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Topical Antibiotic
Efficacy
55%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Note: Should never be used on its own and for a maximum of 3 months.
Topical Antibiotic
Acne.org’s Real World Take
One of the less effective treatments out there. It should never be used on its own or for longer than 3 months and may lead to resistant strains of bacteria. It may provide a slight improvement in mild acne in some people.
Topical Antibiotic
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this medication. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one.
Used Clindamycin? Rate It:
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August 25, 2018
Gives Headaches
Tried this for a few weeks. Saw some decent improvement in my complexion. Started getting tension headaches and I could not understand why. Stopped Clindamycin treatment and they slowly faded. About 2 weeks later the headaches finally stopped. These headaches were like no other headaches I've gotten before.
May 24, 2018
ONLY THING THAT WORKS!
I went to the derm for cystic, hormonal acne on my cheeks that I had been dealing with for 1.5 years. The painful, underground pimples would show up repetitively and NEVER leave. She prescribed me clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide topical. This gel got rid of the cysts and stopped them from coming back. I stopped using the ointment then a year later started getting them hormonally. I again was prescribed cindamycin, and it successfully terminated my persistent acne. Thank goodness for this!
April 11, 2018
Product used: Clindets (Clindamycin (1%) Topical Antibiotic Wipes)
Cheap, easy to use, and works great
I first tried using these wipes in high school on my face for comedone acne, but didn't give it much of a chance to really become effective, gave it up after short period of time. Then in college I got bacne (back acne) out of nowhere and mildly on my face. I asked my dr. for clindamycin 1% pledgets and found them very helpful as an addition to other acne products I was using. I wash my face and back with Obagi gentle cleanser, wait for it to dry completely, then applied Obagi 2.5% salicylic acid solution with a cotton wipe and wait for that to dry. This combination of clindamycin 1% and salicylic acid 2.5% quickly cleared much of my inflammatory acne and whiteheads up. It dried up the pimples and acted like an exfoliant almost, however it was not drying much at all to my skin. A week after starting this regimen, I added tazorac 0.1% cream every few nights, while the other nights I applied Finacea (azelaic acid 15%) after the salicylic acid 2.5% has dried (I give it about 10-15 minutes for any solution, cream, or gel to dry between applications). About 3 weeks later I started using Aczone (dapsone 7.5%) after the Finacea gel. I also added in a Obagi clenziderm moisturizer glycerin 10% the same time I began using Aczone. With this entire combination, my bacne had decreased roughly 92% within less than 7 weeks. The inflammatory papules and whiteheads are significantly reduced, almost gone. I know this treatment regimen might seem very aggressive, but it worked and wasn't anywhere near as drying as you might think it would be considering all the medications I used infamous for dryness, flakiness, irritation, etc. I also have sensitive skin, but despite this I never suffered any of the dryness symptoms. Clindamycin 1% wipes are a great, and much cheaper than many of the other acne medications, plus they're super easy to use and effective.
February 11, 2018
Product used: Dalacin T (Topical Lotion)
Dalacin T lotion- fantastic
After trying many different lotions and potions , both natural and from the GP a trip to a dermatologist was out last option. In the UK this came with a free of £200 but so far hss been worth every penny.
A wash once a day with over the counter Hibiscrub followed by 2 applications of Dalacin T per day has dramatically improved my daughters skin in just 15 days. She has back acne, chest acne and T zone acne. All the areas have improved. No dryness, no itchiness, no irritation, no bleaching. It speads on very easily. I would highly recommend giving this a try. All other products have resulted in either no improvement at all/purging or irritation. With this product is all been positive. There are 2 types apparently according to our gp...one for dry skin and one for oily skin but I'm not certain on that. The dermatologist we saw was a one off but i took the prescription he provided to our gp and as it's for my 14 year old we get the products on the NHS so no further payments needed. Can I add... no initial breakout either which is a first! I'd give this 5 star but it's still early days so I will come back in 2 more weeks and update!
February 9, 2018
Product used: Clindets (Clindamycin (1%) Topical Antibiotic Wipes)
Great Fixer
For me, this was not enough to prevent acne--nor do I think it's the purpose of the product--but it did a great job of clearing up existing acne without scarring.
This product is super easy to use and didn't irritate my sensitive skin.
May 10, 2017
Product used: Clincitop (Clindamycin Phosphate Gel)
The thing that changed my life, "temporarily".
Clinictop is a topical antibiotic which only contains Clindamycin Phosphate.
I have moderate to severe acne which became Cystic a couple of months before I had started this treatment.
I started using it and noticed improvements within days, my Acne was less aggressive and was fading away, I went from multiple pimples to only getting one or two in the 2-3 weeks of application. By a whole month my Acne had vanished completely, didn't even have a single pimple for 2 months straight. I did wonders and changed my life until it stopped working, why? Well, my fault. It's an antibiotic and Acne bacteria developed a resistance against it. I stopped using the cream for 2 weeks and only applied 2.5% Benzac. I now use Clinictop in the Afternoon as a middle ground between my Day and Night BP regime.
Results so far look promising and hopefully BP will help stop the Bacteria developing a resistance against Clidamycin. I think it's best to use Clinctop for 1 month and then gradually start using BP as well. Bacteria takes 3-4 months to stop Clindamycin from working so it's best to have BP as an extra Bacteria killer.
I used Clinctop twice a day and noticed joint pain after 3 months as I run a lot, I wasn't able to run as much as I used to but joint pain was a passable side-effect. Did not notice anything else.
Another thing I changed was my diet with the application of Clinictop. It consisted of a good amount of Vitamin-A rich ingredients, note that I noticed zero changes in cutting down dairy, in fact I increased my dairy level in order to bulk-up with Whey intake. Cutting down dairy could help but not for me.
Although there is a lot of debate on this subject but I think what you eat is highly essential to a clear face especially if you know what to avoid. I haven't eaten anything fried since the last 5 months and couldn't stress how much that helped me. Clinictop worked great for me and I'm sure it will continue to work BP now being in my regimen.
February 10, 2017
Product used: T3 Mycin (Clindamycin (1%) Gel)
it works!!
Live in tropical climate country and this product is really suitable for me. Prescribed by my doctor.. and been using these since two months. all my acne are gone now! p.s. i'm using the small bottle(clindamycin lotion: clindamycin phosphate 1.2% ) not the tube.
September 7, 2011
Cons:
made it SO much worse
My acne wasn't very bad. My doctor put me on this and my acne went horrific. It was the worst it's ever been. The doctor said it was because of this medicine. I now have old red marks all over the bottom half of my face because of it.
October 1, 2009
Pros:
i like the topical gel. stops breakouts from occurring. Its light and mess free. almost like water.
Cons:
It has a light smell. works better when using twice a day. takes a while to work with your body.
I have been using clindamycin for about a month now and im seeing results. I wish the gel was working a little faster than normal. I had a baby and started seeing changes in my skin. I never had pimples, breakouts until now. It clears little bumps but takes a while to get to the big ones, and it makes me really upset. I want my old beautiful smooth skin back again. I hope wiht time it does the job!!!!!! Seriously.
August 24, 2009
Pros:
Works for the first few weeks.
Cons:
Has no long term effects. The bacteria gets ressistant.
My doctor prescribe this and told me to use it with Oxy (10% benzoyl peroxide). After my first few times using it my skin cleared up and I had no acne except one or 2, but after a month it's stops working and I started to break out again.
Pros:
nothing.