Will Taking Vitamins Help with Acne?

September 9, 2009 by health-writing-team  
Filed under Acne

Nobody wants to be embarrassed because of acne invasions on their face. There are safe and natural treatments for addressing acne and other skin disorders as well as prescription medications. Prescription medicines for acne solutions are sometimes problematic with severe side effects such as birth defects.

You can buy natural and safe ingredients to help fight acne effectively and cheaply. Look for these ingredients in your next acne-fighting product before ordering. Some of these ingredients are listed below.

Vitamin A
Vitamin A helps make your skin’s protective tissue stronger; it prevents acne. Vitamin A also assists in cutting down sebum creation in your body. If that was not all, vitamin A also proves quite effective for removing toxins from your body. A central cause for getting acne, may be not consuming enough vitamin A in your daily diet.


Vitamin B1
Some of the things Vitamin B1 helps with includes energy production, better digestion, metabolism, and overall balance in your body. Vitamin B can help restore balance, since imbalances in your body can cause acne.

Vitamin B2
Your hair, skin, and nails depend on Vitamin B2 to help keep them healthy. A symptom of a vitamin B2 deficiency is acne. In order to fight acne with Vitamin B2, take 100 mg three times per day.

Vitamin B3
Vitamin B3 is very important for healthy skin through the improvement of circulation and the ongoing support of your body with the metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. A deficiency in vitamin B3 will cause acne. A safe recommended dosage to effectively combat acne:  200mg, three times daily.

Vitamin B5
Vitamin B5 has become popular for decreasing stress levels which in turn help to minimize the break outs of acne. 100mg, three times a day is a safe recommended dosage to take.

Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is important for the proper fuctioning of the antibody production and the immune sytem. If you have a deficiency in this vitamin, it may result in acne.

Chromium
Chromium helps to diminish skin infections. In order to get enough chromium in your diet, it ought to be consumed in either two forms: chromium polynicotinate, or chromium picolinate.

Zinc
Zinc helps the healing process of tissues, and it helps stop scarring. Zinc helps to prevent acne by regulating the activities of the oil glands. Zinc deficiency can be a culprit in causing acne.

Vitamin E
Vitamin E can help in improving the healing process and tissue repair. In addition, it stops cell damage by holding back the formation of free radicals and the oxidation of lipids. 400 IU, once daily is a safe recommended dosage to take for combating acne.

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