Zinc

25-50 mg / day may be helpful to those who have a zinc deficiency. These might include vegetarians and especially vegans. Be sure to take an iron supplement and/or eat iron-rich foods while taking this as, over time, it can cause an iron deficiency. If you take both zinc and iron, take them at different times during the day b./c they can affect each other's absorption.

I'd been reading up on Zinc and how it heels the skin. Im a black male and we can sometimes have a problem with acne on the back of the scalp around the hair line called "Folliculitis" and though its not the worst case Ive seen it has gotten worse over the past 8-9 years. Ive tried noxema, alcohol, acne med's, peroxide, etc. I finally went to a Dermatoligist. I was given oral antibiotics, shampoo, ointments & even injections to the scalp. Sounds worst than what it was but nonetheless not pleasant. Well things were ok for a while but never great and with Dr visits and meds I was easily out $250 to $300. I started to go back for more agressive treatment but thought Id try ZINC after reading up on it and Ive been on it for about a mnth and a half now & the skin is better less painful and way less hassle & less expensive! Its so nice to hear all the positve testimonies here about ZINC. Im hoping for more and more improvement and wish everyone else here much success with it too. GOOD LUCK!

I've bought several zinc products from ebay (optizinc) and i've noticed improvement in the skin. I didn't break out as much and the inflammation went down. Zinc addresses the hormones in the body (acne is a result of a hormonal imbalance so it makes sense as to why the zinc would help. I would say try it out and find out for yourself. I've done my research and its good to do a lot of research and zinc does not have side effects from what i know of.

yes it is defineitly worth getting and its cheap and it will help your acne by a good bit makes spots much smaller and dryed out so definetly i would reccomend it!! but just dont expect a full cure

So I've only been taking this for about 5 days now, but my skin (so far) is MUCH better. I'm on my 3rd month of spironolactone and my skin was doing a lot better but all of the sudden about 2 weeks ago it went CRAZY. I've also been breaking out on my forehead which has NEVER been an issue for me until I started the spiro, so hopefully it'll go away with time. Plus almost all of my acne is like mini-cysts under the skin so it's kindof unusual .Anyways I couldn't take it anymore so 5 days ago I decided to try zinc. I take 50mg after dinner every night and I'm going to keep taking it because so far I haven't had anything but good results. I'm not sure if acne.org lets people edit their reviews, but if I can I'll come back and edit this in a couple weeks to give an update on my results. Give this a try, people. Seriously, you honestly have nothing to lose.

My face was full of inflammation acne before i took this supplement, it took quiet a long time to see the BIG effect. Also, my scar on my forehead seems start to fade away and wow, that's really great. Maybe it could prevent scars from happen. and and my wound heals much faster tough!

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.

The best thing zinc does for me is reduce the redness and inflamation from pimples. Like I still get some whiteheads but there small and not big red cysts like I had before. I would totally recommend it. And its not perscription so it seems pretty safe :)

I tried everything under the sun to get my adult-onset acne under control. I even spent upwards of $500 on dermatologist visits, etc. The antibiotics helped a lot, I admit, but never fully cleared things up. I researched and researched, then finally decided to give something so simple a try and boy was it worth it! Keep in mind, zinc isn't an overnight solution, but I've been taking it for about two months now every other day and my face is totally acne free. I went from 20 or so comedones at a time to getting maybe 1 a week that usually heals pretty quickly. I say that anyone with acne should give zinc a try, especially since it's cheap! Always take it with food; otherwise, you'll get super queasy.

I have been taking half of a tablet (50 mg tablet) b/c the DV for zinc is only 34mg. I have seen a drastic change in my acne. My complex is clearer and prettier=) 2 days after I began taking the supplements I notice four pimples forming on my face and the next day pop. I believe that was the zinc working =) I have read that long term use is detrimental to your health so once my acne is totally clear i will have to find another suitable regimen :/