Ziana : Clindamycin (1.2%) and Tretinoin (.025%) Gel

great product EXPENSIVE but still in all it's AWESOME!

I tried this for a 1 week and stopped cuz not much happened, but didn't realize you need to stick with it to see improvement. I am using it every other day, and seems to be calming my acne down. I have big cystic acne JUST on my cheeks, and a few scars - Ziana seems to smooth out the scars. I am hoping this continues, it will be a big relief.

I have mild to moderate acne....I am starting birth control (yaz i think) and I have been using Ziana for a while, only a pea size like that is recommended. I think it will be a beautiful partner with my Birth Control Pills...it has only been one day and I could feel my pores open up and let stuff out, I didn't think it was strong or working until the next morning. I will give updates!!

It may be effective for some acne, but not mine. I have had more luck with OTC than the various Rx's that my dermotologist has prescribed me.

I started this in September so about 5 months ago. As I was getting the odd spot hear and there and wanted to finally be rid of any spots. It's been horrible, I had a initial breakout but that hasn't stopped. When ever I put this on the next morning I'm so red, with like 4 new spots, and my red marks form older spots look so much more red. I just seen a different dermatologist today and she said come off it. There's less harsh ones she said. I could be reacting to it badly.

I'm 17 years old and have struggled with mild to moderate acne since i was about 12 or 13. It goes in cycles where it will be really bad, then decent, then awful again. I've been applying ziana for probably about a week now. Before i applied it, the right side of my face was almost completely clear, but the left side had a cluster of acne that i couldn't get rid of. Ever since I've applied it my skin has been horribly breaking out more than it ever has before and it' even breaking out on my forehead where I haven't applied it. This new acne makes me extremely insecure to the point of tears. I don't even want to look in a mirror and I'm constantly thinking about it. I've read that I should just stick with it and that it will clear my skin eventually, but honestly right now it's really hard to stay motivated. I'm too a point where I don't want to leave my house to see my friends because i feel like all they'll see are the bumps on my face. Someone please help I don't know if my face is just purging really bad or if i should stop using it.

Decided to give it a shot after my derm wanted to switch me from clindamycin phosphate.Turns out the skin peeling is little too much for me.However dries up the worst of zits pretty quickly.

Okey, so I've only been on Ziana for about 2 weeks, and I kind of feel that my skin is getting better. My skin had a terrible breakout out of nowhere for a little more than one month ago, and it made me extremely frustrated as I've never ever struggled with acne or pimples before. I also take Tetralysal 300 mg (oral antibiotics) twice a day, and I've been taking them for 4 weeks now, but I feel as if Ziana is doing the job here. My main problem is clogged pores and whiteheads, I rarely get big pimples or cystic ones, only tiny red grossers and skin colored bumps. Mainly on my forehead, chin and hairline. I've noticed that Ziana makes my acne a little more red than usual, also my scars have this constant redness. Hopefully, my acne will reduce more the upcoming weeks, can't wait to see the results! Really got my hopes up for this nice little cream. Oh, and yes, it does make your skin very oily! But I can deal with that, as long as my acne says bye bye UPDATE: my oh my this is really hard, I've been experiencing an initial breakout since I started using this cream, and it's non-stop. I wake up every morning with 3-4 new tiny pimples ready to be poped, and my scarring is really red. Like REALLY. My face is more red than skin colored. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME!!!!:( all i want is clear skin like i've always had..... I haven't been out with my friends on a saturday since new years eve because make up makes it look much worse.... I miss my life!!!!!!!!!! Can anyone tell me that this will end sometime soon?! I've been on this cream for around 3 weeks now......

I reviewed this product a couple of weeks after I started using it. Now, I am giving it one less star. I've been using it for over a year now and I've just decided to stop. Here's why: it stops working. My acne came back with a vengeance about three months ago. Initially, the Ziana broke me out, then made me face look absolutely fantastic for several months. Friends noticed and commented. It even changed the very nature of my blackheads...when I'd extract them while on Ziana, they'd be easy to remove and very hard and solid. Simple extractions, no mess, no secondary infection. It sounds weird, but it was definitely a big change for me! I guess Ive gotten to know my blackheads pretty well over the years. (I'm 28 and have been dealing with acne for at least 14 years now.) And then, suddenly, bam. It stopped working. Lots of cystic breakouts again and varying the quantity of Ziana didn't do a darn thing. I decided to just give up...especially because I want to try getting pregnant this year. Back to the "natural" route once again! Bottom line: if it is between this stuff and Accutane, definitely go topical first. And if it works, great -- but be prepared to give it all up when it either stops working or when you want to make babies!

I've been using this for a couple weeks....and I guess you can say it works. It initially broke me out pretty bad but now I don't get any large pimples. I'd much rather have smaller bumps than larger bumps on my face, so I can't really complain. Although, I would love it if this would also help the smaller bumps.