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Do you apply clindamycin phosphate gel usp 1% after washing your face or do you apply benzoyl peroxide befor that one or do you mix them?

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Dr. Arlo Miller answered

Specializes in Dermatology

Either way: Doesn't matter too much. You could either mix the two of them together in your hand and then apply them, or apply one and then the other. Whichever you prefer.

Answered 5/14/2015

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