Walgreens 0.1% Adapalene Treatment Gel Fragrance Free Versus Galderma Differin Cream
Updated on January 20, 2025
Overview
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for dry skin
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, silicones or sulfates
What's Inside
They both contain parabens
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Walgreens 0.1% Adapalene Treatment Gel Fragrance Free 7 ingredients
Galderma Differin Cream 10 ingredients
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Walgreens 0.1% Adapalene Treatment Gel Fragrance Free 7 ingredients
Galderma Differin Cream 10 ingredients
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.
It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.
Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.
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Walgreens 0.1% Adapalene Treatment Gel Fragrance Free 7 ingredients
Galderma Differin Cream 10 ingredients
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Walgreens 0.1% Adapalene Treatment Gel Fragrance Free 7 ingredients
Same ingredients as Differin but manufactured by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals. Pretty good value if you stack coupons from Walgreens when they have a b2g1 deal. It does contain parabens unlike the adapalene gel by Taro
Also this is a retinoid, so make sure you do some research and update and simplify your routine to reduce the dryness and purging that comes with it while your skin adjusts
Galderma Differin Cream 10 ingredients
This cream is prescribed to me and I LOVE it. It isn't drying for me and I don't suffer any side effects from using it. I only need a fairly thin layer of this cream on my affected areas. It cleared up most possible developing whiteheads for me and leave my skin really bright and even.
I used this as a spot treatment for my stubborn/hidden acne and allergy pimples. It works great and the result might be visible after 1 or 2 days of use. The problem is it burned the area when I applied the cream with redness, it took weeks to get rid of the redness
