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[Nivek19]

So I have been taking

Vitamin B-5 500mg
L-Caritine
Fish Oil (omega 3)
and occassionally zinc (but i will try to up the dosage to 25mg daily)


My face is now very dry when it used to be very oily. Everytime I wash my face, I get a very tight feeling on my skin afterwards. I realize the drying effect is not the best since this means that my skin is getting too dry. Currently there are flakes on my skin and I have considered adding some sort of moisturizer to balance out the dryness.

So my question is have other B-5 or vitamin users experienced this dryness and how have you combated this dryness? I am hesitant to put additional product on my face so my current plan is to cut down washing my face to once a day at night. My current regimen is washing twice a day with a cleanser (spectro gel) thats it.

I currently have about around 10 red cyst like bumps on my face but each one is seeming to heal quicker.

Edited by Nivek19, 31 July 2011 - 03:28 PM.

[epicdermis]

Hm, your skin definitely shouldn't flake after using spectro jel. A moisturizer might help prevent the flaking (which is probably causing acne), but they tend to leave your skin looking and feeling oily--even something light like a few drops of jojoba oil.

You might want to lower the dosage of b5 or l-carnitine (or try periods of only taking one of them at a time) and see how it affects your skin. I have a feeling it's the carnitine because 500mg is a relatively safe dose of b5, but it's still good to test and be sure. You could also try topical niacinamide which helps your skin retain water.

[Nivek19]

Currently I'm spot testing one part of my face with lotion to see what it looks like in 2 weeks. I have also stopped taking fish oil supplements.. trying to adopt a better sleep schedule and also drinking lemon juice / green tea mixed together in the morning.