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

Good Product, I will continue to use it!

It absolutely has helped my acne, but I'm still not pimple-free (though my guess is that I never will be, since I'm now 28 and still haven't "grown out of it"). I looked in the mirror tonight and thought "My skin would be really nice if I didn't have these couple of huge cysts!" What I mean by that is that it really works to clear the small stuff, but just doesn't help my cystic acne at all. That said, I would still recommend it, because I can't even imagine what my latest breakout would have looked like without it.

I've only been using this gel for about a week. From what I can see it did dry out the area around some of my pimples but if you apply a facial lotion at night before the gel it helps A LOT. It does a good job fading previous scars as well. I haven't gotten any new pimples in my normal breakout areas either. However, it does seem to take time getting rid of those painful cystic pimples I'm prone to, but as long as it prevents new ones from forming thats fine by me! My only concern is price since I'm using samples the doctor gave me until I run out and have to fill the prescription but they also gave me a discount card.

I still get a few random pimples around my period but other than that the produst works great!

I use Ziana along with Azelex for those nasty blemishes that surface every now and then. By the next day the pimple is gone with no redness or scar! I have been using this product for about a year and I'm still using the same tube. I did pay a hefty price for Ziana, however, it does last a lifetime.

Like many others in this forum I experienced extremely dry skin after first starting Ziana. I have been using the product for a little over a week now. The first few days my face was peeling so badly that it looked as if someone had pasted dried oatmeal to my face; however my face has started to heal up now from the peeling & things are looking on the bright side. I can't see a huge difference in my acne yet as the peeling caused a good deal of purging, but now that the peeling has minimized considerably my skin feels like it does after a microdermabrasion session. I use the Ziana in the evening after washing my face with Pevonia Botanica Clarigel Exfoliating Cleanser. In the am I cleanse with the same & then use Pevonia Reactive Skin Care Cream, which is "ideal for post-operative care: laser resurfacing & dermabrasion, as well as for Retin A users." Since Ziana works like Retin A this cream has been a LIFE SAVER. I highly recommend it to anyone having problems with ziana and pe

It works. If you can deal with the cost and the time, then Ziana is definitely worth a try. Don't expect a miracle to 100% clear but it drastically reduced the amount of acne on my face. I would also suggest washing pillowcases more frequently w/Ziana. It seemed to me like the gel could easily build up on fabric. Bottom Line: Give it a shot and give it some time. I don't regret it at all.

Ziana-a antibiotic (cleomycin) + a tiny bit of retin a. i put it on this nasty little black scab and the next day, i just peeled the dark little bugger off and voila-fresh baby pink skin underneath. it's ONLY for night applications and spot treatment the derm said. So far so good-everyday my cystic acne is looking less bigger and less red. i have insurance so it was only $5.00 but i read if you don't, its somewhere in the $300 range?! thats insane-if you don't have insurance, then dont get this gel. its good but not $300 worth of good! better off spending your money on light treatment or a esthetician. i see one every other month and she makes my face all better-it's so worth seeing one. i pay her $65 and she exfoliates, tones, masks, moisturizes and zaps my zits with a light wand. it HELPS.

I have tried SO many medications, prescription and all the natural stuff listed on this site, and NOTHING worked! My acne had been so bad for the last two years, I'd be popping so many zits everyday. Then I did Dan Kern's Regimen, which helped a lot, but my face felt like it was permanently sun burned (keep in mind BP promotes free radicals), even though it wasn't. So I saw the derm and demanded Acutane, but since my acne cleared up more from Dan Kern's Regimen, he recommended Ziana and Benziq/Benprox (5.25% BP Face Wash). When you first start using Ziana, you'' notice that your face is really really oily, but that is because it's getting rid of all the sebum/oil in your face. And the best part is..the oil never caused me to break out! My Regimen Now: Morning: Wash Face with Benprox 5.25% Face Wash; apply moisturizer if needed Night: Wash Face with Benprox 5.25% Face Wash; Wait for face to dry then apply a pea-sized amount of Ziana and apply it evenly throughout you

My acne is mostly under control with yaz but around my mouth still breaks out sometimes with painful cysts. So I am trying ziana. The first week I used it every day and even with lotion my face was soooo dry and I had three super painful cysts develop. I think I overdid it big time so I took a break and just applied lotion for a few days to let my skin rehydrate and now I'm going to try using it just twice a week and work my way up ( I read about other people having very good results with this). Luckily my cysts are mostly healed and the rest of my skin is looking really hydrated/fresh. I have clogged pores all around my mouth and I think the ziana is starting to unclog them .. In a couple spots the clog has come to the surface and basically falls out when I wash. The cysts may have just been purging some deeper stuff but I hope it's over now! Good luck everyone! P.S. I wash my face in the shower with head and shoulders shampoo, let my face dry, apply ziana, then apply lotion once the ziana dries. I was waiting longer in between the ziana and lotion but then I got so peely that I couldn't stand it. The lotion doesn't seem to alter the effects of ziana as far as treating pimples so for me it is better to just apply the lotion immediately after. UPDATE: I wash my face with neutrogena body wash (salacylic acid 2%) at night to get my makeup off, wait for my face to dry and then apply ziana every other night. On the nights i don't apply ziana i wash my face with neutrogena body wash, then apply cerave SA lotion and go to bed. In the morniing i just rinse with water. Face has been great so far. Keep up the good fight! (also i am on mononessa birth control, gerneric of ortho cyclen but that has never gotten me this clear)