Vitamin B as Acne Promoter

[Guest guest]

Like many of you, I take vitamin supplements for overall health and hopefully to

improve my skin. I have been taking a B Complex vitamin and a sublingual B12.

However, I came across a website dealing with dermalogical problems. In the

Acne

Due to Medicines section, they listed B vitamins (B12, cyanocobalamin). I was

surprised to see this since I thought B vitamins were good for the skin.

Anybody

else run into this or know more about it?

The other medications they listed were: halogens, antiepileptics,

antituberculous

drugs, antidepressants, and cyclosporin.

The website was http://www.dermnet.org

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[Guest guest]

Kelp is often used in supplements as a natural source

of iodine. I can stand it in small amounts, but too

much additional iodine can cause acne breakouts if

you're predispositioned to them. I stopped taking a

multi-mineral recently b/c I thought the iodine was

causing a cluster of little bumps in the center of my

forehead that just wouldn't go away. After 5 days off

that multi, the skin in the affected area is much

smoother. So if you're prone to acne, watch your

iodine intake. We certainly need it in our diets for

proper thyroid function, but don't OD on the

shellfish! And watch your added salt intake, too--most

table salt (except kosher) is iodinated.

--- Matija wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> Could it be that there's niacin in your

> multi-vitamins? That is

> supposed to make rosaceans flush and perhaps that

> brings on the bumps

> for you. Multi-vitamins with niacinamide don't

> cause that problem.

> Also, I have a problem with kelp making me break

> out. Some multis

> include kelp.

> Matija

>

> wawse-@... wrote:

> original

>

article:/group/rosacea-support/?start=11

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> > This is very interesting to me, since I've noticed

> when I take my

> > multi-vitamin high in B's my face breaks out. I

> didn't know what was

> causing

> > it, so I stopped taking all vitamins, and then

> slowly added back in

> one each

> > day. As soon as I added in the B's, my face broke

> out. Interesting

> info.

>

>

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