Also known as: Acanya, Benzaclin, Duac, Z-Clinz 10, Z-Clinz 5
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Review by Anonymous (taken for less than 1 month):
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9.0
benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin for Acne: I have literally tried every over the counter method I could find to clear up my face which has been breaking out for the past 8 years. Proactiv and Differin did nothing but dry out my skin. This past winter has been the worst of all times for the cysts on my chin. I started birth control which seemed to somewhat reduce my acne, but only slightly. I finally went to see a dermatologist and she prescribed me the topical clindamycin lotion. I cleanse and tone with AHA products to fade my scars, apply benzoyl peroxide to any spots that I have and then the clindamycin all over my face. It's not too drying especially if you use a little moisturizer which I don't even really need in the summer. After 2 weeks my face is 99% clear. This is the only thing that works for me.
Review by Anonymous (taken for less than 1 month):
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7.0
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I've had acne for 5 years now. I'm 11 years old with horrible, horrible breakouts! I finally visited the dermatologist, & they told me to try Acanya and Solodyn. I've used it for a day now, and my skin is already starting to clear up! I'm excited to get farther into the process and see how it helps my breakouts. No side effects so far!
Benzaclin (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I absolutely love this product. I am 15 years old and this thing is a life saver. I use it every night before bed on my back, shoulders, chest and face. It clears my skin up in a couple days. The only down side I would say is that it drys out your skin alot. I have fairly oil skin too. But I use moisturizer so it isn't to much of a problem. I recommend it to my friends all the time.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I didn't have the best experience with Acanya. It really dried out my skin for the first few times using it and I just felt like it made my skin look worse than my acne. My acne started clearing up for a couple of days and then totally took a turn for the worst. I stayed on it for a couple of months but It just made my skin more red and had more pimples than ever. Also because it was such a thick white paste it would peel under my makeup. I know things work different for everyone, I was just really excited when My dermatologist prescribed me Acanya because it had good reviews. It just didn't work for me and it's sad to say that the few days after I went off of it my acne went back to normal and I'm still stuck with acne and acne scars.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I started using Acanya because I saw online that it worked well with Atralin (which is basically vitamin A for your face and helps skin regenerate itself). I have had break outs since I was 10 yrs old and am now 25 and still have acne. I used Accutane and it got rid of my acne for about a year and its just now getting bad again. I went into my dermatologist and they prescribed the Acanya, Atralin, and Spirolactone (oral meds). Its been a month since my awful breakout and my skin is significantly better. The Acanya was awful the first few days, I have very sensitive skin and it burnt it badly around my mouth. After about a week it evened out though and my skin stopped peeling and I'm having the best results with this combination.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: This worked for me but it left me with dark spots...which made me have to use something else, but overall it made my pimples go down everyday, especially if I left a dot on the pimples.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I am 38 and haven't had much of a problem with acne since I was a teenager, until I had my first child. After having my now 2 year old son, my skin just started looking worse and worse and nothing I was doing was making it better. I even bought a Clarisonic (made it worse). So I went to the dermatologist and she gave me Acanya and said to use it once a day. This is only my third day using it and the difference is dramatic already. Not every single bump and mark has cleared up yet, but I would say 50 -70% of my acne is already gone or almost gone. Yes, it does sting a little, I try to not use too much and hope I get used to this or my skin adjusts. Either way, I love this product and can't believe I didn't go to a dermatologist sooner.
Review by Anonymous (taken for less than 1 month):
User Rating:
9.0
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I have never had bad skin - I can count on two hands how many total pimples I have had in my life (32 years old.) I am now pregnant with my second child and my complexion has gone crazy. My forehead has broken out horribly bad. My dermatologist got me started on this and I have already noticed a difference in less than a week. They are not all gone, but they are getting smaller and no new breakouts. I can't wait for a few more weeks to see if it is all gone.
Review by Anonymous (taken for less than 1 month):
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4.0
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: This cream worked really good and started clearing my face in a week or two. But now, anytime I go outside and have ANY sun contact, my face burns, gets blotchy and looks swollen. I hate it, I have to stay inside all day if I apply it.
Review by Anonymous (taken for less than 1 month):
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10
Benzaclin (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: This is AMAZING. I was prescribed Benzaclin after my doxycycline stopped working. The first night I applied this, I had multiple zits on my chin including a large cyst-like pimple. Normally my cyst pimples can take several weeks to clear up. The next morning that I woke up, the redness and size of all of my zits were visibly smaller, including the cyst. 3 days later, although a little dry, my chin is almost cleared up. I just add a little moisturizer after the medicine dries and I apply makeup and my confidence is back. I have not experienced any burning or stinging like I have read in others' experiences. I ONLY apply to the affected area, not the whole face. I HIGHLY recommend this product.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I had moderate acne and I have tried pretty much everything out there to try to cure it. A few months ago I started to use Acanya in the morning and Atralin at night and the results were amazing! There was no period of time that things got worse and within a few days I noticed a difference. Now after a few months I rarely get a zit and the texture of my face is substantially better. I would recommend Acanya for sure.
Review by Anonymous (taken for less than 1 month):
User Rating:
9.0
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I've always been hesitant to use acne medication in the morning because I felt like it would do nothing for me. Also I have to wear makeup before I leave the house so the only thing I usually have underneath my foundation is a moisturizer. I've added Acanya to my regime for the past week or so and my face has improved almost instantly. My pores look smaller and I haven't gotten any new bumps and the ones I already have are going away. I say stick to this product even if you don't see improvements at first! Hopefully I'll see more improvements
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I am 49 yrs old, had cystic acne all my adult life. My dermatologist put me on Acanya 5 months ago and my skin looks the best it ever had. My co-workers all think I am wearing makeup. Have such large pores and they are shrinking too. No peeling, I guess because I have oily skin. But as an African American woman, I didn't think I would ever find anything that would successfully help my skin. I am so grateful. It just takes patience!
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Benzaclin (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: This product works very well, only problem that has showen was the dryness of skin after applying. It has cleared up my face wonderfully, but there are still little not so noticeable areas that refuse to go away. So expensive even with insurance and you only get this tiny bottle but I say its worth it.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I have been using this product for a week and my skin has been amazing! I would get small zits all over and they have completly gone away and no new zits have come up! No reddness or dryness. I have very oily skin! I recommend this to everyone!
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: This product is amazing! I have gone through one bottle and am on to my second. It stings a little at first but then it goes away. My skin is the clearest its ever been. I have tried everything from homemade remedies to high-end expensive products and NOTHING has worked for me the way Acanya has.
Duac (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: Duac is a great acne topical cream but it works better if you take oral acne medications has well. It takes a couple of weeks for skin to completely look better but stick with it. Use it once a day before going to bed and I normally cleanse with Aveeno clear complexion but Prascion as well if you ask your doctor. I have suffered with acne since I was 14 and now I'm twenty and minocycline with Duac saved my high school life.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I recently started using Acanya and so far I am very pleased. My skin is almost completely cleared up after only 4 DAYS! It does itch a LITTLE when you first apply it, but as soon as it dries and soaks into the skin, it's fine. I recommend trying this product.
Duac (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I had really bad acne. The pill takes about 3 weeks to kick in. The creams help a lot too! Although they do dry your skin out.. Just put some baby lotion on your face - works for back arms and chest as well.
Duac (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I have been using this cream for over a year now and my spots have cleared, do still get the occasional one now and then but that's normal. Duac cream has reduced the darkness of my blackhead as well. I have also been noticing my skin has been quite red, so I've laid of the cream for a while and just been using a scrub before bed to see. Overall I would recommend this to anyone, but there are side effects if you are allergic to some of the products in it. Ask your doctor for more information. Hope this helped.
benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin for Acne: This Product is great. I've been using it for about 12 weeks, cleared up most of my moderately severe acne. I wash with Panoxyl 8 Acne Wash then wait 15 minutes before applying Benzaclin. Used as directed twice a day it really clears my acne up. I wash my hair with Nuetrogena shampoo, which helps my acne indirectly by keeping my hair and scalp clean. I go really light with the styling gel, keep hair neatly trimmed too. This all goes hand in hand with keeping me looking good.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: Helped in the beginning but acne came back with a vengence in a month or so. I kept trying it along with the entire protocol which did not help at all.
Acanya (benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin) for Acne: I LOVE this product. I suffered from breakouts (not horrible) but enough to make me self-conscious about. It does not make your face dry, if anything it smooths it out. I use a tad in the morning and a whole pump at night all over my face. I haven't been getting pimples at all, except for a few that were unnoticeable. And it worked almost immediately. I also paired this with Solodyn tablets 55mg for only the first month. Amazing. If anyone has mild breakouts then I strongly recommend these 2 products. Good luck. This may not work for everyone, but if you have mild acne then I would go for it.
benzoyl peroxide / clindamycin for Acne: Its been almost a week now since I've used the product and I've seen differences. Where my previous acne scars were and also current potential ones were coming through. Its cleared the current acne and blackheads without a doubt and I can also see an improvement in the redness from previous breakouts. I really like the product and what its meant to do. On the flip side its made my skin extremely dry and flaky especially near the chin area and bottom of cheeks. My face is itchy from time to time and it burns too. I don't like that part of it, but I got a really great moisturizer and I apply it on. I took a little three day break from the clindamycin to work on the dryness. Overall the product works.
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