Zinc

Taking Zinc Picolinate for better absorption. I've been taking it for a month now and my cystic acne are all gone. Amazing! Although my face hasn't cleared yet, I find it smoother now. People around me noticed too. There are only small acne left, and I don't know why they keep coming back, and sometimes disappear. My cystic acne also comes back when I stop taking it for 3 days, probably because of my pcos, and my face gets oily. It also brightened my skin. People actually though I'm using glutathione for skin whitening. I guess zinc just made my skin healthier and glowing thus the whitening effect. I just wish I found out about it sooner.

I've only been using this for a week, but it has been great for my acne. I'm a 16 year-old girl with moderately severe acne and pretty bad hyperpigmentation. I started getting acne when I was around 12, and it's gotten increasingly worse over the years. I'd even started getting a few cystic pimples. I finally tried zinc and am so happy with the results! In a week my skin looks better than it has in months or maybe even years! I've found that zinc doesn't do much to reduce active breakouts, but it does prevent new ones from forming, so I'm expecting my skin to continue to improve as my pimples heal. Zinc also hasn't done anything to help my hyperpigmentation, but honestly I'm just happy to see the active acne going away. I bought the Jamieson brand zinc for $15 for 100 50mg pills and have been taking two per day with a meal. The recommended dosage is to take only 1 pill a day, so if you're going to take two you should probably talk to your doctor. Personally I haven't noticed any side effects but I'm no medical professional either. Good luck to everyone on your journey to clear skin!

Take it at a lower dose (25-50mg), and while taking it, actively try to up your iron intake through food. I was too aggressive about taking the zinc because it seemed to work really well and it's definitely possible to overdose on it.

I had a breakout whilst taking the Yaz contraceptive pill so I tried taking a 25mg Zinc tablet per day alongside it to control acne. My acne and scarring was getting worse in the six month of taking Yaz, so I stopped taking it but continued with Zinc. At first I didn't get much results but over the past month my skin has cleared dramatically. Stubborn 6 month old white heads on my cheeks have finally disappeared and I don't get new breakouts. If I do get a pimple, it is smaller and will disappear in a day or two. I am pleased with how many of my white heads have disappeared. I only have about 4 or 5 left. The redness has also calmed down so I have to wear less make up. I don't get any tummy aches or nausea that others seem to get. Not sure if this was a result of me going off Yaz or whether it's the zinc but something's working!

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.

take 50mg of this stuff a day, and your skin will be great!

Worth a try for inflamed acne, I still have clogged pores but it's not something that's obvious for anyone other than myself. Also, before when I'd squeeze out a clogged pore, it'd become an angry pimple- not anymore, I guess thanks to zinc's anti-inflammatory properties.

Controlled my oily skin within a week.

I'm 17. Hormonal acne i guess..I used to get super big pimples.. About 1-2 new ones every other week and would have to dry it up w/ my 10%bp, i started taking zinc 100 mg 3 months ago and it has improved my oily skin and im now zit free, dont wear foundation anymore...i stopped using my bp 2 days ago =) only toner& moisturizer everyday now!

I've been dealing with acne for about 13 years and have seriously tried everything. Accutane was the only thing that worked really well, but I'm sure as many of you know, about a month after stopping it the pimples come right back (usually in full force). It's also something I don't want to keep putting in my system. The first few days of taking the zinc were actually quite comparable to taking accutane (very dry, itchy skin). So, if you're looking for a great, cheap alternative, I'd suggest zinc. I wish I'd found this years ago.