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[jsmithson]

It's amazing what you find when trawling pubmed

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20692602

The key point is that a reduction in sebum was found through taking lactoferrin: a milk protein.

I'm about to start a 400mg per day experiment of lactoferrin and see if there's a reduction in sebum.

My sebum is out of control and systemic retinoids and topical polyphenols are unfortunately out of the question for me!

[iAcne]

I should be buying some of this and will be researching it a bit more now. Is there any side effect s of having lactoferrin? I will probably be buying 250mg 90 capsules and will be having one a day until 90 days is over and report any reduction.

[mastershadow]

I did like 2 pills daily for 2 weeks and noticed no change.

[iAcne]

I did like 2 pills daily for 2 weeks and noticed no change.

That study was for 12 weeks and how many mg a day?

[dgman]

^^ There was another study done with lactoferrin but it was combined with probiotics and this combo proved to be very effective at reducing breakouts and sebum production. A cursory google search will reveal lactoferrin supplements with probiotics such as Pearl Immune if anyone wants to give it a go.

Edited by dgman, 16 March 2011 - 09:10 AM.