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

It...

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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April 27, 2008

Pros:

It healed my pimples real quick like a month and people started noticing my face clearing up.

Cons:

I still get a pimple every once in a while but its all cool.

this is a great product!
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April 12, 2008

Pros:

It takes about two months to start working well. I've been mostly clear since then. Still get a few small pimples sometimes.

Cons:

Oily skin

Nothing over the counter worked for me. It works if you use it as directed. I use once in the morning and once at night.
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October 31, 2007

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Worked wells at clearing up the face

Cons:

hasn't completely gotten rid all of the acne

It improved my very bad acne to just moderate, but it seems to just be maintaining that level and not getting any better.
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June 14, 2007

Pros:

It keeps me from breaking out and rids my skin of any new pimples pretty easily.

Cons:

I still experience breakouts on my shoulders when I get too much sun.

I would definitely recommend this medication if you have acne...but protect yourself in the sun!
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November 6, 2006

Pros:

Doesn't dry out the face, works reasonably well.

Cons:

leaves an "oily sheen" to face(tackyness, as others have observed), takes a while to work, can promote redness.

I've used this for over a year now. It's helped alot with not drying my face out which seemed to lead to huge breakouts, but has never cleared my skin completely. Also the effectiveness seems to have decreased over the past few months. Despite not being 100% effective, my face isn't as bad as it used to be and while I wouldn't swear by it I'm not throwing it out in a hurry. I say try it for two months minimum before coming to your own conclusion as it takes roughly a month before it takes full effect.
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March 14, 2012

Pros:

made my acne reduce in size in the first day

Cons:

-strong smell
-had an allergic reaction to it and had a rash
-made complexion look worse (skin peeling)

i have been using this product for less then a week and i can say in my personal experience it doesnt work well with sensitive skin and i had a horrible rash on my face that took 2 weeks to get rid of. so in the long run i wouldn't recommend it to everyone...
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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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May 20, 2009

Pros:

Amazing as base ingedient in super compound! Ask your doctor to look up this compound and prescribe along with 100mg MINOMYCIN.

Cons:

Expensive!!! I pay $40 per 60g compound! I hate paying so much money for it, but nothing else is as effective as this preparation.

It's also hella itchy and the oral minomycin may stop working after prolonged use...

CLINDAMYCIN 1% AZEL 4% KOJIC ACID 1% BENZAC 5%... Apply all over face twice daily! Dries out existing pimples and prevents new ones when used along with the oral anti-biotic. Results as soon as 3 days. Skin will be super sensitive to sunlight so you may want to avoid unnecessary sunlight exposure and shield your face. Use vaseline on lips as anti-biotic dries out lips too! Apply Bio Oil and then moisturize to lock in hydration!
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November 8, 2008

Pros:

insurance covered it
easy to use

Cons:

didn't work

I hate topicals that stay on your skin. It feels nasty, especially if you have oily skin like me. Anyway, this stuff didn't work for me as prescribed by my doctor. It worked maybe a tiny bit at first, but quit working after a week or so and did nothing but make my skin feel nasty.
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October 30, 2008

Pros:

prevented new acne from getting on my face.

Cons:

helped take away way pimples SLOWWWWWWWWWWLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. a VERY LONG TIME.

my dermatoligist prescribed this to me, its not that great. only for people with barley any acne. useless for people with TONS of acne. ive used this for about 3 months now, and 1/4 of the acne i started with before using this product were still there.
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