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

It's a very unappealing gel that you put on at night. Then you wake up in the morning looking super oily and gross.

Not enough time to tell good or bad....beginning not so pleased with not knowing thw expectations...

I washed with 10% Panoxyl and used Ziana. The acne on my chest became sooooo much worse. It didn't do much to my face, it may have helped with my back, but I think that was mainly due to the Panoxyl. Combine with Panoxyl it was very drying, left my chest itchy, red and dry.

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'm 31 and my acne has progressively gotten worse... I finally went to see a dermatologist who said that I had 'hormonal acne' on my cheeks - which is something that no salicilic acid or toning or cleansing of any sort can clear. He started me on this as well as an internal medication called Spironolactone- and my skin looks SO different just after one week. This product is light, doesn't smell, and goes on smoothly. I didn't find it oily at all compared to other reviewers. I also have had no redness/drying from it. The product has delivered EXACTLY what it should. The best part is that it feels like my 'live' pimples are finally *dying* - as if the feeling inside of them that gives them the 'pop me! pop me!' sense- is no longer there. VERY happy with this product- and thankful for it!!

I gave up on this stuff after the first couple weeks. My neck was so dry and raw. It itched horribly. I figured this couldn't be a good sign so I went back to just washing with a tough Benzoyl Peroxide wash. The breakouts persisted for months and months. It seemed like each one was wose than the last. So, I decided to give Ziana another shot. During my second trial with Ziana I was careful to apply a very small amount and after reading about retinols effect on minimizing signs of aging I decided to apply the gel to my entire face, not just the acne prone areas of my neck and jawline. I monitored for any redness, drying, and itching. AND NOW I'm seeing some real improvement, My derm originally told me to pat the gel on to acne prone areas. I have seen MUCH better results actually rubbing it into my skin. Other reviews have mentioned that the gel makes their skin feel sticky. I also observed this during my first trial. This DOES NOT happen if you rub the gel into your skin. My skin actually looks a few years younger, my pores are noticeably smaller, and my acne has decreased.

This worked best for my back and chest. I no longer have any acne in those areas. It works ok on my face. I can't use it every night because it causes some redness, but it does clear up my skin very quickly. I use it about 3 times a week and that seems to work best for my skin. No side effects that I've noticed.

I've only been using Ziana for about 2 weeks and so far I got good results, at first I used a moisturizer from the Olay brand and than I switch up and started using products from the Cerave line they have a great AM and PM lotion that works great with the Ziana and I also use the Cerave face wash it't great. I use Duac gel in the morning and the Ziana at night and everything works well together. I have a great dermotologist. Bottom line If you are having mixed reviews about it maybe you need to change your face wash and moisturizer.

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.

i was prescribed ziana by my dermatologist and overall, i think it has worked great. it got rid of ALL of the acne on my chest and back and MOST of the acne on my face. the only thing i dont really like is that i never used to get acne on my checks and chin, and thats where i feel like i am getting most of my acne now. Also, i never used to have an oily face, but now i have to blot 5 or 6 times a day. overall though, it has worked extremely well with my acne and i would recommend it to anyone struggling with acne.