Vitamin B5

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Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid).

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Chloe359

March 30, 2013

Pros:

Cleared up acne fast and prevented bad breakouts

Cons:

high doses and prolonged use caused bad hairloss which took about four months to stop

I first used this after a terrible breakout and saw results within a week. the megadose caused bad hairloss, and to megadose it required a lot so was expensive

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ciaraisskysailing

January 15, 2013

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Saw results within about 3-4 days - My pores shrunk within the first few days and my skin was clear from then on!

Cons:

Initial outbreak - But that's probably just the skin getting rid of any final muck before the B5 works it's magic!

Expensive - I take 20x 50mg tablets/day.
100 tablets costs almost Â£10

I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a fairly quick fix to very mild acne. I would say it's worth the money!

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viquetorriea

December 20, 2012

Pros:

Pores are noticably smaller
Oil production has reduced
Clearer skin

Cons:

So. Many. Pills. Ugh.

I recommend everyone with acne should give this a try. I have been taking 5-7grams a day (10-14 pills) of the GNC Pantothenic Acid. I've only been taking it for about a week and already I am seeing smaller pores, less brake outs and significantly less oil skin. As a woman with oily skin, make-up products have always been tough! Esp eyeshadows, with the B5 I can actually wear eye make up with out it smearing all over the place after an hour! Yay! I take 2 pills (1 gram) every two hours (8,10,12,2,4,6,8) sometimes the times vary or i'll stay up late so i'll take another dose. But it's been working! Amazing results having only done it for a week! Oh, and my brake outs during "that time of the month" hardly as bad as they were. My back is even clearing up nicely. Miracle. Defintally going to keep taking like this until i'm clear then maybe just go to one pill every two hours and reduce like that slowly until I can hopefully just take a maintence dose of 1-2 pills a day!

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beautyexpert74

March 25, 2012

Pros:

-Less Oily
-Pores appear smaller
-Less frequent breakouts
-Black heads reduced & seem to come to the surface easier for extraction(nose)

Cons:

-Have to remember to take them
-Expensive depending on brand you choose

Seems to work, but not a miracle. Be patient. I bought the Clear5 brand of B5 vitamins ([link removed] I got two bottles and started out with a dose of 2 pills, 3x/day. I've read that a lot of B5 vitamins require mega dosing. Not so with Clear5. I've been on these for 2 months or so now I think. I am now down to 4/day. I have not experienced any hair loss or other side effects. Some other things that I have incorporated with the vitamins: -Drink lots of water(half your body weight in oz) -Get enough sleep -Exercise(sweating is so important) -Natural skin care(Oil method, tea tree oil, etc.) All in all I think this is worth giving a shot. You need to be patient for total results, but I did start seeing a reduction in oil after a couple weeks. Another brand I want to try is Clearzine. Apparently this is even better than Clear5, but I haven't tried it yet.

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Khanna

June 17, 2009

Pros:

-Makes your face less oily.This is the biggest plus.
-Less breakouts too,i feel.
-Cleaner feel on the face.

Cons:

-People have been mentioning of hair thinning and hair loss.I am not so sure..i feel that my hair is thinning a bit...but its also possible that i am merely imagining.
-Initial side effects

Its a plus.Wouldn't recommend overdosing.I started with 5grams and have weaned off to 3 to 3.5 grams/day.I feel it works just as good. My face was like an oil field earlier.Used to regularly use a soft tissue to wipe the oil off--needless to say,the tissue would be splotched with oil.Now,i dont even wipe my face...maybe once in a day. It may make your face a bit flaky...but it will reduce gradually.Have been on this for about 18 days now. I also take one B-Complex every couple of days.

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chuc

August 25, 2008

Pros:

clears skin fast

Cons:

loose stool

It works. Im tired of hearing people hate on it for the 20 pill thing. Acne is much worse than taking 20 pills a day. Also take i twith lots of vitaim C. 8000mg per day (C helps heal) both are water solluible so they are safe to take in mega doses. Try it. Worth the results.

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Caroline

March 5, 2008

Pros:

Works GREAT for sufferers of oily skin. works like Accutane only without side effects.

Cons:

Taking alot of pills everyday.

I love my skin now! I feel normal and enjoy puting a little make-up on and am no longer embarassed to be out in public. My pores are noticablly smaller and I am no longer dripping oil! My skin looks good all day without having to wash it over and over to feel clean. I had used EVERYTHING else. If I lower my dosage too much, I will start breaking out, but definitely not worse than before. I am in my 40s. It did not work for my teen age son, he still broke out, but he doesn't have oily skin. Sarsparilla helps him(helps control those teen boy hormones)

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Olivia

January 13, 2008

Pros:

Greatly improved my acne, although it has failed to clear it up completely.

Cons:

Horrible taste

I'm very glad I tried it. At the time I tried it, I was in utter despair as to what to do about my adult acne.(Never experienced acne until I was about to turn 40) When I first tried it, I was averaging about 20 simultaneous Zits. After being on b5 for about a month, it cleared up to 2 or 3 at a time. Now it has gone back up to between 4 and 8 at a time. Although, I'm not quite sure why it has gone back up, at least it is not as bad as it was.....so far. I'm going to continue to use the product for now along with looking into some other things. Since I've started to experience acne, even with the B5, I have yet to experience a day when my face was 100% clear. So, my search continues. I have increased my dosage to three teaspoons a day and I will update as to whether or not this makes a difference.

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Verified Customer12

October 30, 2007

Pros:

Worked great. Less oil, much clearer skin, experienced no side effects at all.

Cons:

Doesn't work overnight. Can be annoying taking so many pills at first.

It's definitely not a scam. Heck, it's just a vitamin. It's not like you have to buy it from some "B5 for acne" company. That so many people have seen great results from just taking B5 should tell you something. I took a chance on it and am glad I did.

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B--

March 20, 2007

Pros:

When I was taking Pantothenic acid/B5 I noticed results within the next day. Within a month I noticed 90% of my acne problems gone. And it would stay like this even if I take 10grams a day or 3 grams a day. (This was after a month)

Cons:

Cost, $20 a bottle at Vitaminshoppe lasts 15 day. There's also future concerns of health problems with B5.

It works but don't expect it to cure everything. Do research on your own about the health problems that might arise. good luck!

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