Vitamin B5

Reviews
3.8
412 Reviews

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid).

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39.6%
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30.6%
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12.9%
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7.3%
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9.7%

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October 29, 2008

Pros:

loss oil!!

Cons:

hair thinning

great stuff.
June 25, 2008

Pros:

It's inexpensive, but if you buy it online like what i do, the shipping and handling fees can become a pain.

Cons:

Made me go to the bathroom a lot! Didn't really notice any results.

I do not recommend this. I was currently taking Vilantae for 4 months and i have not seen results. I followed directions exactly too. The only thing i noticed was that i had to go to the bathroom like 5 times a day lol. I stopped taking it about a week ago and my face is doing much better! Now i'm just using proactiv solution and eating more fruits and vegetables. So...if you are an acne sufferer, i am sorry. But please don't risk your health taking pills found on the internet. Just use good topical products and eat a healthy, balanced diet. Good luck!
May 12, 2008

Pros:

Reduces oily skin

Cons:

Amount of pills, Constant bowels.

I've only been taking Vilantae B5 for about a week. I started out taking the maximum dosage. I take 5 pills 4 times a day for a total of 20 pills a day. I have very oily skin and already I have began to notice a reduction in the oil in my skin. My acne has also began to subside. I'll post in 3 more weeks to keep you guys posted on my success.
January 8, 2008

Pros:

I did see an improvement in my skin by taking about 3-5g a day. been taking it for like about 10 days.

Cons:

you will feel easy hungry if you didn't take enough food before u take the pills

Vitamin B5 isn't a miracle pill. You need plenty of water and enough rest to let your body immune system to do the rest.
November 3, 2007

Pros:

Uhhh?

Cons:

Expensive. Lots of pills. Useless

I'd avoid vilatae like the plague, i spent so much money on this product which i feel is advertised alot like diet pills. False promises are made, i even showed my derm this product and she was baffled. It also screwed my bowels up. i wont go into details
August 20, 2007

Pros:

Skin much less oily. Fewer pimples

Cons:

Trying to find it in shops

I've been using vitamin B5 powder for 3 months. Overall very happy, will keep you updated.
January 29, 2007

Pros:

Made my pores a lot smaller very rapidly.

Cons:

None so far.

I have been taking SkinB5 for just under 2 weeks. There has been no noticeable difference so far, but I understand that optimal results often require up to 2 months, so I will keep going with it. However, SkinB5 claims that a tub will last 20 days. I have already gone through 1 and a half tubs in 12 days? I have followed the instructions carefully, 3 x 5g scoops of powder daily. In theory, that ought to make sense, 15g a day x 20 = 300g which is quoted on the tub. All I can think is that the scoop they include 'for your convenience' actually takes more than the 5g, so you use more of the powder a lot faster, and hence go out and buy more of the stuff. I wouldn't mind paying £100 a week if I knew for sure it would keep me acne free, but I'm annoyed about SkinB5 at the moment. I will do some measuring!
December 18, 2006

Pros:

Easy to get, no prescription required, RELATIVELY low-cost

Cons:

Didn't work! Made skin around lips and eyes dry, itchy and peel but rest of face was still an oil spill.

I wanted so much for this to work for me, after doing a lot of research and determining it seemed to work so well for everyone else. I was taking the time-release 500mg pills from [link removed] and followed their recommended dosage for the first two weeks. When I still saw absolutely no results (in fact my skin seemed to get worse and I got acne in strange places I'd never had it before, like my neck and shoulders) I upped the dosage on my own to 10g/day which is WAY too many pills and also, at this rate, the product becomes almost as expensive as Accutane. Another 2 weeks and STILL no results. The only effect I've noticed is that my lips and the skin around my lips are very dry, chapped, itchy and irritated. My hair is also very dry and brittle and thinning. But my face is just as oily as ever and I continue to break out regularly. I wish this had worked for me.
October 19, 2006

Pros:

clears up skin great

Cons:

slight hassle

This stuff worked well for me- cleared up my acne completely in a couple weeks. But, i didnt realize that it was the B5 that was doin it, because i only took a few pills a day, so i stopped it. THen i broke out again. realizing that it was the miracle B5 that did that, i started taking it again, and have gotten virtually no new break outs since that intial one after the B5- in a week or so ill be completely clear and this time ill stick to the B5. good luck
October 31, 2011

Pros:

Miracle cure (for me). I've used many different products/prescriptions over the years, and nothing ever worked this well. I took 2 grams/day the first couple months, then 3 grams/day for the last 6-7 months (half in the morning, half at night). It completely cleared up my acne, which was mainly all over my back. I still have scars on my back, but the acne is gone, for the first time in 15 years. Very cheap.

Cons:

Need to remember to take pills twice a day, but this is not as big an issue as I though at first. For me it's 3 pills in the am, 3 in the pm.

It worked for me. My acne, especially on my back, is completely clear. I was worried it wouldn't work at first (as nothing else ever has), and I was worried about the hair loss as some people have mentioned, but I didn't see any. This is after 7 months on 3 grams/day (and 2 months on 2 grams/day before that). It's very cheap; check out the 3 pack on Amazon: [link removed] luck!