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Lulu from UK
May 5, 2009
| Pros | Cleared up existing spotd |
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| Cons | Hair shedding after only 3 days. |
| Bottom line | Not prepared to lose my hair for clear skin. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | light |
CJ Harris from Oakland, Ca
April 27, 2009
| Pros | moderatly affordable, and works like a DREAM!!! |
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| Cons | NONE!!!! |
| Bottom line | so I have had acne since I was about 13, (26 now).... and Im so ready to just be done with acne! especially being in the beauty industry, i have tried everything from every line, and everything from the dermatologist. i am one of the unfortunate ones who gets the cystic acne. I was recently at lunch with a friend who gets facials on a regular, and she told me that her facialist recommended taking zinc everyday. She has a pretty sensitive stomach, so she takes ZINC FOOD COMPLEX, which is a lot softer on the stomach. I was reading other reviews for zinc, and the common con is that is makes people sick. I was able to purchase mine from the natural whole foods store, and its a little more expensive, but its worth it so you don't get sick. b/c the zinc is placed with other food elemets so its easier for your body to break down. i have been taking it for about a week, and its totally cleared my sin... and i hope im not jinxing myself for writing this b/c i have a wedding to |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $18.00 |
| Acne severity | severe |
Anonymous from Texas
April 25, 2009
| Pros | Very effective, internal solution for internal problem, no meds, very affordable, boost to immune system! |
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| Cons | Moderate nausea. Cut pills in half and take through the day with food, and this helps eliminate nausea. |
| Bottom line | I've been fortunate to have great skin all my life, until the past few months with horrible breakouts on my forehead and face. They persisted no matter what I did. Harsh cleansers were not effective and felt like it was damaging my skin more. Flax oil and fish oil tablets helped, but didn't eliminate it. The flares were painful and scarring. Since I was getting acne for the first time in my mid-30s it was confusing. I also knew that I didn't want to take meds, as I read a lot of reviews of side effects and ineffectiveness once meds were stopped. I tried Zinc, based on lots of reviews. When taking 30-60mg, the acne slowed down, but did not go away. I bumped it to 90mg and the acne went away in 1 week, gradually. Eventually all of my skin cleared in a few weeks and then I stopped taking the zinc and now only take it when I feel a breakout coming (my period, stress, etc). My skin is COMPLETELY CLEAR!!!! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Ingram from Laakewood, OH
April 23, 2009
| Pros | Very inexpensive, skin is doing better, easy to get, easy to take. |
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| Cons | None thus far. Not even naseau like some had discribed here. |
| Bottom line | I'd been reading up on Zinc and how it heels the skin. Im a black male and we can sometimes have a problem with acne on the back of the scalp around the hair line called "Folliculitis" and though its not the worst case Ive seen it has gotten worse over the past 8-9 years. Ive tried noxema, alcohol, acne med's, peroxide, etc. I finally went to a Dermatoligist. I was given oral antibiotics, shampoo, ointments & even injections to the scalp. Sounds worst than what it was but nonetheless not pleasant. Well things were ok for a while but never great and with Dr visits and meds I was easily out $250 to $300. I started to go back for more agressive treatment but thought Id try ZINC after reading up on it and Ive been on it for about a mnth and a half now & the skin is better less painful and way less hassle & less expensive! Its so nice to hear all the positve testimonies here about ZINC. Im hoping for more and more improvement and wish everyone else here much success with it too. GOOD LUCK! |
| Price paid | $3.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Sarah from Toronto
April 22, 2009
| Pros | Cleared me up- ZERO acne, easy to use, cheap! I take it with a multivitamin high in iron +meal, never got nauseous. |
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| Cons | None |
| Bottom line | All i can say is AMAZING. I've had acne since i was 12 (i am 22 now), moderate on my face (with severe bouts, especially in the last year), and on my back in a mild-moderate degree. I have *really* tried it all, even accutane, but it all came back. I have been going to the dermatologist for years, i tried all the lotions and potions, and at the end I always have to resorted to piling on my Colorstay foundation to cover it all up. I started taking 100mg zinc, 50mg twice a day about 4 months ago, and after 1 month of use i stopped getting new acne, NO new acne! That is much less than the usual 5/day. And i've had TWO pimples since (not cysts like before), that is two pimples in 3 months people! And guess what, no more makeup for me, just in time for summer! Oh yeah, i also have crazy oily skin, and that seems to have decreased dramatically. My skin used to get extremely oily after 2 hours of washing, which was disgusting when wearing makeup and trying to cover up pimples. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Shazz from Sydney, Australia
April 22, 2009
| Pros | face not as oily significant decrease in pimples |
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| Cons | errrr not yet |
| Bottom line | Its cheap and easy to use. might as well try! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $9.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Mark from UK
April 17, 2009
| Pros | Inexpensive. |
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| Cons | Didn't do anything. |
| Bottom line | Took 2x50mg daily for 2 months, noticed no difference. I doubt I was deficient to begin with but I thought I would give it a go anyway. Only made me feel nauseous if I left the pill on my tounge for a little while before swallowing and this feeling would only last a few seconds anyway. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $4.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from PA
April 12, 2009
| Pros | very effective, cheap, and easy. |
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| Cons | can make you ill. |
| Bottom line | When I first started using this, it was a miracle. After awhile, my acne was becoming as bad as it previously was so I decided to up the dosage. It`s nine months after I started taking it, and I`m now showing alot of the symptoms of having too much zinc. I took 100 milligrams (not including whatever is in my multivitamin) when you really should only take 45. I have no energy, my heart beats so fast I feel like I might die, I have dizzy spells, and it may have caused an iron deficiency. However, if you don`t over do it it`s definitely worth using. Although it did cause a great decrease in my acne, I`ve continued using it and it all came back. Now, if I skip taking it a day I break out. When I lower my dosage, I`ll probably break out badly. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Jonny M from UK
April 10, 2009
| Pros | I'm 25 and I've had bad skin since I was 16. I'd long given up trying to cure the problem, but I started taking multivitamins (A to Zinc) and noticed a HUGE improvement in my skin. Its never been so clear. |
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| Cons | Skin is a little dry |
| Bottom line | I started with multivitamins and realised it must have been the zinc content (as little as 5mg) that was doing the trick. I've recently complemented them with 15mg zinc tablets. I think those who are taking 25+ - esp. like 100mg - are taking too much. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $3.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Nicole from MB,Canada
April 8, 2009
| Pros | Works very well. I have only been using for about a week, but so far have had great results. Started out at 50mg/day. I increased to 100mg a few days ago and it made a huge difference. |
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| Cons | None so far. Hope it stays that way!! |
| Bottom line | I've been dealing with acne for about 13 years and have seriously tried everything. Accutane was the only thing that worked really well, but I'm sure as many of you know, about a month after stopping it the pimples come right back (usually in full force). It's also something I don't want to keep putting in my system. The first few days of taking the zinc were actually quite comparable to taking accutane (very dry, itchy skin). So, if you're looking for a great, cheap alternative, I'd suggest zinc. I wish I'd found this years ago. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $7.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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