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Zinc Gluconate

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December 2, 2007

Pros:

Helps Acne and Scarring!!

Cons:

Pills are very hard to swallow. Took three weeks to see results. I had an initial breakout.

I used 50 mg chelated zinc with nature's bounty fish oil. I had a bad initial breakout and it took 3 weeks for me to see results but the acne seems to finally be improving. Keep at it!!
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October 13, 2007

Pros:

besttt solution for acne...i do recommend you to keep your face clean and follow some sort of skin care plan..i follow dans of course =D bp gel dries me outtt but its alllll worth it!!

Cons:

none

i took zinc for about a month and it was working wondersss on my skin and then i added fish oil and broke out like crazy...but as soon as i stopped using fish oil the zinc zapped the zits i got from that right awayy..its amazingggg!!! so glad for this site or else i wouldnt have tried zinc pills =)
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October 11, 2007

Pros:

As effective as antibiotics without the side effects, very affordable.

Cons:

May cause nausea.

Zinc Picolinate has been the most effective acne treatment for me. Thank God I learned about it! I usually get these large, inflammed acne every now and then. I 1st learned about Zinc from my best friend's brother, who swears by its effectiveness. He takes Solgar Zinc Gluconate from Healthy Options. Since I am a Gold member of GNC, I first bought GNC Zinc Gluconate 50mg and took it once a day for 3 months. Sadly, I didn't see any improvement on my skin while taking it. After a few months, I decided to try Zinc again. This time, I bought Zinc Picolinate 30mg with 2mg Copper, also from GNC. I took it once a day and saw slight improvement on my skin for the 1st month. On my 2nd month I decided to take it 2x a day (once in the morning and once again in the evening) & my skin has been clear with ZERO acne for a month! After I finished all the tablets I wasn't able to buy another jar immediately and I instantly had 3 huge pimples in just a week. Now I'm sure Zinc Picolinate is
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July 21, 2007

Pros:

It really works and it's inexpensive.

Cons:

Take with food, but not with dairy (calcium interferes with absorption)

I started using it after I hit 40 and began breaking out on my chin and chest. It works really well for me. I take 25 mg per day. I also take a multi-vitamin because zinc can deplete copper.
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March 3, 2007

Pros:

Ive been using 50mg of zinc in the morning and my face is almost clear .

Cons:

I take it in the morning before I go to school and if I dont eat anything I feel like im going to throw up but I never have.

The pros are definetly better than the cons I highly recomend using zinc plus at Walgreens its like $7 for a bottle of 300.
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May 26, 2020
Helps helps

I have to say this, I can’t be more happier and excited that I don’t have active acne anymore. 

What I’m taking daily is: 

Probiotic acidophilus 

Zinc chelate  30mg 

Biotin 

vitamin A 2,500 

benzoyl peroxide Cream - sometimes (I don’t want my skin dry anymore) 

moisturizer (olay) 

I wanted to take vitamin D but since is summer I’m going to try to expose my skin for at least 15-20 mins daily so my cells can produce it. 

 

I’m going to start trying to get rid of my red spots and scars. My plan is micro-needling, maybe a chemical peel with TCA at 13% and  maybe some glycolic acid but is low percentages. 

 

 

 

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May 14, 2020
I wish I knew about zinc earlier

I started taking zinc supplements three months ago and it's made the single biggest difference for my acne. I am also using a 2% liquid BHA and benzoyl peroxide still just in case, but there's no more weekly battle of knowing something is coming up and using products for damage control.

Zinc reduces keratin so it keeps pores open. It kills bacteria, reduces inflammation, and lowers androgens. It's not water soluble though so don't take more than 40mg a day. I'm taking 25mg pills daily after a meal.

Zinc picolinate, zinc citrate, and zinc orotate are the kinds most easily absorbed.

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November 25, 2019
Just started, but looks promising

I have started taking liquid Ionic Zinc. At the moment my skin feels and looks great, I hope that Zinc is doing its job! Will update after months, because I have been using different supplements and medications before and at the beginning it looks like it’s working, but later you end up with more spots. Fingers crossed 

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February 12, 2019
YES

After about 1 week it really reduced my redness and inflammation, and noticed about 20% less breakouts. But it matters what type of zinc you get. You should get zinc picolinate, it's the most easily absorbable. I tried zinc oxide a few years ago and didn't see any improvement and after researching I found out that the zinc oxide hardly get's absorbed by our bodies. I take 50 mg of zinc picolinate every day. 

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January 18, 2019
holy grail

If I take my zinc everyday I have clear skin.  If I stop taking my zinc I get clogged pores and pimples.  Zinc and lots of water and I'm good! 

Works better for me than the topical acne treatments I've been prescribed in the past. 

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