Zinc

I've tried everything in the book, including prescription Accutane (isotretinoin), and nothing has worked like zinc supplements and a low glycemic diet on my painful, cystic acne. To start with I had to take large doses of zinc--over 100mg a day in divided doses (and I took copper with it to avoid copper deficiency), which is not recommended over the long term--but I've been able to reduce the dosage to 50mg a day after several years on the higher dose.

Overall a great combination of treatments and supplements that when combined have worked very well for me so far. Breakouts do still occur but only a few spots at a times, and less frequent. Use a very small amount of elizabeth arden 8 hours cream, it helps speed up the process of getting rid of spots - however be aware not to use too much as can make skin more oily.

Its amazing i have been taking it for about a month and my face has undergone a 75% improvement. i still get pimples every once in a little while but there overall size has been totally reduced!

To help me reduce my acne breakouts I started to eat a lot more healthier in early November of last year. This had helped a great deal but I was still getting large Nodular acne (the type you cant squeeze and are really painful!) So after reading some reviews with some scepticism, I began taking zinc for my acne in early December. In the first week it had given me a breakout and I had more spots on my chest. I went from taking 15mg a day to 70mg a day. This gave superb results as I'm black and I have a lot of dark scars on my face but the rate that the scars were healing up was phenomenal. Also the large Nodular spots have all but gone. I do get small spots and if I eat unhealthily I do get small breakouts but my skin has improved immensely. The one draw back is I'm now taking no more than 15mg twice a day as even though I took the tablets with food I did suffer badly from stomach pain. I have had acne for 16 yrs and this is the only product that has worked for me.

I have been taking zinc gluconate for about 3 months and my skin has cleared about 75%. I take 50mg daily. However, if I forget I usually get a couple new pimples. I think I have a zinc deficiency, as I use to have ecsema. I can practically feeling it working now. Be persistent though, this stuff takes a while to work.

After the first day, I can see my skin healing. My acne wasn't too bad (mild), but I scar easily, so even when I didn't pick at my pimples, I'd have discoloration. I took 25mg of Zinc after breakfast, and 25mg after dinner. My Zinc pills also contain Vitamin C. My skin is more even toned now. Finally something that works!

if u have not very severe acne and its cuz of zinc deficieny which some of it most likely is zinc tablets are a quick effective fix and u can buy them off hte shelf no questions asked I have tried it all face washes peels almost ilegal really strong chemicals nothing has worked it was an endless battle if it worked it was for a good week then ryt back where I started n no one wants to live on apples for the rest of their lives n its not easy drinking that much water. aftr everything the only advise worth giving is. try zinc. really great difference short amount of time long lasting difference

Age: 40's. Condition:acne,seborrheic dermatitis or eczema or rosacea(diagnoised or misdiagnoised)and treated, unsuccessfully. If I treat one condition, I aggravate the other. Treatments: OTC and perscription. The ONLY treatment to have EVER worked is Prednisone,a synthetic corticosteroid drug, which was prescibed for my severe allergic reations (cause unknowned). VERY POWERFUL w/major side effects and you cannot stay on it.This is NOT my recommendation, however,it left my skin clear, smooth & toned. After the drug leaves your system, you're back to zits! Based on many reviews, I decided to try 50mg of Chelated Zinc (Nature's Plus) and Margarite Zinc Cream. WOW, the cream super aggravated my skin and made it worse, so I dropped down to every other day,continued the tablets everyday. The best way to describe it, is a "burning off" of the top layers to expose a smooth, even toned skin. Now everyday. Use lots of moisturizer to combat excessive dryness. I look 10yrs. younger! $18 for both.

i used it for 1 week and was clear, reminder i only had mild to moderate acne.

Zinc may help you if you are zinc deficient. Zinc is naturally found in meat, and if you are vegetarian (like me) chances are you are not getting enough. My skin was taking forever to heal even after the most minor breakouts. The scars and discolorations would last longer and look worse than the pimples themselves. I've been on 45 mg zinc per day for about 2 weeks now and I can already see a difference. Definitely recommended if you have sensitive skin and trouble healing. Just DON'T overdo it.