Zinc

I have been battling with cystic acne for the past 6 months and have tried every home remedy that has been suggested by other users on here with little to no success. I have tried it all: BP, tea tree oil, the oil cleansing method, lemon as a tonic and toner, green tea as a tonic and toner, cetaphil, salicylic acid, you name it. I was really trying to go the natural route and avoid antibiotics and costly visits to the dermatologist. I finally had given up and decided it was time to seek professional help when I had to reschedule an interview when a cyst on my cheek decided to grow to the size of a cherry tomato one morning. At this point I had already changed my diet, drastically reduced my caffeine intake and was drinking more water with no success but I figured I still may have some nutritional deficit so I went out and got a multivitamin and zinc since it had such rave reviews and was literally the only non prescription remedy I had not tried yet.I also got some clear calamine lotion to try and reduce the pain and swelling of the tumor on my cheek. The calamine lotion seemed to help quite a bit and also has zinc in it. It reduced the swelling a little and brought a couple of smaller cysts to a head that day and brought the huge one to a head the next day in the shower. I have been taking the zinc for 5 days now and didn't really notice a huge difference until this morning. I mean WOW! All of my pimples seem to be healing. Even the little ones that were starting to come up that I was sure would develop into giant life interfering cysts are starting to shrivel scab up. Also this hard knot that was the remnant of a cyst just disappeared overnight. It is also that time of the month so I figured things would be getting even worse. I was amazed this morning to find that my skin is actually healing. It has to be the zinc. I will check back in a few days and let you know if this is some sort of miracle or just a fluke. I'm going to hold off on the derm for now.

I have been taking half of a tablet (50 mg tablet) b/c the DV for zinc is only 34mg. I have seen a drastic change in my acne. My complex is clearer and prettier=) 2 days after I began taking the supplements I notice four pimples forming on my face and the next day pop. I believe that was the zinc working =) I have read that long term use is detrimental to your health so once my acne is totally clear i will have to find another suitable regimen :/

I started 50mg GNC brand Monday with a face full of spots. And by Friday I noticed some fading. I was so excited because I got tired of my pretty face being downgraded because of spots! Im African American but very light skinned. Far as curing acne I'm not so sure because its too soon I still break out but my bumps are small not even noticeable, they may be old ones I had before taking zinc. I used retina a micro and proactiv and it burned my face bad I'm still red from it but my spots are starting to blend in with my skin. I think! I dont know if its the vitamin c I take every day. Regardless of the fact start from the inside then out

Wow. Cleared my acne in a week

I created an account on this site just to rave about what zinc has done for my skin! I'm a 28-year-old woman and have been dealing with adult acne since I was 13. I've taken accutane twice, birth control, and antibiotics several times to control this problem, all of which only worked short-tem. I started taking zinc because I heard it prevented cold sore, and my skin cleared up at the same time. I attributed this to a topical treatment. My doctor recommending stopping zinc because he was dubious about its benefits. After stopping, I started getting the same old painful, large zits! I finally made the connection, and after starting zinc again, I haven't had one new painful breakout. My skin is on its way to looking great once again! I take 50 mg of zinc in a divided dose (with breakfast and dinner).

This is the best thing ! I wash my face one of two days with Garnier Pure 3 in 1 and I take 30 mg of zinc each day (one is 15 mg, I take one am and one pm)! I spent 4 bucks on 30 pills.

50mg of Zinc Citrate per day with my lunch has been the greatest surprise of any acne treatment I've ever tried. Keeps my acne at bay, and when I do get a flare-up, it seems to help eliminate my zits faster.

This is the best product anti-acne ever. I've suffered for years, but now with zinc everything looks fine.

it helps to reduce same and big acne types. prevents from new acne, but topical antibiotic also needed Now I m using, zinc 65mg at night. clindamycin 1.0ww % and nicotinamide 4% gel at night tetracycline 250x3(morning, noon, night) multivitamin 1x morning. These combination makes an end to my acne in just 2 weeks now i m 90% clear now i have only blemishes... after adding zinc tiny acne on forehead disappeared.. If u highly suffered with cystic acne and body acne... use this combination 100% guaranteed to relief from acne...its prescribed by my dermatologist. tetracycline 250x3(morning, afternoon, night after food) multivitamin 1x morning after food. zinc 65mg at night. clindamycin 1.0ww % and nicotinamide 4% combination gel only at night apply full face. you will see results in 2 weeks and 90% clear in 1 month...

PLEASE TAKE CHELATED ZINC !!!!!!!! TAKE zinc with vitamin a for best result (VERY RECOMMENDED)