Zinc

overall clearer skin! i've had bad acne for 6 years now, and I can say i;ve tried everything. I am very pleased with the results

Zinc is thought to reduce acne because it affects the production and regulation of hormones in the body (including testosterone, which is linked with acne) and helps to regulate cell metabolism. However, a healthy balance is best for your system, so you shouldn't just overload your body with zinc for a quick fix. I get my zinc with a multivitamin (15mg zinc/day which is 100% DV) along. To me, 50mg of zinc alone is excessive, and this way I get the zinc, plus other vitamins necessary for the body (including vitamins A, C, copper and iron which also support healthy skin). Antibiotics and retin-a got rid of most of my acne, but it didn't completely do the trick. I think it is zinc PLUS the other vitamins and the fact that I go out of my way to stay hydrated, that made the final difference to smooth my skin and give me a flawless look that I have been fighting for for almost half my life. I first noticed a real difference in how healthy my skin looked after about 1-2 months of taking the multivitamin.

Zinc is not the miracle cure for acne, but it sure does help!! I used to have a least a couple pimples on my face and right now I have none. I have been taking 50mg zinc daily for A MONTH and it has really helped so much! I feel better going outside now that my skin looks sooo much better! It really helps with the smaller pimples. I had some on my forehead, but they are all gone! My forehead is smooth and beautiful. If I do get a pimple, its like one and its not very big like they used to get.

Ironically, I started taking 50 mg of zinc once/day about 2 weeks ago to strengthen my immune system and I noticed that.....lo and behold, my face was clearing up! Coincidence? I think not! I've struggled with hormonal acne for the past couple of years. I get those giant cysts that last for months and are very painful, along with various whiteheads. I noticed that recently, I haven't had ANY new pimples form! I was shocked, because I've been breaking out continuously. I think that this was a great accident. If you have hormonal acne, zinc is definitely something worth looking into.

I take a 50mg tablet once a day with food. Been taking on and off for the past couple months. When I started taking zinc I was seeing less breakouts within a week, but I was doing other treatments at the same time so I wasnt sure if it was the zinc, once I stopped taking the zinc I broke out more so I am back on it and have been seeing improvement. :)

Ive been taking GNC zinc 50mg for 2 weeks now and i must say it has reduced oil production dramatically but it hasnt really done much on pimples.I noticed that in the first few days, i had more small zits and whiteheads which are now slowly diminishing as time goes on.However, im still keeping my hopes that it would at least clear my skin.

i take 100-150mg (ya ya it's over the limit :P ) but it works! my skin was really clear then i start getting a few zits on my forehead and stuff, took the zinc with some fish oil pills and boom within a week all my zits were almost gone and the ones that remain are really small and not even noticable really...

So about 6 months back I had pretty bad acne, especially on my cheekbones and cheeks and forehead. I started on a good regiment of cleaning my skin, using lotion, eating less crap and shaving regularly. It helped immensely but my skin would still get very bad if I missed on my regiment even for a day or two. So about 3-4 weeks ago I started taking zinc daily, I'd say about 50-120 mg daily in the form of two 22mg zinc pills and like 35-50mg in my multivitamin. Improvement was quite quick and after a week or so my skin already looked good even without doing my regiment (though I still keep doing it, no one should lose good habits, right?). As far as nausea, I didn't have any although on occasions I think I would've (admittedly, by accident) taken close to 200mg in a day - but I've always had quite a strong stomach so I wouldn't recommend to make such mistakes as I hear it can be quite unpleasant. The bottom-est line: Try it, it obviously won't work for everyone, but for those who it does work for it can do wonders, and even if it doesn't work - well screw it, you only spent like $5-10 on it anyway. Also I should point out that I've tried the zinc mask suggested by other users here and I found it really doesn't make any difference for me, not really sure what is it supposed to even do if you just put it on your skin.

I love finding holistic cures for my acne. I'm taking zinc with fish oil, vitamin c, and a multivitamin. unfortunately, my multi has 11mg of zinc and then, i take 30mg in the morning and night. i plan on cutting down to just 50mg once i finish this bottle. i've only been using this for a week, but i can already tell that zinc has brought out all this under acne that i knew was always there, but well it just brought it to the surface -- and with a vengeance. again though, my acne heals so much faster with this stuff! i'm excited to see what will happen once this under acne heals. reading these reviews made zinc sound like a miracle cure, so i felt i should just tell you all about my beginning experiences. on another note, i have also heard that taking zinc with fish oil is one of the best combinations for acne, so read up on that as well. good luck! this stuff is definitely worth the try.

For those who get sick after zinc or other vitamins, try taking with food; many vitamins and minerals are fat-soluble and having food in the stomach will make all the difference