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

My skin began getting to a severe acne state last year during my exams, mainly to stress. And I had previously tried most if not all over the counter products, washes, scrubs, serums, creams, lotions, wipes, you name it, I tried it. Nothing worked. I went to a dermatologist, none of their products worked, only made my skin dry, and in effect worsened my acne. I then tried natural/herbal remedies and home treatments, still nothing worked. So... I get very down about my skin, I couldn't leave home without make up and I was reapplying it half way through the school day just to cover it. Eventually over the summer, I went to my doctor and she gave me a perscription for Duac, and told me for three months I had to try it once everyday at night before bed and wash off with warm water and a sensitive skin cleanser then a normal aloe vera moisturizer across my cheeks and around my mouth (I dry out easily there) . Within those three months my skin had a dramatic change and I had so much less redness and pain on my cheeks (thats where I get most of my spots). It's been nearly a year now, and I still get spots, I only put Duac where I need it and it takes a max of five days to clear a big spot. I still have about four or five spots on my face here and there, it's not a miricle worker because of horomones, dry sensitive skin, and my hair is always down and I touch my face a lot, but I found it helped me so much when nothing else could.

Duac helped control my acne initially, when it was moderate to severe. But it didn't really clear my face up, only kept my acne at a "light" status. It is kind of annoying about the peeling thing mentioned in cons. One other pro though (heh heh, a rhyme! :D) is that the Duac kind of conceals your acne. I mean, since it dries in a semi-opaque layer, it makes your acne look less red and less severe. Basically, I would recommend this to someone to keep their acne from getting out of control, but for me it didn't actually get rid of my acne.

It dried my face out do bad that I had to stop using it. I have moved on to Differin. We shall see.

I would definitely recommend this product. I began using it at the beginning of my summer vacation and my skin has never felt better. It looks wonderful and like it never had before. I would give this product to people who have mild acne and scars that reappear from under their skin. Benzaclin is amazing!

I started getting acne after I stopped using birth control pills. In the matter of 2 months my hormonal acne quickly went from mild do moderately severe. I went to the dermatologist and I started using Duac in December of 2010 and April 2011 my skin was completely clear with the exception of hyperpigmentation marks from previous acne. By May 2011 my skin was completely clear and hyperpigment-free. My regimen consisted of the following: -AM- Cerave cleanser & pat dry Duac gel all over face Murad skin perfecting lotion -PM- Cerave cleanser & pat dry Ziana gel all over face Cerave PM facial moisturizing lotion **I also had 2 chemical peels performed at my dermatologists office during the first 6 weeks of my treatment. These were TERRIBLE and made my skin much worse. My doctor then suggested I have a pulsed light/heat energy therapy treatment. I had two sessions of this and noticed great improvement after each one. **Occasionally I would use the Proactive refining mask as a spot treatment over night after my Cerave lotion if I had large pimple coming on. **Occasionally I would use CVS brand 10% benzoyl peroxide acne spot gel in the AM after my Murad lotion if I had a cluster of small pimples. I followed this regimen religiously for 5 months and my stubborn acne that I thought would never go away was finally gone. Also, even though it is not recommended my dermatologists, I think that being in the sun during the month of May really helped to fade my hyperpigmentation spots. I originally thought they only appeared faded because I got a sun tan but now that my tan has faded quite a bit it is obvious that the marks have indeed faded as well.

This product is great if it is used in the morning, with a different product applied at night.

I got this product for "free" since my medical is paid for because my dad is in the navy. It works great. I have very light acne, but once, in a while, I'll get a big one. I usually pop the pimple, wash my face, then dab the product directly on the zit. The next morning, it's almost gone. I really only use it on individual pimples, and I love it !

I will continue to use it even if it wasn't perfect, just for the fact that it made my skin very soft.

I used this in combination with a very effective pill to clear up my back. The problem is that Benzaclin is very clogging to pores. Even as a spot treatment, I found that it will reduce the size/ redness of the spot in question, but a day or two later, there's a whole new crop of blackheads to contend with. Benzaclin only takes care of whiteheads and little bumps in my experience, and, considering most of my bacne is blackheads/ cystic in nature, not of much help. Also, it will bleach whatever it's in contact with and has a horrid smell. Perhaps it works better on the face, but if bacne is your problem, avoid Benzaclin.

I have used many topicals over the years and Duac is the only one that has shown dramatic results. It is expensive, but in my opinion it is well worth the cost. My dermatologist said that many of her patients have had great success with Duac and she did not hesitate to prescribe it.