium

A preservative

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Isopropyl myristate~6.2–9.3%

Key activeComedogenic 3/5

Irritation risk: Low
Comedogenicity: 3/5

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Moisturizing

An emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic

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Polyoxyl stearate type ii

Not recognized

Water~4–5.9%

Formula

Irritation risk: Low

Plain old water

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Sorbic acid~0.3–0.6%

Irritant · medium

Irritation risk: Medium

A preservative

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Stearic acid~1.3–1.9%

Formula

Irritation risk: Low

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CleansingMoisturizing

Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient

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Stearyl alcohol~0.6–1.35%

Formula

Irritation risk: Low

Works for

Cleansing

An emollient that helps soften the skin

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Xanthan gum~0.05–0.1%

Formula

Irritation risk: Low

Works for

Cleansing

Used to create a thicker product consistency

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Ingredient list view

Tretinoin, Bht, Isopropyl myristate, Unknown, Water, Sorbic acid, Stearic acid, Stearyl alcohol, Xanthan gum

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	TaroTretinoin USP Cream, 0.05%YOUR PRODUCT	jamjoom pharmaAcretin	CORDES® VASCreme	MuselyThe Anti-Aging Cream
Match	—	94%	90%	83%
Price	—	—	—	—
Shared key ingredients	—	2 of 2	2 of 2	1 of 2
Key difference	—	—	Vitamin C	Niacinamide
Irritancy	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Drying alcohol	—	—	—	Contains drying alcohol
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