"holy crap. i don&#039;t write reviews, in fact i&#039;m pretty sure this will be the first and quite possibly the last, but i have to share this with you... whatever you do, don&#039;t give up. the first 3 months of using tretinoin are going to be hell on earth. your face is going to hurt, (all the time) you&#039;re going to want to hide, and you&#039;re going to want to cry yourself to sleep some nights. acne hurts, emotionally, physically and mentally. but tretinoin does help. i&#039;ve been using this cream for about 3 1/2 months and guys, i have one zit. one. this cream &quot;purges&quot; your skin, a.k.a. every zit you ever thought you had comes to surface - at my worst i had 20+ whiteheads, not including the cystic bumps or tiny little red bumps. but now my face is clear!"