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Clindamycin is a topical antibiotic that helps slow or stop bacterial growth and also helps reduce skin inflammation.

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Clindamycin is a topical antibiotic that helps slow or stop bacterial growth and also helps reduce skin inflammation.

It is normally applied twice a day.

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August 8, 2013
miracle for me

Pros:

didnt overly dry out my skin

no smell and doesnt stain sheets or clothes

Cons:

makes your skin appear really oily but i apply at night only anyways
a friend said this will only work for about 1 year before skin becomes immune

I have only been using this gel for about 1.5 months but it has really helped. in may/june i had severe acne. there were a couple cysts around my jawline that i could NEVER seem to get rid of... even with a clarisonic and different face washes. i started to use this in mid june and it is now early august and i am loving my skin! my skin will never be 100% clear due to scars and a couple of blemishes here and there but it has really helped. the acne that i have now is not nearly as bad! i have been getting compliments and im feeling way better about myself!
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February 11, 2013

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this is tge 2nd time i have tried along with trentanin cream. the first time i did 2 weeks and it was hell! my face peeled of, was sore to touch, and pimples were worse than ever. i was so enraged i screamed at my DR. about the results. i aaked him to put me back on metronitizole gel. after the summer was over i decited i would try again while i hibernated over winter. what i found was that i was using too much of the products. its been 2 months with clindamycin and trention and my skin if flaw

Cons:

only use a tiny pea size amount. less is DEF more!!!

i love the results!!! the second time around. use in moderation.
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December 23, 2012

Pros:

Clears breakouts
Prevents new breakouts
Minimizes pores
Leaves skin looking healthy
Completely AWESOME

Cons:

Expensive if you don't have insurance
Takes about two weeks to begin working
Can make your skin feel slightly sticky (doesn't effect your acne)

I'm 16 and i started using this product the summer of my freshman year in high school. The Texas heat and humidity definitely doesn't help. I've always struggled with acne and when i started using this product I was a little skeptical since nothing *cough*cough* Clinique, Proactiv, Neautrogena, Clean&Clear *cough*cough* ever seemed to clear my acne. About a month in, my skin was considerably clear and i was having no new breakouts. My pores were noticeably smaller around my nose and under my eyes. By the second month I was completely clear. I didn't feel the need to wear make-up every day since my scarring had diminished as well. I love this product since it keeps my skin consistently clear!! Definitely a miracle solution!!
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August 2, 2011

Pros:

The first week:
-zits were dying
-my face was getting better

Cons:

then after 3 weeks my face became:
-oily
-having some breakouts

so like I don't know if I should continue using it 'cause maybe It'll get worse at first but it will get better by the time. So I'm not quite sure though, I'll give it another chance like 2 weeks? but if it doesn't work. I think I'll just stop using it. It's up to you if you'll try this. *I'm using it twice a day. One in the morning and night.
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October 31, 2009
I've been using this for 3 weeks and my skin has never looked better. I have cytic acne that usually flares up from time to time but since I've been using this, I've just had a couple small pimples that went away unuasually quickly. My only concern now is that my skin will become resistant and it will lose it's effectiveness.
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September 9, 2012

Pros:

Lightweight, effective.
No scent, no residue, feels like it's doing nothing.
Clear gel, no tingling, no sensations, no sensitivity, no dryness and yet so effective

Cons:

None

Works in complementing your oral medications, nightly topicals with this lightweight, effective day gel. Put it on areas of active lesions. My must-have as anti-bacterial for pimples I pop. Heals popped pimples fast. Also used on papules and notice it helps to flatten, soften them. On pustules, they harden quite well enough for gentle extraction with clindamycin very well. Sometimes you even wonder if the clindamycin works because it's so gentle. Best thing for day-wear on active pimples. Expensive but 1 x 30g tube lasts me 3 months.
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April 6, 2012

Pros:

Works quickly to get a bad breakout under control
Cheap for a prescription
Easily available
Not harsh to skin

Cons:

Just a short-term fix
Stops working after a month or two
Engenders antibiotic resistance
Does nothing for clogged pores or scarring

This is an antibiotic, and like all antibiotics, the bacteria in your skin will become used to it. It will clear up pustules in a very short time, but you better have another treatment started, too, because this will stop working. I would recommend saving this for when you start something else like topical retinoids - this would do well to control the pustules that will come up at first, and by the time this stops working, the retinoid should be working well. After several years off it, it will work again because you will have a new spectrum of bacteria on your face, but I find that the "effective time period" shortens with each course of therapy. The first time I used it, it worked for about 6 months; the second time I used it (10 years later), it only worked 6 weeks.
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February 23, 2012

Pros:

Stopped new acne from forming.
Old acne went away.
Easy to apply.

Cons:

Acne comes back. (Maybe building a resistance to the Clindamycin?)
May not be a permanent solution.

I was prescribed Clindamycin Pledgets by my doctor during a yearly wellness visit. I told the doctor that I had seen a dermatologist and nothing had seemed to work. (I have had seasonal acne on and off since about age 10 and I'm 20 now'wondering why I still get it!) I began using the Clindamycin Pledgets right away after washing my face with a benzoyl-peroxide cleanser, and within about two days I noticed a difference. My skin was very clear until my fourth week of treatment when my face began to breakout, leading to a pre- Clindamycin look. Overall it may help control acne for people with certain types of skin, but the acne can come back.
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March 24, 2010

Pros:

not drying

Cons:

caused hundreds of pimples and made my face drip with oil.

Used for 2 months and the Dr. just gave me ediduo to use with it, used them together for 4 weeks, skin in really dry and when I use ediduo it makes my skin super oily but tons of dry skin still with all my new pimples! I'm done with Clindamycin for sure!
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December 6, 2006

Pros:

It may clear some acne- SOME, most of skin does not clear up

Cons:

Makes skin feel tacky, does not work to clear acne, makes skin worse

Do not use unless you have very very little acne
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