Zinc

Zinc cleared my hormonal cystic acne. I had a severe hormonal breakout after coming off Yaz (BCP). I had cystic acne on my chin, neck and jawline. After 6 months of trying to clear it, I realised that you can't 'cure' hormonal acne topically, you have to work from within as well. Just before I decided to turn to antibiotics, I read about Zinc. I was scarred from using pills to treat acne, after my experience with BCP, and really didn't want to use antibiotics, but I thought I had no choice. But instead I decided to start taking Zinc (25mg amino acid chelate) and 3g of fish oil daily. Within a week, my cysts which had been there for over 3 months (yes, one cluster of cysts on my neck was there for about 3 months), were gone. All my cysts had virtually disappeared. 6 weeks in, and I now have one cyst, and maybe 3-4 pimples. This is a dramatic improvement from the cystic acne that was all over my chin, jawline and neck. I will continue to take Zinc indefinitely. It is an easy and safe way to treat hormonal acne (or any acne) from the inside in conjunction with topical treatments. Highly recommended. Also, I have had no negative symptoms relating to nausea. I take the Zinc with dinner, either in the middle of my meal or at the end, and I have had zero negative symptoms.

I've only been taking Zinc for about a week, and I am noticing quite a positive change in the way my skin looks and feels. Had a nasty breakout a few weeks ago, and was getting so frustrated trying to find a gentle/natural solution for all the tiny red bumps and irritation all along the sides of my face and forehead. After reading many reviews on Zinc's effectiveness as an anti-inflammatory, decided to give it a go, and am very happy with what's happening to my face! I find that Chelated Zinc works well as it's formulated to adsorb into the blood stream easier. So, if you have very sensitive skin, I recommend trying this form of acne therapy along with Calamine lotion on affected areas (has Zinc in it) a couple nights out of the week. Really calms and softens the skin!

ive been having it for some weeks and it works with alpha lipoic acid my scars are better less pimples

I am 50 years old and the zince finally gave me a period of time totally acne free. Dr showed concern in taking the zinc long time because of its retention and sideeffects (depletes copper?) so I cut back and guess what? Acne came back. I am on the regimen again and already the active acne is clearing up. I have tried everything on the market, otc and prescription and nothing worked. I'm staying with the zinc.

*Cheap (Considering the large supply you have.. enough for 84 Days, and a good cleanser costs 10-20 bucks and only lasts a couple weeks) *Effective. *Mild Support in Evidence Based Medicine for Zinc {Low doses of zinc gluconate for inflammatory acne. [link edited out] Multicenter randomized comparative double-blind controlled clinical trial of the safety and efficacy of zinc gluconate versus minocycline hydrochloride in the treatment of inflammatory acne vulgaris. [link edited out]

for a long time now i've been looking for a hassle-free way to stop breakouts and improve my skin. i've tried a variety of creams, oils, diets and other supplements...this is the first thing that's really worked for me. and the best thing about it is that it doesn't require much effort at all, unlike diets for example, which ask you to cut a number of diifferent food-types out of your diet. i can't tell you how good it feels not to have to worry about my skin any more!

have taken 50mg of the element zinc as zinc chelate (225mg zinc chelate) daily for 5 wks. HUGE improvement, my skin has never been this good on anything (have tried diane 35/roacutane/loads topicals) have stopped wearing concealer for the first time in 10 yrs. Note bottles say zinc chelate 75mg, this is only 15mg of actual zinc! don;t take with calcium or iron, or with wheat/whole grains as they contain phylates which block zn absorbtion.

I like taking zinc tablets for my seborrheic dermatitis. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. Many of the shampoos also contain zinc and they work for treating sebderm. I think the most important thing zinc does is to reduce inflammation of the skin cells. I know I don't get enough zinc in my food on a daily basis so I supplement with a vitamin pill.

Its the only thing that works for me, in the past im tried IPL and it help me a lot but my oily skin problem continúes, finally i decide to take zinc for acne and the first couple days im not saw difference but the next days im see my pimples cured much faster and my oily skin problem dissapeared the bottle says took 2 pills with meals, but i take one with meals and 1 after exercise(before bed).

I take one or two 15mg supplements of zinc at bedtime. I take iron supplements and my other vitamins in the morning. I have moderately severe acne on my face, and although I found zinc to make my skin softer, it didn't seem to help the acne on my face or sides of shoulders. However, it has done WONDERS for my back. I have had moderatly severe bacne for six years now. After taking zinc for three weeks the change is unbelievable. My back is 99% clear, the hyperpigmentation has faded significantly and today (after a light application of body makeup) I wore a backless dress for the first time in....years. After only three weeks, I'm absolutely floored. I didn't think a change that drastic was possible. I did absolutely nothing else differently, and applied no products to my back during this time. I feel my confidence beginning to come back slowly, even though my face has a long way to go. I believe zinc is helping my skin all over, it just needs more time to help my face. I'll definitely continue using it, and I'd recommend trying it to anyone suffering from body acne aswell. :)