Duac : Clindamycin (1.2%) and Benzoyl Peroxide (5%) Gel

doesn't seem to work for me

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'm a 19 year old female with hormonal acne that has not cleared with OTC products. My acne was described by the dermatologist as 'very mild'. I consistently had a few small spots on my forehead, clogged pores on my chin and about 7 whiteheads across my cheeks at any given time, which occasional huge and painfully breakouts next to my eyebrows. I was put on oral antibiotics and Duac nearly two weeks ago now. The OAs aren't working, but... The Duac works. At first I was horrified by the side effects. However, I persevered, and they've subsided vastly. Now my forehead and next to my eyebrows are 100% clear. My chin has less clogs too. My cheeks have cleared up considerably. I now am getting very small clogged pores instead of white heads, and nowhere near as wide spread as before. I have some post acne marks that fade well with lemon juice. Every morning I woah with a natural, peppermint based soap and moisturize with 1-2 drops of pure jojoba oil. At night time I wash with the same soap, then apply Duac to my dry skin on my forehead, next to my eyebrows, on my upper cheeks and chin. I wait for this to dry and then apply jojoba oil, being careful not to spread the Duac with the jojoba. A few words of warning: Stay completely away from your eyes, mouth, and where you'd get smile lines. I left too small a gap between the Duac and my eyebags and my eyes swelled up like a cartoon character. Allow the Duac and moisturizer to dry fully before letting your hair or bedding touch your face. Wear at least factor 30 sunscreen during the day whilst using this cream, even if you only apply it at night. I recommend the ROC brand. Stop picking at your skin, it'll make your acne multiply and spread.

Two days after I began using Duac, I noticed a big difference. I wasn't getting any new spots, and the ones I had were slowly starting to fade away, leaving my skin smoother than it had been in months! On the third day, I started using it during the day and applying moisturiser before and sometimes after I put it on. This significantly increased the burning sensation and got so bad, it caused burns across my face! It wasn't until I went back over my routine that I realised it was combining badly with whatever was in the moisturiser (i used three different ones -- all stung!). Same thing happened with my foundation. I noticed that other people were reporting excessive burning and had to stop using it. I decided to stop moisturising during the night and only during the day when I had washed the duac off, and my skin took to the duac fine again - and cleared up within two weeks! I would advise people to be cautious about whatever products they combine with duac -- because this accelerates the burning and makes it seem unbearable. They stop using it because they think it's too sore, but I do think it's down to the makeup/creams you use mores than the product, which only mildly tingles. At least that was the case for me!

get it and give it a go. no harm in trying.

Great topical, but sadly after 3 months my skin became immune to the clindamycin in it which was the ingredient that made the difference in my skin :( but my skin did not get worse after that luckily. It got rid of most of my "active" acne and there is just dark marks left from them (scars) But of course I get the usual annoying pimples still. Not as bad as it used to be though. Definitely ask your dermatologist to prescribe this to you. :)

The pros far outweigh the cons so it's worth the minor cons. Also it's the first time I have been to the doctor for decent acne treatment and from Day one, it is superb at healing any current acne and minimizing new ones from forming. Just use once a day in the evening and let it work its magic.

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!

So after 7 years of suffering with mild acne, I decided to go to the doctors and its really knocking my confidence as I am now 17! Anyways, the doctor prescribed me "duac gel" which honestly I really didn't think was going to work! But to my amazement after just one usage, my acne has toned down! If it can do that in one night, what will it be like after a month? I'm so excited! Please don't think this is another useless product! It really does work!!

I think this is an amazing product and has actually gave me alot of confidence! I honestly never thought i would see what i looked like without spots, couple more weeks or months maybe and i will be able to say 'My skin is perfect!' Wow, that will be a day. Also, have salt water baths every day, i don't know if it just works while on this, but i have tried it a week and all red nes has gone from my face so im going to stick with it! It's free in the UK to if your under 16 or 18. MAKE SURE YOU USE IT EVERYNIGHT OR IT WILL NOT WORK! I would of loved for it to work over night, but it's nearly gone now & i couldn't be more happier.