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A Zinc-Less Zinc Regimen For Adults: Draft 5

Whoa, it's databased. Question: using the alternative lazy-man's no-skylight method you outlined at the bottom of your post, can you still have sugar / carbs / dairy and not break out, or do you find...

In forum Adult acne

11 years ago
Has Anyone Tried Databased's Sky-Light / Melatonin Surge / Zinc Experiment?

Bueller? It's a shame we don't have more people trying this experiment. Understandable, but still. It would be awesome to have some data on this besides just databased's experiences.   (No, I c...

In forum Other acne treatments

11 years ago
Has Anyone Tried Databased's Sky-Light / Melatonin Surge / Zinc Experiment?

For those unfamiliar, databased was a member here a few years back. Over the course of a few months, he developed a pretty interesting method of keeping his skin clear. Basic outline, as I understand ...

In forum Other acne treatments

11 years ago
A Zinc-less Zinc Regimen for Adults: Draft 4

So, databased's idea about getting skylight into his eyes all boiled down to one goal: a big melatonin surge that helps produce zinc superoxide dismutase to combat superoxide anions in keratinocytes. ...

In forum Adult acne

11 years ago
Vitamin D Has Cured Me Of Oily Skin And Acne

A month later: I've been taking 4,000 IU of D3 daily, but I also changed a whole lot of other things: stopped using Tazorac (which made my skin insanely greasy, making me look sweaty--like I'd just ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

11 years ago
Tazorac After 11 Weeks - Major Breakout

goodz19, interesting. Maybe I'll give that a shot at some point as a spot treatment. Back to the Taz ... a general question for everyone: So, I stopped using the Taz about 5 days ago, but I'm still g...

In forum Prescription acne medications

11 years ago
Vitamin D Has Cured Me Of Oily Skin And Acne

So, has anyone figured out any constants among the people that the D3 has worked for? I first read about it in Green Gables' huge hormonal acne thread on here, and after making my way to this thread ...

In forum Diet & holistic health

11 years ago
Tazorac After 11 Weeks - Major Breakout

Thanks for the replies. Interesting that you guys think this is the IB. Hmm. I would really have liked to be put on an antibiotic if I'd known this is what would happen. These scarring cysts are exact...

In forum Prescription acne medications

11 years ago
Tazorac After 11 Weeks - Major Breakout

Some background: I'm 30 and have very oily skin. Since I was 15, I've had big cysts that scab and leave permanent depressed scars. I've usually only had one big cyst at a time, though, and they usuall...

In forum Prescription acne medications

11 years ago