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Ana from Alberta, Canada
May 23, 2012
| Pros | Noticeable improvement in acne and complexion in a short amount of time. Relatively cheap (~$7.99 for a 250 softgel bottle) and easy to swallow. Scars have improved, no new breakouts. No noticeable side effects, yet. |
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| Cons | Worrying about liver toxicity. |
| Bottom line | I tried this vitamin because I figured it was the only vitamin I hadn't tried for my acne. I had been taking zinc 50mg every now and then (and noticed that it also seemed to help) alongside a multivitamin (which contains about 530 mg vitamin A). The only big thing left to supplement that was known to help acne was vitamin A. I had been apprehensive since there are toxicity issues with this vitamin because it is fat soluble. I researched how much I could take without toxicity, and figured I wouldn't end up taking it all the time or in large amounts once my skin clears. I've been taking 2 (10,000IU) pills a day (spaced out), or one pill a day (depending if I remembered the second or if I ate something I knew had alot of beta-carotene or natural vitamin A in it). My scars and hyper-pigmentation are calming down. I haven't had any knew breakouts. I wish I had tried this sooner. I think this vitamin A is increasing the efficacy of my external skin care regime because my skin is obviously healing faster since using both the vitamin A and the Murad acne system. I read that taking zinc and vitamin C help to minimize the toxicity effects of vitamin A, so I have been taking both on an irregular basis alongside the vitamin A. I also read that taking vitamin A with fat increases absorption, so I take it alongside my fish oil supplements. I think my combination seems to be working =) |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $7.99 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Sydnie from New York
February 2, 2012
| Pros | -Natural -Supposedly good for skin |
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| Cons | -I have yet to see results, months later - Can be dangerous |
| Bottom line | Alright, well I have nothing to say about this. Vitamin A is supposed to be good for your skin and I have yet to see any results. I'm sad about it. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Ume from Dallas
September 22, 2011
| Pros | Cleared up skin. Better complexion. Wrinkle protection/improvement. Scars fade. |
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| Cons | If applied topically, can make skin painful and flakey. Don't take too much. |
| Bottom line | I started applying this directly to my face to help combat signs of aging. (I'm 23 but I'm into preventative methods. An ounce of prevention...) I noticed that the acne that I did have on my chin started to shrink up over night. Pimples that were large and inflammed turned into small dots with one application. I was shocked and started taking it orally as well (16,000 IU a day). I also began to pop the Vitamin A pills and apply the oil onto pimples that had popped up. After about 3 months of using both internally and topically, I saw a huge improvement. At the moment I am completely acne free and have only had one breakout since then. The only problem is that if applied topically, your skin will become red and flake. And as with any treatment you need to make sure to use more sunscreen. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
caitie2394 from New york
February 26, 2011
| Pros | -taken over time reduced oil production and amount of acne |
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| Cons | -takes time -be careful of how much you take |
| Bottom line | By derm instruction, i began taking this a few months ago and i can for sure say that it did improve my skin, but its not accutane so its not like im clear now. However, it doesnt hurt and its cheap so why not |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $3.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Natasha
December 16, 2010
| Pros | Cleared up my acne within two weeks |
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| Cons | Could be dangerous long term- |
| Bottom line | I had to write about this because I've been having a difficult time with acne for years and I finally found something that has worked great for me. I have had moderate acne so I basically had acne just about all the time, but only 1-3 pimples at a time. Really frustrating because your skin cannot heal when it's always breaking out with new pimples! My husband bought me a bottle of vitamin A 10,000 IU after having mentioned that Accutane was my next attempt to try to get rid of my acne. After taking two pills a day for two weeks I noticed that I had no new breakouts since the begining of this treatment and what I had on my face had cleared up! I dropped down to one pill a day which was fine until the week prior to my period. Then I got a couple of breakouts, but after that week they cleared up again. I'm still acne free. My scars are still there, but they are fading slowly, but surely. I asked my doctor about taking Vitamin A daily and she said I would be ok to do so as long as I don't take 3 or more pills a day. She also mentioned that I'd have to stop taking the pill completely if I found myself to be pregnant. Hope this helps someone else as much as it did me :) |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
gretaoto
July 6, 2010
| Pros | Worked really fast Healed any other blemishes I had Pore size reducing Reduces oil Skin feels smoother |
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| Cons | Smells slightly like fish when capsule is opened |
| Bottom line | I did not want to ingest this seeing all the possible hazards so every night after washing my face I break the capsule and use it as a moisturizer. It is helping keep my hormonal acne under control for now. My skin looks great and my pores are starting to look better as well. No more white heads on my jaw line. Any pimples I did have cleared up and healed really great. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $3.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Navy Corpsman from Cherry Point, NC
May 8, 2010
| Pros | cleared me up for about a month |
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| Cons | possible overdose since its fat soluble, not water soluble |
| Bottom line | i found a treatment online (which i believed worked mostly due to the vitamin A) that i decided to try which consisted of 50,000IU of vitamin A 3 times daily, along with zinc, niacin, and vitamin E. it cleared me up almost completely within a week and stayed that way for a month but then it seems i developed an immunity to the large amount of vitamin A. its a good, cheap product to try out, but i would suggest taking no more than 100,000IU a day |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $6.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
Ms. Clear and beautiful comple from Torrance, CA
February 14, 2010
| Pros | Stoped acne all together. A cheap alternative to acne prevention |
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| Cons | Takes a little while to work |
| Bottom line | Vitamin A is used in perscriptive drugs such as Retin A and Accutane. Although I agree that it will cause liver damage if used excessively for more than a year, it is truly effective if used under a doctors care. I found that using Vitamin A cleared up the problem quickly and effectively. I would reccomend this treatment along with Vitamin C and E and a diet full of veggies/fruit and lots of water. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $6.50 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Philip from Davao, Philippines
January 27, 2010
| Pros | Skin less oily. Didn't do much on my acne since I just used it for a week. |
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| Cons | Using it for long period of time might cause liver problems. |
| Bottom line | I don't recomment using Vitamin A to cure acne. It is harmful and would cause liver damage if overdosed. It's safer than accutane, yes! but it's still not healthy. Think! die early with a beautiful face or live longer with scars/pimples on your face? |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $20.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
SmithRN from Philadephia, PA
December 12, 2009
| Pros | none known |
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| Cons | Overdose |
| Bottom line | Please be very careful when taking Vitamin A. Unlike water-soluble vitamins, vitamin A cannot be urinated out of your body because it is stored in your fat. Because of this, it's possible to overdose on this stuff, especially when you take it everyday. I tried vitamin A supplements myself for about a month and found no difference. If you get your daily requirements, getting extra from a supplement is not going to help - it can only harm. Like Ashley from Texas experienced, no change is going to happen because you most likely get adequate amounts of vitamin A on a daily basis. Even if you don't, remember that vitamin is stored in your fat, so you do not need to continuously replenish it - you already have some reserved! Please be careful, and I hope we all come across some luck soon. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
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