Winlevi: a Guru Score of 67% from 3 skincare experts

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Mixed

"Another topical prescription I can try to help slow down oil production and get fewer of these lesions to grow is something called Winlevi. This is a topical acne medication that targets the oil glands specifically to reduce oil production so we don't feed the bacteria that cause acne. Topical Winlevi is very similar to oral spironolactone, which is commonly used in females for hormonal acne. Winlevi has to be used twice a day to be effective, and currently it's only a brand-name medication, meaning it's going to be expensive depending on your insurance plan."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.72M subs

~Mixed

"They most recently came out with a spironolactone cream also known as Winlevi. I have been giving it to some patients to see what it does for them, especially those who are extremely distrustful of oral medications."

Dr Dray

2.68M subs

~Yay

"This is an exciting new development in treating hormonal acne, particularly for women and young males, because this drug addresses the hormonal component and can be used by both genders, shows improvement in as little as 2 weeks, and has fewer systemic side effects than oral hormonal treatments like birth control pills or spironolactone. However, there are significant limitations: it's very expensive at about $500 to $600 per tube, insurance often won't cover it, it requires twice-daily application which tends to hurt compliance, there isn't enough long-term data on potential HPA axis suppression with prolonged use, and I don't envision it as a standalone treatment but as an add-on because it doesn't address all components of acne. Tretinoin has additional benefits like improving collagen production and treating sun damage that this drug doesn't provide."

All 2 takes from Dr Dray

Clearing Back Acne: Expert Tips And Tricks

"There's a topical antiandrogen medication called Winlevi, otherwise known as clascoterone."

WINLEVI HORMONAL ACNE TREATMENT 🤔 DERMATOLOGIST @DrDrayzday

"This is an exciting new development in treating hormonal acne, particularly for women and young males, because this drug addresses the hormonal component and can be used by both genders, shows improvement in as little as 2 weeks, and has fewer systemic side effects than oral hormonal treatments like birth control pills or spironolactone. However, there are significant limitations: it's very expensive at about $500 to $600 per tube, insurance often won't cover it, it requires twice-daily application which tends to hurt compliance, there isn't enough long-term data on potential HPA axis suppression with prolonged use, and I don't envision it as a standalone treatment but as an add-on because it doesn't address all components of acne. Tretinoin has additional benefits like improving collagen production and treating sun damage that this drug doesn't provide."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Frequently asked.

What is Winlevi?

Winlevi is a topical antiandrogen medication designed to treat acne.

Is Winlevi worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 67%.

What is Winlevi's Guru Score?

Winlevi holds a Guru Score of 67%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.