I told myself that I would write a review when I found a product that works. I'm 26 years old and have had acne since my early 20's, which has gotten progressively worse every year. This past year, I was getting several new cystic pimples every day and felt completely hopeless. I tried proactiv, expensive products such as kate somerville, retinoid creams, every brand of salycylic acid face wash out there, you name it.... and nothing seemed to work. Finally I was prescribed Benzaclin and within a week my face was starting to heal. It's been over a month and I have not had a single new pimple! I actually feel normal again. My face is soft, smooth and even. I LOVE this product and wish I had discovered it sooner. If you can relate to my suffering with acne, do not hesitate to try this product!!! Side note - there were some itchy dry side effects at first. They do go away, just use in tiny little amounts with lots of moisturizer. Your skin will adapt.

This is the best topical acne medication I have ever used. I tend to get blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples. My skin didn't start breaking out until I turned 20 (now 23). My face is clear unless it is that time of the month, even then I only get a couple blemishes. Although eating right helps a great deal. I have learned that if I eat any sugar or dairy products I break out even with benzaclin, just not as bad. As a side note, this used to cost me $50 with insurance, now it's $10.

My doc told me to just apply to specific spots. I tried it for a few weeks, and was disappointed. Then I decided I might as well just use up the container, and started applying it to the whole effected area. Then it started working like magic. It's best at preventing breakouts, which I think is part of why it took a while for me to notice its effects. It's worked great, and I've been using it consistently for several years. Acne went from moderate/ moderately severe to light/ very light.

I had suffered from acne since I was in the 6th grade and now at the age of 21 I have finally found the answer to my prayers. I suffered from cystic acne to the regular blemishes that would occur around that time of the month and with this product my skin is 100% clear. In highschool I used this product as well and it worked but got too lazy to get represcribed and remembered how great it worked then and it is just as successful now as then. :)

Apparently, this is supposed to be a great product, with positive results, however, the side effects for my are unbareable.

Prescribed this with other topicals. The retinoids I used worked, but this did nothing for me. It was given/used as a spot treatment. Only made my skin red/itchy/irritated and dry and flaky where applied. I think I'm just allergic to BP in general, as it appears that its in this med and I had massive trouble on a larger scale when I tried the acne.org regimen's BP on my face, as well.

I'd like to thank the universe for discovering this magical product.

Seriously, my acne was really bad, and now it is almost not there! My skin is so smooth, if you got a blind man to feel my face he would never in a million year think I had pimples. Sure- the spots aren't exactly gone, and I always wear foundation and concealer (just to look totally flawless) but it is a MAJOR improvement. I started getting acne in 5th grade, and in 6th grade I began using OTC benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid gels. Let me tell you- CVS brand acne products are NOT very effective. My derm finally prescribed me something, and so it was about the middle of 7th grade when I started Benzaclin. Now I'm in 8th grade and it's almost funny how much my skin changed. Of course, at the start it wasn't working spectacularly, but i am so glad that I kept using it. Now, every night I smear it on religiously over my chin, upper lip, forehead and jawline, and I wake up to find a relatively okay looking complexion. Next time I go to the derm I might need to get put on something stronger to rid me of acne for good, but for now all I can say is I LOVE YOU BENZACLIN!

I started using Benzaclin when I was 14 and my skin began breaking out. At the time, it helped me immensely. I constantly had compliments on my clear skin.

Unfortunately, after 7 years of use, it stopped working for me. Still, it's a good first-line treatment. I recommend trying it out as it is much less difficult for skin to get used to than retinoids.

THIS PRODUCT WORKS

I used this consistently for three weeks, and although it made my skin feel clean, and I did not get as much new breakouts while using the product, it did not help my acne. This was my first acne prescription and the results were very disappointing.