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Protein Powders: Are Any Safe For Acne Sufferers?

I have suffered acne for 15 years and I have finally it under control. I'm a bodybuilder and consume 290 grams of protein every single day and all of it is from protein powder supplements (whey, pea a...

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11 years ago
Digestive Enzymes And Breakouts: A Connection?

I haven't had much luck from bromelain when I took it last year. It's not really a digestive enzyme in my opinion. You need enzymes that break down lactose, protein, gluten, etc. I prefer enzymedica's...

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11 years ago
Digestive Enzymes And Breakouts: A Connection?

altodextrin and gelatin. Oh, never mind then. Hopefully the new enzymes won't break you out. I'm thinking about trying enzymes soon too. Keep us updated. I've taken my first (new) enzyme pill, an...

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11 years ago
Digestive Enzymes And Breakouts: A Connection?

What were the inactive ingredients in the bromelain? Maltodextrin and gelatin.

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11 years ago
Digestive Enzymes And Breakouts: A Connection?

I do not know about bromelain, but pineapples..source of bromelain break me out into deep cyst like acne. That's an interesting connection, though a frustrating one, I'm sure. Fresh pineapple doesn'...

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11 years ago
Digestive Enzymes And Breakouts: A Connection?

Does anyone know why it is that a person may break out from digestive enzymes? Or has anyone here noticed a connection between taking enzymes and suffering breakouts? On 3-4 occasions, I took Bromela...

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11 years ago
Protein Powders: Are Any Safe For Acne Sufferers?

yes! you can use rice, hemp, egg & pea protein... also there is a type of whey protein by dymatize called iso 100... it's lactose, fat & sugar free, however it is at the more pricey end of the...

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11 years ago
Protein Powders: Are Any Safe For Acne Sufferers?

Actually, I've just learned of one vegan protein powder made from rice--and that's free of soy, milk, egg, yeast, corn, wheat, sugars or preservatives. So if I ever decide to try a protein powder in t...

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11 years ago
Protein Powders: Are Any Safe For Acne Sufferers?

Protein powder is something I'd avoid. You can make smoothies without protein powder and they turn out just fine. Actually, I've just learned of one vegan protein powder made from rice--and that's f...

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11 years ago
Protein Powders: Are Any Safe For Acne Sufferers?

So many smoothie and other health-type drinks call for some form of protein powder. I'd like to know if all protein powders contain dairy--whey, etc.--and, so, are not recommended for acne sufferers w...

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11 years ago
Questions About Dermablend Professional Cosmetics

Dermablend is awesome for concealing red marks and hyperpigmentation left from acne. It has not caused me to break out at all and I've been using it for 2 weeks already- not one new zit which is prett...

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11 years ago
Questions About The Oil Cleansing Method

I get it from garden of wisdom. It's for sale under their raw ingredients section under emulsifiers. Thank you.

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11 years ago
Exposed Skincare Product Line... Any Good?

Doesn't work and damages your face. So the moral of the story is that any OTC product that makes big promises isn't likely to help people--at least not long-term and definitely not people with nodul...

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11 years ago
Oral Vs. Injectable Vit. B12: Breakout Risk?

The injections go into a deep muscle that are absorbed overtime, but not directly into the blood stream. ...You will not know until you have the injection. You can form an allergy to such things over...

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11 years ago
Exposed Skincare Product Line... Any Good?

I just am not responding well to Salicylic Acid anymore... I heard alot of stories of this stuff clearing cystic acne, but i have never seen it. I've not heard of any topical treatment that prevents...

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11 years ago
Exposed Skincare Product Line... Any Good?

Yea I have it.... Was on it for about a month, im probably going to stop soon. Honestly the product worked decent for my acne and I didnt get to dry. However the basic kit has a shit ton of sylcylic a...

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11 years ago
Exposed Skincare Product Line... Any Good?

Has anyone tried the Exposed Skincare [Removed] product line? If so, how did you like it, and what form of acne--as in type and severity--do you have? I'm especially curious to know if it helps wit...

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11 years ago
Oral Vs. Injectable Vit. B12: Breakout Risk?

Is there a connection between breaking out from Vit. B12 that's taken orally vs. B12 that's injected? I'm wondering if breakouts caused by certain B vitamins result specifically from the digestive pro...

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11 years ago
What Supplements Normalize Sebum?

Vitamin C does for me. I have no idea why, though. Do you mean that Vit. C makes you feel sick to your stomach, or that it helps with your skin's sebum production (in terms of making you break out l...

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11 years ago
B Vitamins And Breakouts?

Sorry, I should have mentioned, B Complex. So it gives you insomnia if taken too late in the day, but it didn't make you breakout? Well, at least there's that one bright spot for ya'.

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11 years ago
What Supplements Normalize Sebum?

Vitamin C does for me. I have no idea why, though. Do you mean that Vit. C makes you feel sick to your stomach, or that it helps with your skin's sebum production (in terms of making you break out l...

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11 years ago
B Vitamins And Breakouts?

For months I have been suffering from insomnia, and after some research found that in some people, if taken at bedtime can cause insomnia. Changed when I take it - and yup, it was causing it. So def...

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11 years ago
What Supplements Normalize Sebum?

Happy [early] birthday! It's nice to correspond with someone in my same age group. Doesn't it SUCK still having to deal with acne in our late 30s?!? So far I luckily haven't experienced any stomach ...

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11 years ago
What Supplements Normalize Sebum?

I don't mind. I'm 37 years old, and here are the amounts I'm taking per day: * Vitamin A = 10,000 IU * Zinc = 50mg * Vitamin E = 400 IU * Vitamin B5 (aka Pantothenic Acid) = 500mg You have to be caref...

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11 years ago
B Vitamins And Breakouts?

On 4/14/2014 at 9:51 PM, jari litmanen said: There are supposedly optimal formulas for stress and fatigue ([Removed]) so maybe there's one for acne as well? That is the million-dolla...

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11 years ago