Zinc

After suffering for a long with acne, going to dermatologists and using antibiotics for years, I decided to try zinc. I can not believe how well it works for me. It has done more for my skin than any antibiotic or retin-a. I still get a few spots (usually hormone related), but overall my skin is crystal clear. I am so grateful I actually tried this.

I had severe acne this one day, and I complained to my mom the day before, so she got me these 50mg zinc pills, and I took one along with a bowl of chicken noodle soup. That night I noticed the redness of my pimples went down and I continued it for a week along with lemon juice. and I didn't have acne for a few months. Then I started getting lazy and forgot to use the zinc for a few days, and I got moderate acne marks. Now I have to star all over again...

Worth a try

Am going to use it till the bottle is finished and see what happens. Nothing has helped me in nearly 30 years so my expectations are fairly low. Accutane (maximum dosage) stopped the large painful bumps but I am still covered with blackheads and scars.

Peoples please PLEASE write which sort of zinc your taking eg zinc oxide/zinc gluconate/zince amino chelate etc, AND THE DOSE! HUGE difference-I was on chelated zinc 50mg daily, which was a miracle cure, then switched to zinc gluconate for 4 months, and I was back with terrible acne. Switched back to chelated, skin clear. Zinc definately has the potentially to cure acne but we need to figure out why it's not working for some people

I take zinc for about three weeks now, and my skin is a litter better. it is a good start. I hope my skin will be better as the time pass. i will keep take Zinc.

I am using Nature's Bounty Chelated Zinc 50 mg for a few days now ( Since May 16th 2008). I bought these from CVS pharmacy and I only take 1 tablet a day. I needed something to control my acne and esecially breakouts, have my skin clear up & heal scarring.[ I used to break out real bad everyday].The Zinc tablets are very healthy. I have severe acne and i'm using Dans Regie with Zinc Tablets. It has helped my face clear and breakouts are down over 85% out of 100%. The Zinc tablets have been awesome!! i'm very happy. I'm glad I took the advice from the personalized quiz from acne.org.

you can see result after 3 days of taking it!! my acne dries up fast and lessen the production of oil on my face!! this is awesome! try it! its cheap and effective. I've tried proactiv but it never help..

I was really skeptical when I came on this site and saw all the testimonials in zinc's favor. I figured I must've got enough in my diet, so something else should be the cause of my (moderate but persistent) acne. I went to [link removed] and noticed that the amount of zinc in foods I eat was so negligible compared to the recommended amount suggested here (50ish mg). I bought a 50mg Zinc supplement and a multivitamin. After a couple weeks I noticed a significant improvement in my skin without using my benzoyl peroxide. Try it. It's super cheap - I bought generic CVS tablets.

I'm 17 and i've had severe acne since i was like 12. on my face, my BACK especially(i cant even wear a bathing suit :( or tank tops), upper arms (shoulders &all around my bra strap), a little bit of acne on my chest. ive tried zinc gluconate for about 3days at about 150mg, and im already starting to see an even tone and smoother skin! but ive also been scrubbing my back with Clean &Clear in the shower with a back brush..but zinc helped make my skin LESS OILY...just a little bit of change with the zits, but i have a feeling this will work!..ive tried tetracycline and minocycline in the past, but i wasnt faithful to those as they made my skin irritated..zinc has yet to upset my stomach or irritate my skin!! Oh yeah, zinc is good for teens i heard because it BALANCES HORMONES..which is a leading cause for teenage acne, out of whack hormones.in a couple days ill probably reduce to at least 100mg of zinc so i wont become deficient in another vitamin or mineral (2much zinc wil do this).