Zinc

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Zinc Gluconate

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October 1, 2008

Pros:

Heals much quicker than other products and is cheap.

Cons:

Take on a full stomach or you will feel sick.

The older I get, the more my face seems to break out and I just turned 42. I started taking the zinc 9/23 in the evening 50mg-at that time, my face was broken out more than usual and seemed to be getting worse. After a couple days, I noticed that the ones I had started to go away quicker than normal-impressed so far. Went and bought some zinc oxide creme to put on the blemishes to also help. So after a week, I only have one blemish and I had about 10 last week. My face seems brighter and more smooth. I will post again because the products I have used in the past and I have used a bunch, they all work well for a few weeks then back to the same problem-it's like my face gets used to it. I have never found a product that lasted longer than mth and I have tried: Obagi, Retin A, Neutregena, Proactive, Murad, Glycolic lotion, Natures Cure, Oxy, Clean & Clear, Stridex, Clearasil and I'm sure I'm leaving out a few more. So we'll see.
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September 18, 2008

Pros:

Works

Cons:

Taking multiple pills a day

It's the only thing that helped me. I had very mild acne, but I broke out bad one week. I started using ProActiv, which worked well for about a month and a half. One day, my face started breaking out worse than it ever has in my life. I stopped using the ProActiv and tried many different cleansers and treatments. I started taking three 50 mg Zinc pills a day and after a month or two, my skin is back to the way it was before I used ProActiv. It's the only thing that cleared my skin back up. I'd definitely give it a try.
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May 22, 2008

Pros:

Pricing: Real Cheap!
Results: Worked after the 1st day and overnight. My face is clearing
Takes control of whiteheads overnight[dries them out] & decreases nodules. Clears out your immune system & supports carbs,protein,fat, & energy metabolism

Cons:

Depending on the amount of mg, Take it once a day: you can overdose if you take too many!
Eat after a full meal. If you don't do this you can experience Nausea or vomitting

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.
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February 5, 2008

Pros:

Clears skin. Works well with regimen.

Cons:

Nausea

I have been taking zinc gluconate for about 3 months and my skin has cleared about 75%. I take 50mg daily. However, if I forget I usually get a couple new pimples. I think I have a zinc deficiency, as I use to have ecsema. I can practically feeling it working now. Be persistent though, this stuff takes a while to work.
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January 5, 2008

Pros:

Fixes complexion, heals acne including scars from popping, helps immune system, anti-inflammatory so dont get as many big red bumps that kill to touch!!! LOVE IT!!!

Cons:

My zinc tablets have to be chewed, and they are orange flavoured. they still taste REALLY bad and leave sick taste until u eat and drink something, then ur fine!

i had my formal coming up in under a month, and proactiv wasnt working, my skin was red, dry and peeling and my acne was getting worse!!! i heard someone say their friend who had terrible acne tried zinc and now they have NO acne, so i looked at dan's advice and got a zinc glucanate supplement. by the time my formal came around, my skin wasnt red, and although i had acne, they were smaller and had my olive complexion and werent inflammed, so my acne is barely visible in all the pre-formal pics!!! my skin did redden/oil up later from the humidity inside the formal, but nothing TOO bad!!!! then....i stopped taking it coz i had too many lazy days and there was never enough food to eat them with. after a week i had a massive breakout and it continued over xmas. so, on boxing day i began taking zinc again and altough it hasnt worked wonders yet, it is slowly improving. ZINC WORKS WONDERS!!!!! TRY IT IT'S A GREAT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY!!!!!
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December 7, 2007

Pros:

Cleared skin within a month, helps with scarring and healing current acne.

Cons:

Must eat on a full stomach or you will get sick

I've been taking zinc for about 4 months and it works GREAT - it helps with the texture of my skin, helps to heal everything, and my hair even looks better and is a lot healthier - does not fall out much at all. My mind even seems to be clearer. I take 50mg of zinc gluconate daily.
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January 11, 2007

Pros:

Cleared marks on my face quickly and is drying my remaining blackheads. Another pro to Margarite Zinc Cream is that it has really controlled the sebum. My skin isn't nearly as oily.

I'm a 39-year-old female still suffering with acne. I've been using a 50 mg supplement but didn't see any real results until I purchased MARGARITE ZINC CREAM. It can be purchased on Amazon. That stuff is AWESOME! After only four days I saw incredible results. My skin hasn't been this clear in a long, long time. I have spent more money trying to clear up my acne by purchasing over-the-counter products, the Obagi skin care line, essential oils, glycolic peels. Nothing worked. But this stuff is great and very affordable! I'm only using it one time a day, usually at night. I have never posted on any board before but I felt like I had to tell everybody else who is suffering from acne.
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December 12, 2017
Breaking out and getting acne scars after going vegan, ZINC SAVED MY ASS
I tried with everything. Always going by the healthy way trying to get my acne under control, but i couldnt. Creams, diets, cleanses, they did some good but still something carving inside trying to push my acne out. And after zinc my acne started to diminish a LOT. After a month almost no acne. WORST A TRY, even more if you are vegan, vegetarian or have a zinc defiency. And by the way, read about zinc-copper ratio. After taking zinc ive gotten a copper detox and more symptoms i was having dissapeared (anxiety, bruxism, constipation). I use natural life brand (gluconate), im taking 1 pill (25mg) with lunch, and another (25mg) with dinner. GIVE IT A SHOT. MY SUFFERING IS GONE, I LOVE YOU ZINC!!!!
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June 29, 2014
Didn't hurt, didn't help
I took 50mg of Zinc every day for almost 3 months and did not notice any worsening or positive progress. Every person is different so definitely try and see if supplementing Zinc works for you.
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November 18, 2012

Pros:

Works wonders!!
Glowing skin
Reduced scaring

Cons:

Pulsating headaches
Fever
Dizziness and terribly sleepy
Fatigue

I have been suffering from moderate acne since 12 years, have been once on accutane which cleared my skin for 5 years and then relapsed again, was reluctant to take it again given the side effects hence tried various homeopathic and holistic remedies but none have worked as well as zinc, it's amazing for the skin and acne, took it for 2 weeks and my skin had never looked so well, started with 50 mg zinc gluconate from Solar then reduced it to 25 mg (splitting the tablet in two), however I started getting unexplained fever, flu like symptoms and pulsating headaches, was sleepy all the time, I figured out that since I added zinc in my regime, that could be causing it. Hence I had to stop taking it. Pls be aware of overdosing on it and its severe side effects, it'd rather live with acne.
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