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Issy88

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Adapalene: Differin vs La Roche-Posay?

What’s the difference besides price? Which is better?
Adapalene Gel 0.1% Acne Treatment

Differin
Adapalene Gel 0.1% Acne Treatment

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Effaclar Adapalene Gel 0.1% Retinoid Acne Treatment

La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Adapalene Gel 0.1% Retinoid Acne Treatment

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annaya user profile picture

annaya

Oily/Resilient

There isn’t really much difference, they both are based around adapalene 0.1% and that’s pretty much it. They both should work the same way, so i’d go for the cheaper one 😉
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amandalim2929 user profile picture

amandalim2929

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Maybe their formulation is diff ?
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theartofskincarett user profile picture

theartofskincarett

Dry/Sensitive

Both are basically the same...same active ingredient at same percentage
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hashiskincare user profile picture

hashiskincare

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I don't think there's a big difference. I can't look at the ingredients the first one has but I'm guessing they don't differ much m form each other Get the cheapest
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SkinObsessedWavy

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the first part of my reviews are ALWAYS the claims they make in their descriptions. The second is my experience. So rather or not it is or isn't, its their claim and there is a mild form of SA in the ingredients list. did you check before commenting 😉
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Norabella user profile picture

Norabella

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This is a matter of brand name drugs and generic name drugs. As you see here, they both contain the same concentration of the active therapeutic ingredient, Adapalene. Both brands are designed to be bioequivalent, to have the same mechanism of action, and give the same therapeutic effects. However, the price is different due to other expenses a brand needs to make. Expenses like a license, preclinical studies, clinical trials, advertising and marking, etc.. The difference between them could be in the excipients, purity, inactive substances and other stuff. If you’re not allergic to any of the formulas then just pick the cheapest option since they deliver the exact same therapeutic effect.
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