Zinc

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.

I started taking 50 mg zinc gluconate for my mild to moderate acne and I have seen positive results. My face feels tighter, dry, and it's helping with the complexion. Coincidentally, I also have a sore throat and zinc is supposed to help with that by maintaining a healthy overall immune system. I feel more energized and less lethargic.

It's only been a week and my face broke out somewhat harshly when I first started. But I can feel it working the same way accutane did. It's making my skin tight, the pores are shrinking and I'm not getting pimples not for 2 days. We'll see how it lasts. To be fair, I have been taking 50mg a day along with A and B-6. So I dunno if it's the combination or one single vitamin working...but I think it's gonna work. I faith!!! hah. I've tried so much nonsense to try and get rid of acne. Aside from my accutane period (which cleared everything) I've battled it since I was 12. I'm 21 now and it's REALLY bad on my chest and back. And moderate on my face. But they get real big and red so even just a few pimples looks REALLY bad. The zinc is helping that though! I recommend giving it a try! At night I also use some BP. That usually helps it along to but also contributes to the drying. Good luck to all of you and I'll let you know how it goes. Fingers crossed this time!

i have had acne since i was 12 and now i'm 22 and i think it's been getting worse over the last few years. i've been on pretty much all kinds of prescription topicals and minocycline and none have worked. i have blackheads, whiteheads, deep swollen pimples... at this point, i'm using neutrogena oil-free acne wash 2X a day, i use clean & clear 10% bp thing at night, and i take 30 mg of zinc at dinner. i'm not sure if it's the zinc, or the regime i started, but i'm seeing some improvement. it's always hard to tell--i think my skin is clearing and then i get some really bad ones. it's cheap and definitely worth a try and may even work. i'm going to continue and see what happens.

Works

i would try along with fish oils next im trying flaxseed vitamans i sure hope they work! ://

Works well my acne was control by birth control but my skintone was still blotchy so I ordered SensiCLear which broke me out so bad.I got underskin cystic acne the size of marbles! I swear. I suffered for acne and its never been THAT bad. Started Taking 50 mg zinc & my skin is getting better! Muchhh better. and its only been a week and a half Also using Conchar de nacar #3 for marks :)

ITS GOOD, BUT NOT FOR ME.

I got some zinc amino chelate about a week ago and ever since ive been taking 50 mgs a day my complexion has been getting better and I haven't broken out. Did you know when you ejaculate you lose like 5 mgs of zinc, so thats kinda alot when you think about how much zinc your body absorbs without taking a supplement (its usually less than that a day). So you might not want to jerk off like everyday if you have a zinc deficiency.

After suffering for a long with acne, going to dermatologists and using antibiotics for years, I decided to try zinc. I can not believe how well it works for me. It has done more for my skin than any antibiotic or retin-a. I still get a few spots (usually hormone related), but overall my skin is crystal clear. I am so grateful I actually tried this.