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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 12, 2009

Pros:

I love it, it totally works and it helped reduce my acne by A LOT! I am using the Clindet pads and they honestly really do work

Cons:

None !

I honestly reccomend this for everyone, it helped me a lot and not only did it help my acne, it also helped me feel good about myself ;) It`s expensive if you aren`t covered but it is seriously worth the money!
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August 11, 2009

Pros:

Got rid of pimples:) and my skin is Really soft and smooth!

Cons:

doesnt get rid of redness( atleast on me)

Clindamycin completely got rid of my pimples! but the redness from them is still on my skinn. so i have a bunch of little red dots. My derm told me they eventually fade. do they really? well this product works great if you want smooth , bump free skin. im now using tretrion cream
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August 8, 2009

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This product did not irritate my skin at all. In combination with tretinoin it works pretty well.

Cons:

I am using the solution and it smells kinda funky.

I have used everything and the current treatment seems to be the only thing that has worked for me. I am using tretinoin .05% cream in the morning and clindamycin 1% solution in the evening. I have used both products separately before but didn't have such good results. I still have some acne but it isn't nearly as bad as it was and I have only been using the combination treatment for about a month.
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August 5, 2009
I Used clindagel whose active ingredient is also Clindamycin. It was 1% gel worked well for me you can find more details at [link removed]
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August 5, 2009

Pros:

Helped the acne go away

Cons:

A little drying, a daily moisturizer is needed every day

I used a Clindamycin Phosphate topical gel 1% with Benzoyl Peroxide Gel 5%, and both worked wonders for my face. I tried Proactiv, Clean and Clear, AcneFree, Clearasil, Neutrogena, St. Ive's, and none really worked for my skin. With these products, the acne pretty much went away, and one pimple or two pimples come back every now and then. Ask your doctor for a prescription.
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August 2, 2009

Pros:

seemed to work A LITTLE, i saw my acne go away a little but then it came back

Cons:

didn't do much for my face

didn't do much for my face my acne was still pretty bad
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July 31, 2009

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my docter recommended this product for my sensitive moderate acne. and its been only 2 days and i can see my acne drying up and didnt have any pimples today either.IT Works

Cons:

none

cheap, the lotion works the best for me, it is white and very runny, they didnt have it in stores so i went to phamacy and they told me they have to make it themselves.
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July 26, 2009

Pros:

It doesn't irritate.

Cons:

It does not. do. anything. I used it for two months every single day on my face and on my back. Absolutely nothing happened. Then I went back to it and used it for a few weeks. Nothing.

I have fougera Clindamycin Phosphate Gel USP 1%. I don't know if it is just this brand that is so ineffective, but this product is completely useless. I just use it for the sake of using an acne product when you have acne. I tried the Clinique Acne solutions (Salycilic Acid) and nothing happened. this is the only thing I can use because I developed an allergic reaction to Benzoyl Peroxide right in the middle of my use of it. I've heard mixing Clindamycin with something else works. Try that
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July 19, 2009

Pros:

Works very well at clearing up all the little pimples and drying out the bigger ones

Cons:

Makes your face kinda itchy and oily. The solution smells like alcohol.

Well for me, this worked a few days after i began using it. I put it on my face 2 times a day along with the Tretinoin cream at night. Cleared my face up completely in about a month. I still use it to prevent any more acne from showing up.
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July 17, 2009

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The zits i already had on my face are pussing and painful now, and i broke out in small Itchy transparent bumps all over my body, i only used it on my face.

Expensive and didn't work at all.
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