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[TheX]

I remember the day after I decided to take VIT A again. One huge zit next to my eye on my nose. I almost went blind, it looked HUGE. I still had to go to school like that.

As many people here know that have taken Accutane, Accutane is basically a derivitave from VIT A right? Well when you go Accutane at first you experience break ups and all. Well I also took accutane a few years ago and it helped but it stopped working after a while but I also remember getting the flare ups at the beggining. I came to a conclusion that everytime that I took vit A i would break out, (basically the pimples would get bigger). I think it might be because it messess up my liver?

Well i had decided to eliminate any form of VITAMIN A PALMITE which is found in many foods to keep food fresh. Well my acne stopped a lot that I was sooooo happy. I only had dry skin and my scars but who cares at least I wasnt getting pimples anymore. I also had eliminated any form of dairy products. If at the back of the package it said CONTAINS: milk I would not eat it. I was really clear. Here is my picture to show you guys. Although it is not a close up you can see that I'm clear. Well I had started eating things again like it didnt matter and pimples came back. Now I'm on my first month of eliminating the things that I had eliminated but I just dont remember what else I eliminated to stay clear.

You guys should try this too and if you have some input please share.

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[notadoctor]

I highly doubt it was the Vitamin A. It was probably the avoidance of dairy that did it. Dairy causes many people to break out, but Vitamin A usually only does good.

[akko]

Can't argue with a face like that! You look great! What foods have Vit A palmite in it? I had also heard of some downsides to Vit A but it wasn't about acne- (it was about osteoporosis).

[notadoctor]

I did not notice this until just now, but I am pretty sure he means "Vitamin A Palmitate". If you eat beta-carotene your body is going to make it anyway. It is also in tons of foods, it just is not added in the processing stage. If it is on the label of some food product that means they added it to the food.

[jlib]

its easy to blame things for ur acne..i doubt its vit A ur not even supposed to see results in like a day. u make it sound like u took vit A then as a result it made a huge zit the next day.

[AutonomousOne1980]

vitamin a preformed is not good for you in general, beta carotene is the bodys preferred source from veggies. animal sources have preformed and you can overdose on that stuff.
beta carotene is safe.

[SoCold]

Bump.

Anyone else have any idea?

I'm stumped - I've never seen this as a cause of acne before.

[Glennart]

The reason this person cleared up is likely that he avoided dairy.

Vitamin A from animal food is safe at high doses and most people get way way to little. Carotenes are inferior. I have been taking 20-30 thousands IU of vitamin-A per day for a long time with only positive effects.

Take your cod liver oil without fear boys and girls.

Vitamin A on trail

[ryudoadema]

its the dairy.....i reckon- and ditto on the cod liver oil

[albertine]

its the dairy.....i reckon- and ditto on the cod liver oil

FYI, Vitamin A Palmate contains a potato derivative. It's not well known, but potato is a common food intolerance/allergy and can contribute to skin problems. I have to avoid fortified cereals, rice milk, etc. due to the presence of Vit. A Palmate. However, I can take other types of Vitamin A supplements with no problem.

[rakbs]

vitamin a preformed is not good for you in general, beta carotene is the bodys preferred source from veggies. animal sources have preformed and you can overdose on that stuff.
beta carotene is safe.

Retinol gets a bad rap because if you take too much of it, there could be bad effects; but, this is not because of an excess of Vitamin A. It's just an imbalance of fat-soluble vitamins.

Your body likes a certain ratio of Vitamin A to Vitamin D to Vitamin K; so if you're megadosing on retinol, no wonder it will throw things off balance.

But retinol from cod liver oil is perfectly safe, since it provides Vitamin D as well as Vitamin A.

And no, beta carotene should not be considered a Vitamin A equivalent, especially in those with acne.

[Dotty1]

I just ran across this old thread and wanted to mention that I had a dog who was very allergic to Vitamin A Palmitate. It is in many types of dog foods and any time she ate it, it gave her severe diarrhea for four days. It took me over 1 year to figure out exactly what caused her allergic reaction. She also could not eat any milk because it is frequently added.

So, although it is a very rare allergy, it is possible.

Edited by Dotty1, 20 December 2010 - 10:58 AM.