What is this medication? CLINDAMYCIN; TRETINOIN (KLIN da MYE sin; TRET i noe in) is a combination of a topical antibiotic and a form of vitamin A
Apply once daily, to be applied thinly at bedtime
When you first start using these treatments, start slowly and alternate them
The key takeaways
It is very important that you use this medicine only as directed
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025% gel vs monotherapy of clindamycin phosphate 1% plus tretinoin gel 0
025% tretinoin) and Clindagel (1% clindamycin) for my acne
To reduce the risk of skin irritation, treatment may be started with alternate-day or
Wait until the skin is dry (don’t pat or towel dry; let it dry naturally
In fact, you don't want to apply them together
What can I mix with clindamycin? The combination of clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide is used to treat acne
Apply clindamycin to completely dry face then tret
Clindamycin can be combined with other acne-fighting ingredients to make brand-name medications like Acanya, which includes benzoyl peroxide, and Ziana, which includes tretinoin
COMMON BRAND NAME (S): Veltin, Ziana
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What I want to keep in my routine: I want to stay on the Tretinoin and Clindamycin as the tret really seems to help more than anything with my texture and making scars go away quickly
You can find the clindamycin/benzoyl combination in these medications too: BenzaClin (clindamycin 1% and benzoyl peroxide 5%) Duac (clindamycin 1% and benzoyl peroxide 5%) Onexton (clindamycin 1
(At night, I basically apply a pea sized amount of tret on my hand, then apply a pea-sized amount of Clindamycin on top and mix the two together before applying to my face
Can you mix benzoyl peroxide and retinoids? I see this conversation all over social media, so I wanted to discuss it on my YouTube channel
” Recently, tretinoin has been used in combination with antibacterials like benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin to create topical treatments with antibacterial, comedolytic, and anti-inflammatory