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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 18, 2008

Pros:

cleared my skin up really nicely, i had whiteheads and blackheads

Cons:

for the first little while it dried my skin out a bit but i just picked up a great oil free moisturizer (clinique's dramatically different moisturizer)

-wash your face no more and no less than 2x a day -moisturize in the morning and use the gel at night -dont skip a day of face washing (thats what always gets me!!) -dont pop your pimples!!! ( i know its hard but they will heal faster if you let them be) -worth it, worth it, worth it!
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August 13, 2008

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It works.

Cons:

I woke up in last 2 days...it's amazing, no red face, less pimples.....

Clindamycin. It's great. Except my face is becoming a bit dry, but my pimples are going away. I can see changes in my face everyday.
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August 10, 2008

Pros:

smooths out skin, shrinks size of pimples and dries them up, the lotion works the best!

Cons:

small bottle, runs out quickly, the gel doesn't work as well

My PCP gave me this when I was a bit younger and I was having mild break outs. He gave me Cleocin T. The first time I got it filled and it was the name brand, the second time it was the generic. Usually, I don't mind generic. But when it comes down to this stuff you NEED the name brand.
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August 6, 2008

Pros:

Easily absorbed,works efficiently.

Cons:

I have dry skin,makes it even drier.

Clingard is a skin saver and a definate keeper. It made my skin better. Just that i needed to use a good moisturizer,coz it tendds to make your skin dry.
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July 29, 2008

Pros:

It really doesn't cause too many problems for my skin, and seems to be preventing the few cysts I get before my period.

Cons:

I can't tell if this is working or if I'm simply getting better on my own, and my skin has broken out again, it doesn't help noninfected comedones, or oil. My stomach has had problems since I started and I also got a yeast infection.

If you're going to bother with this acne medicine, you might as well just use 10% benzoyl peroxide or something otc. It isn't worth the prescription bother, and it doesn't really help if you have a lot of whiteheads or blackheads. Also, the antibiotic can be absorbed into your system and cause systemic problems just like an oral antibiotic, so be careful if your system is sensitive like mine. Not worth the trouble. No more helpful than over the counter products.
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June 25, 2008
I just started using the gel and it felt great on my skin. I believe it all depends on your skin. I just hope-in it works and i never had acne until this year. I tried everything other the counter prouducts Which sucks and just a waste of my money. I believe Aveeno products work great for mild acne. I have acne in the fore head. Which hope that this product works. Worth a try.
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June 14, 2008

Pros:

It doesn't cause any adverse reactions, doesn't feel too thick/heavy, dries fairly imperceptibly, and goes well with a little concealer.

Cons:

It takes a lot of time to take care of acne, and causes minimal results, not adequate for spot treatments.

Even though it's fairly cheap and does take care of some of the acne, it is a long term medication that takes at least a month to work. Missing any doses of it will build resistance, and then it doesn't work nearly as well. It only works for people with light acne, if you have moderate-severe acne, you're better off with Accutane.
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June 11, 2008

Pros:

Did finally work and went on well.

Cons:

Made my skin real oily and it took a long time to work.

Alot of people stop using it after a couple weeks like i did but i got back on it and it took 7 weeks for me to start seeing any difference at all i just woke up and noticed that it was working then it took another 8 weeks to finally get rid of most of them bottom line it took about 4 months but my face looks 100% better but the oiliness of my skin has been giving me a problem i might try tretinoin.
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June 4, 2008

Pros:

It has cleared up my face a bit and does not dry it out one bit.

Cons:

The first few weeks (i started using this two weeks ago) my acne went down but i woke up yesterday with three new NASTY pimples and was frustrated.

I dont know how long it takes but it doesnt work very quickly, but hopefully it will fix up my bad acne problem.
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June 3, 2008

Pros:

I had moderate acne and after a month of using this I had maybe 2-5 pimples. I used this as a topical and with an oral antibiotic for a month, once a night, along with washing my face.

Cons:

I had a pimple on my chest and applied clindamicilin to it and the pimple became infected and nasty looking...keep the use to the face only.

I tried a lot of different solutions and this was the only one that worked for me! Acne still hasn't come back.
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