Guest guest Posted April 14, 2002 Report Posted April 14, 2002 A young friend of mine was told that taking supplemental Zinc would help his acne. I've never heard of this as a use for zinc; in fact I've always thought that one had to be careful of taking too much. Does anyone on the list have any thoughts on this? Even if you don't know about zinc, do you have any other recommendations for a young guy other than a visit to a doctor (this isn't so serious as to warrant that). [Zinc indeed has been used orally and topically for treating acne. Zinc lotions are also quite common for treating diaper rash, insect bites, and oily skin associated with acne, as well as serving as an effective sunscreen (in the oxide form). As long as one does not exceed about 50mg a day of elemental zinc, it is quite safe. Mel Siff] Rosemary Wedderburn-Vernon Marina del Rey, CA IronRoses@... http://home.earthlink.net/~dogbiscuit Quote
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2002 Report Posted April 14, 2002 Rosemary wrote: <A young friend of mine was told that taking supplemental Zinc would help his acne. I've never heard of this as a use for zinc; in fact I've always thought that one had to be careful of taking too much. Does anyone on the list have any thoughts on this? Even if you don't know about zinc, do you have any other recommendations for a young guy other than a visit to a doctor (this isn't so serious as to warrant that). [Zinc indeed has been used orally and topically for treating acne. Zinc lotions are also quite common for treating diaper rash, insect bites, and oily skin associated with acne, as well as serving as an effective sunscreen (in the oxide form). As long as one does not exceed about 50mg a day of elemental zinc, it is quite safe. Mel Siff] > I have very oily skin. I get acne on my shoulders, back and arms. Dirty, sweaty skin, exacerbates the situation. Regularly cleansing the skin still did not help alleviate the acne. I have tried all sorts of soaps, all to no avail. I have been on antibiotics in my youth and they seemed to help a little. I have tried 20mg of Zinc per day for 2 years and that reduced the size of the acne, but not the " PAIN " . I read somewhere Vit A might help reduce acne so I decided to eat more fatty fish (salmon) and egg yolks, both natural sources of Vit A. For the first time in my life, my acne has not flared up. Actually my skin looks so much healthy. I must have been deficient in Vit A is the only conclusion I can draw. I think STRESS also triggers acne, so relaxation sessions might also help. If your friend is young, there is only so much he/she can do to combat their natural hormone levels. It took me 10 years to get mine under control and I still have the " scars " . Chelos Sydney Australia Quote
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2002 Report Posted April 15, 2002 The drug Roaccutane is very effective in reducing sebaceous gland activity. It certainly helped me. After 6 months of treatment, my very oily skin condition was totally rectified. I now look like a Calvin Klein model (well almost). Just one word of warning on this drug - it can make some people very depressed. I must admit that there were times when I wanted to throw myself off the Sydney Harbour Bridge. One of the things that stopped me from doing that was the discovery of the Supertraining List. Thanks Mel! Having said that, though, I bet there are certain members of this list that wished I did take that jump! Cheers, Shanahan, Melbourne(via Sydney), Australia. > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2002 Report Posted April 15, 2002 Thanks to everyone who commented and gave advice on the subject. I've passed the comments along to my e-pal. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rosemary Wedderburn-Vernon Marina del Rey, CA IronRoses@... http://home.earthlink.net/~dogbiscuit Quote
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2002 Report Posted April 15, 2002 > A young friend of mine was told that taking supplemental Zinc would > help his acne. I've never heard of this as a use for zinc; in fact > I've always thought that one had to be careful of taking too much. > Does anyone on the list have any thoughts on this? Even if you > don't know about zinc, do you have any other recommendations for a > young guy other than a visit to a doctor (this isn't so serious as > to warrant that). > > [Zinc indeed has been used orally and topically for treating acne. > Zinc lotions are also quite common for treating diaper rash, insect > bites, and oily skin associated with acne, as well as serving as an effective > sunscreen (in the oxide form). As long as one does not exceed about > 50mg a day of elemental zinc, it is quite safe. Mel Siff] ****I have read in the Anabolic Primer (Embleton and Thorne)- keeping hydrated is vitally important. And then whilst reading information by De Vries and Vogel (Healing in the 21st Century) a number of pointers were made: Anyone whose skin does not function properly should do everything possible to improve the blood circulation. To achieve this all methods of hydrotherapy, massages, rubbing, brushing of the skin and reflexology are very effective. I also have a friend who has acne and the steam room has certainly help (not too many though!) Exercise is excellent for the skin, for instance walking, running and swimming, as is plenty of fresh air. Last but not least, a healthy diet is extremely important for the health and the appearance of the skin. A healthy and simple diet should contain no, or only very little, animal products. Ham (and any other meat from the pig) and eggs are strictly forbidden! No sweets, pastry, refined foods, soft drinks or any junk food should be permitted. No fried foods, cheese, milk or milk products, with the exception of a little quark now and then. People who have skin trouble need much calcium from vegetables and grains. A natural calcium product like Urticalcin is also excellent, as well as the homemade calcium remedy described above. As an excretory organ our skin is at least as important as our kidneys. The skin is our biggest excretive organ, containing about three million cells. For cleaning purposes each centimetre of skin contains 12-15 sebaceous glands and 90-120 sweat glands. Excretion through the skin has been promoted since primeval times. ------------------- Hope it helps Carruthers Wakefield UK Quote
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2006 Report Posted September 25, 2006 Zinc has worked for my acne too. I only take it when I have to and only with food and I only use it for a week or a few days. Quote
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