skuba 0 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Hi Everybody! I am happy to find this forum. I've been reading some posts and I found some interesting alternatives to cure and prevent acne. But I still have some questions and it would be GREAT if you guys could help me. Ok. I am 27 years old, so sometimes I wonder why now I am having a lot fo acne, cause I am not a teenager anymore. And actually I din't have a lot of acne back then. I have been getting a lot of acne specially in my forehead. And the pimples take foever to go away. Some of them are there for many weeks. The way I have been trying to treat is with a gel that has 10% benzoyl peroxide before going to sleep and by scrubbing during shower with the saint yves apricot gel. It helps, but I am still getting a lot fo pimples and they remain for a long time. On this forum, I was reading about vitamim B5, liver cleanser and sea salt water,etc.. What treatments could work for me? B5? Is it good? I heard that vitamins Bs could give more acne How do clean the liver? Can this help? What about seasalt water? Should I drop using the acne gel and scrubbing my face with saint yves apricot gel and just use one or more of these alternative treatments? I will apreciate very much your help. Thanks a lot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Botchla 7 Share Posted October 15, 2003 as far as a supplement goes most are B.S. but, i would recommend L-Optizinc. (make sure you get this form). over a month or two period it can significantly reduce your breakouts. you may want to research into the zinc/acne connection. it helped me a lot. one main thing it does is helps any marks you do have/get to clear up much faster. normally mine would go away within a day or two. very quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl 0 Share Posted October 19, 2003 what dosage of zinc do you take? and do you take it on an empty stomach? i read that if you do, you hurl. peace Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maral 0 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I take 50mg daily after eating. Don't know if it helps acne but helps against colds Quote Link to post Share on other sites