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Pantothenic Acid (B5) Log Afaik vitamin B5 overdose works, but not at the low doses you started off with. You need to take 10g a day. I did it for about two weeks many years ago and it worked beautifully. But ultimately I coul... | 12 years ago | |
Weaning Off Proactiv You do not need to 'wean' yourself off Proactiv. Proactiv is just 2.5% benzoyl peroxide, a random face wash and a random alcohol toner. You will not suffer any withdrawal effects from discontinuation.... | 12 years ago | |
Differin Over 3 Months Three months is way longer than you need to figure out if a treatment works. The trial run should be like one month. Differin isn't working for you. Go for something stronger. | In forum Prescription acne medications | 12 years ago |
Does Accutane Help Get Rid Of Red Marks? Those red marks are called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). Generally they will fade with time (months, years), but not always. Isotretinoin slows down the healing process in your skin. So n... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 12 years ago |
Applying Differin And Clindamycin No, rubbing won't make a difference. Just let the clindamycin lotion absorb on its own. The pea-size rule is there to minimize irritation. It only really becomes important when you use the strongest ... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 12 years ago |
Is Accutane My Only Option? But how often do you have to use them? Is there ever a point where you don't have to put hard chemicals all over you face every day? I've also tried removing different things from my diet but that do... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 12 years ago |
Why Is My Retin-A/tretinoin Not Working? The longer you use antibiotics like minocycline and clindamycin, the less effective they will become. This is because bacterial resistance will develop. It is a big deal if you are consistently missi... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 12 years ago |
Is Accutane My Only Option? No. You haven't tried the stronger retinoids: tretinoin and tazarotene. Adapalene (Differin) is pretty mild stuff. Benzoyl Peroxide is also pretty mild. Topical and oral antibiotics might work but the... | In forum Prescription acne medications | 12 years ago |
Have Not Drunk Milk In Years, Starting To See If I Get Acne. I haven't drunk animal milk or eaten animal milk products in 4 or 5 years. I get a MAJOR reaction to animal milk. | In forum Diet & holistic health | 12 years ago |
Switching From Tazorac .05% To Retin-A Micro .1%, Adult Acne I'm curious as to why he switched you from tazoratene to tretinoin, and didn't just up the taz concentration to 0.1%. Taz is supposed to be the stronger retinoid. Studies show it is more effective on ... | In forum Personal logs | 13 years ago |
Taking B5 Selectively Around High-Glycemic Load Meals ^ Yes, of course. I have no idea what the appropriate ratio would be. This is just a loose thought experiment. | In forum Diet & holistic health | 13 years ago |
Do You Holistic Healthers Realize What Bad Science This Stuff Is? I agree that a ton of people on this forum aren`t very scientific at all. But there`s plenty of people who do know what they`re talking about. There are plenty of scientific studies linking diet and... | In forum Diet & holistic health | 13 years ago |
Taking B5 Selectively Around High-Glycemic Load Meals High-glycemic load foods stimulate androgen production, which in turn causes your skin to churn out more sebum, which causes acne. A high vitamin B5 overdose apparently prevents androgen production. ... | In forum Diet & holistic health | 13 years ago |
Fasting takes away all my acne The explanation is pretty simple. When you fast, your body lacks the resource to produce as much sebum as you did before, which means less acne. Actually not. Because sebum doesnt cause acne. It jus... | In forum Diet & holistic health | 14 years ago |
Fasting takes away all my acne The explanation is pretty simple. When you fast, your body lacks the resource to produce as much sebum as you did before, which means less acne. | In forum Diet & holistic health | 14 years ago |
A 15 Yr old's acne. dude ur 15...it'll go away soon.. mine is worst /: If by soon you mean early-mid 20's. If you're lucky. | In forum General acne discussion | 14 years ago |
acids on hypetrophic scars Topicals do *not* do anything for scars. | In forum Scar treatments | 15 years ago |
Acnepril work? Wow guys, smarten up a bit. It OBVIOUSLY doesn't work. I mean, look at the bloody ingredients. The only useful one would be the vitamin B5, which is still useless if you don't heavily megadose... | 15 years ago | |
Vitamin B5 Information I have been taking 10g of B5, 2.5g four times a day, for roughly 5 days now. Has worked extremely well. No acne since. I'm going to give it another week or two, and then lower it to a maintaince dose.... | In forum Diet & holistic health | 15 years ago |
Highly successful acne treatment! I know you think this works and all, but how many times can you seriously post the same thing?! I appreciate what you're saying....but I've lived with acne for sooooo long....I wish someone told me ... | 15 years ago |