Zinc

I took zinc for acne and honestly initially it did work however by time it started to make my acne worse. It also caused my upper lip and chin peach fuzz to darken. It also caused some hairs on back and chest to grow.  It also made my skin so oily. I also DIDN'T HAVE my period in THE 5 weeks AFTER starting zinc, UNTIL I STOPPED. Honestly listen do not take if you have acne or PCOS because if you eat meat and dairy you are unlikely to be deficient in zinc. I PROMISE ZINC DEFICIENCY IS RARE AND MOSTLY SUFFERED BY THOSE WITH EATING DISORDERS OR ANOREXIA. IT DOESNT CURE ACNE THATS A LIE. IT MAY WORK FOR SOME PEOPLE BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE. Zinc increases testosterone and androgens and this is scientifically proven which is why bodybuilders take it. It is bad for hormonal acne( caused by excessive androgens in women) and will exacerbate it. It will make you break out, have more acne, more oily skin and can make unwanted hair on back and chest. These are the same illnesses people with PCOS are trying to cure. DO NOT BUY INTO THIS TREND AND IM BAFFLED AS TO WHY THERES NO INFO ONLINE ABOUT THIS. 

FOR ACNE HONESTLY TRY SOMETHING LIKE SAW PALMETTO OR A DAIRY FREE/NO PROCESSED FOOD DIET/LOW CARB DIET OR VISIT THE DERMATOLOGIST. 

Zinc gave me worst breakouts on my life too on every occasion I took it! Zinc being magical cure for acne is one of the biggest lies on the internet!!! and yet it is recommended to everyone but really only few need it and in fact it can only make things worse. If you eat meat, eggs, dairy you are most likely NOT deficient in zinc, it's likely only if you're vegetarian or vegan, otherwise you don't need it. Taking extra will deplete your copper and iron and make things worse. and yet nobody talks about importance of copper which we are more likely to be deficient in. Zinc also raises testosterone and androgens, this is a scientifically proven and its why bodybuilders take it! In high doses it reduces estrogen. If your acne is hormonal and you're a woman with excess of androgens it will make it WORSE! This is why lot of women report it has make them break out, make them MORE oily, made their cycles even more unregular, and even made unwanted hair grow on their chest and beard area. Yet so little infor on that online And yet people recommended it for PCOS which baffles me because these are exactly the problems that ppl with PCOS are trying to cure... DO not buy into this trend and test is very carefully and if you see any symptoms STOP, its not for you.. do not think its just purging or something like that becasae that is nonsense, there's no reason this mineral would cause purging.