Zinc

Awesome supplement for your health.. but when It came to my acne, I never seen much of a difference.

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.

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!

It works very well, I reccomend it to anyone who is struggling with acne that is just an unbalance of hormones, like mine is. (: I take 50MG twice a day, breakfast and dinner. So thats 100MG a day, and it works. I wouldn't take anymore than that though.

I thought this worked for some time, but then nothing changed. It didn't make it worse but definitely didn't cure my skin from acne.

I knew about zinc through acne.org. I read a lot of reviews and decided to try it. Why not? I have nothing to loose. I was aware that taking zinc supplements would deplete the absorption of copper. I bought zinc from the brand Now Foods (Optizinc - 30mg), which also have copper in it. I paid less than 5 euros for 100 capsules. I take the birth control pill for birth control purposes (obviously) but it never did anything for my acne. I took the pill Diane in the past, but it didn't do anything for me... I have whiteheads and sometimes inflamed pimples around my jawline, and blackheads in my nose and cheeks. I have also oily skin... Zinc seemed ok to take, and many people said it helped a lot with their acne and oily skin. I only took it for 2 weeks, because after that i had to take antibiotics, and i was afraid that zinc would affect it's absorption - i read something about this. After one week i had to take it only 2 to 3 times a week, because i was experience a lot of tiredness and a little of nose bleeding... But i notice a difference on my skin. It was looking healthier, less oily and inflamed spots were gone. I also noticed a difference on my period which came a couple of days after i stopped zinc (one day after it was supposed to). The bleeding was really minimal and very different from my usual periods even, which i clearly attribute to the taking of zinc. Zinc levels play an important role on menstrual cycle, by regulating the hormones. Its proven to make menstrual cramps better, but it also reduces bleeding. (i had no premenstrual pain, which i usually do) I'm now very skeptical about taking it again... if it can do this with my menstrual cycling, it's because is messing with it in certain way, and i'm not really comfortable with that... It's a shame...but i really don't want to mess with my internal system, i can make it worse by not knowing exactly what kind of imbalance i have. I recommend to give it a go, but make sure you know about side effects and how it can mess with your internal system.

I've had all types of spots and very oily skin since I was 12, I have also tried many over the counter and prescription treatments nothing worked as well as Roaccutane. I just want something to work hence the trying of new things. But I guess we are all different and react in different ways. So far my skin has not been very cooperative. lol. I take 1 tablet of 15mg zinc twice a day. I've always had strong nails and long shiney thick hair, so I can't really see a differnce. I've been taking this amount of zinc for over a year. I may do a test and see what happens if I stop taking Zinc for one month. And I'll update.

I was taking this while changing too many other things around; hard to tell whether certain effects were due to the zinc or not.

I used 50 mg of zinc gluconate for 3 weeks and saw no improvements at all...if anything i started breaking out around my cheeks which doesnt usually happen although i cant say this is due to the zinc. Not everyone`s acne is due to a zinc defficiency so this might not work for everyone.

I started using Biozinc by blackmores about 3months ago not noticing any improvements, then recently read the back of the label and it stated the zinc equivalent was only 15mg, so il try and find some 50mg zinc tablets, then hopefully I will get some improvements!!!! But i do not recommend biozinc to anyone, doesnt help at all!!