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A cream called adapalene works just as well as a stronger cream called tretinoin for reducing wrinkles and sun damage on the skin, after using it every day for 6 months.
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Comparable efficacy of adapalene 0.3% gel and tretinoin 0.05% cream as treatment for cutaneous photoaging
Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2018 Jun 1This study compared two skin creams — one with adapalene and one with tretinoin — and found they worked just as well at reducing wrinkles, dark spots, and sun damage over 6 months. So yes, adapalene is just as good as tretinoin for aging skin.
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