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Anonymous, NY Mar 10th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Cystic acne totally gone Cons: none for me Bottom Line: taking 50mg of zinc 2x a day (morning and night) along with a B-complex vitamin has totally eliminated my cystic acne.. i still get some pimples but my breakouts are reduced by like 80%... try the zinc Recommended: Yes Usage: Reviewer has used this item for about a month. Price Paid: 15.00 Acne severity: moderately severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Eddie, Illinois Mar 7th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Cleared up all my cystic acne. Have a couple white heads but they are small and are going away fast. It isnt an antibiotic so it wont stop working. Cons: Just afraid of overdosing. For me it took about a month to start getting clear. other than that no cons whatsoever. Bottom Line: Ive been taking two 50mg pills a day for a month and finally im clearing up real good. just got a couple left but nowhere near the amount as i had before i started zinc. This really is my cure for acne. Recommended: Yes Usage: Eddie has used this item for about a month. Price Paid: 9.00 Acne severity: moderate Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Tina K, Singapore Mar 1st, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Works Immediately. The Cyst that i had went down by 40% overnight. Cons: Kinda expensive, I dun get where you guys get it so cheaply. Here in singapore it retails at SGD$23.00 , ard US$15 for a small bottle. Bottom Line: I've taken Zinc as mutivitamins but i found that i doesnt really work. As those multivits also contain zinc inhibitors, like iron, copper. Thus a supplement is mandatory for the treatment to work. Also the type of zinc is critical. Chelat is touted to be the best of all. Recommended: Yes Usage: Tina K has used this item for a few weeks. Price Paid: 23.00 Acne severity: moderate Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Robina, NJ Feb 12th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: takes care of acne :D Cons: it made me dizzy, made me throw up (didn't eat enough food), nausea, upset stomach! Bottom Line: it works! its only been 1 week since i've been taken 100mg dosage a day, the old ones are taking forever to go away & but the new ones went away fast! its working so i might see better results in 3 weeks...so im going to write another review... Recommended: Yes Usage: Robina has used this item for about a week. Price Paid: 7.50 Acne severity: moderately severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Jake, Melbourne, Australia Feb 7th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: I use Blackmores (Australian Company) Bio Zinc ( Zinc 25Mg [Zinc Amino Acid Chelate], Vit A 2500 IU, Magnesium 25g, Maganse 2Mg,Vit B6 50Mg) Its made my face much better. 84 Tablet Bottle for $19ish Australian dollars. (About $0.22 Cents a t Cons: None. I even took it on an empty stomach and it was very kind Bottom Line: *Cheap (Considering the large supply you have.. enough for 84 Days, and a good cleanser costs 10-20 bucks and only lasts a couple weeks) *Effective. *Mild Support in Evidence Based Medicine for Zinc {Low doses of zinc gluconate for inflammatory acne. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2575335 Multicenter randomized comparative double-blind controlled clinical trial of the safety and efficacy of zinc gluconate versus minocycline hydrochloride in the treatment of inflammatory acne vulgaris. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11586012 Recommended: Yes Usage: Jake has used this item for about a week. Price Paid: 0.20 Acne severity: moderate Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Melissa, NY Feb 6th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Inexpensive, works quickly and long term Cons: Taste, occasional stomach upset Bottom Line: I bought mine online, from Puritan's Pride. I take 3x the recommended daily dose (spent a month on the dose on the bottle with no luck) and my face cleared up almost completely within 5 days. While I still get the occasional zit, they are no longer cystic, and don't take more than a couple days to heal and vanish. Everyone I know has commented on the amazing change. Recommended: Yes Usage: Melissa has used this item for a few months. Price Paid: 4.00 Acne severity: moderately severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

kc, USA Feb 5th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: the pills are easy to crush for applying to your face, it doesn't smell bad at all and it reduces redness and smooths your skin. Cons: can burn/itch a little when it's on Bottom Line: i have really red/dry skin, and i crush about 4 pills and mix with water and let it sit on my skin until it dries. then, i rinse it off and apply vitamin E squeezed from two pills. tonight is the first night i have taken a pill orally as well, so we'll see how that goes, but i already take a multi-vitamin that has zinc anyway. BE CAREFUL not to overdose on zinc! i've only been using it for a few days and my skin is already looking nicer. i'm not sure if it is the zinc or the combination of zinc and vitamin E, but i recommend both if you have very dry skin. Recommended: Yes Usage: kc has used this item for a day or two. Price Paid: 4.00 Acne severity: moderate Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

ksw, KC Feb 1st, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: zinc PASTE works Cons: none so far for me Bottom Line: I dont take the zinc pills... this was what my mom did when i was a teen, and I still use it to this day if i have the rare pimple: get the zinc pills, crush a few up and mix with water. you want a paste like consistency... apply zinc paste to pimple area 2-3x times daily.. those pimples that take DAYS to go away will disappear fast Recommended: Yes Price Paid: 6.00 Acne severity: moderate Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Jen, Brooklyn NY Jan 30th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: It's seriously amazing. My cystic acne has totally cleared up. Cons: Some minor stomach upset Bottom Line: I had to go off of differin because of money issues after losing my insurance, and since then, my acne has been completely horrible. I've been having awful cystic acne across my face, four or five pimples at a time! Well, I tried almost every over the counter, proactiv, everything and nothing helped. I then started trying holistic approaches. I gave up dairy (I am already a vegetarian) and I started taking supplements. I tried flax seed oil, but that made me actually break out more. I then stumbled upon zinc. I have been using it for about three weeks now, and I do not have any new cystic pimples, and all of my existing ones have dramatically cleared. I had six CYSTIC pimples at the time I started using zinc, and now I have none. I do have a whitehead, but I am totally fine with that. I believe my vegetarian diet has led to me being seriously zinc deficient, and thus leading to my acne. I hope I've found my "cure" at last! I take zinc chelate, by the way, two 50mg pills. Recommended: Yes Usage: Jen has used this item for about a month. Price Paid: 10.00 Acne severity: moderately severe Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

Randy, Texas Jan 29th, 2009 How well it works Agreeability Affordability

Pros: Just started Cons: None seen yet Bottom Line: I am curious as to what brand name of Zinc is everyone purchasing. Recommended: Yes Usage: Randy has used this item for a day or two. Acne severity: moderate Was this comment helpful? (Yes) (No) (Report as inappropriate)

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