Adolescent Acne- Zinc to the Rescue
-
This is for any kids with acne or parents with kids with acne- or anyone with acne!
When my 10 year old daughter started breaking out I had her use cleaning stuff on her face. However she didn't always comply and the acne persisted. Then I remembered something from my acne teenage days- zinc. I started giving her zinc melts- little vitamelts of lemony flavored zinc, 15mg, three times a day and her face cleared up and has remained relatively clear since.
Zinc vitamelts, 15mg, 3x a day would be a good place to start. But also remember to wash your hands and face.
This is for any kids with acne or parents with kids with acne- or anyone with acne!
When my 10 year old daughter started breaking out I had her use cleaning stuff on her face. However she didn't always comply and the acne persisted. Then I remembered something from my acne teenage days- zinc. I started giving her zinc melts- little vitamelts of lemony flavored zinc, 15mg, three times a day and her face cleared up and has remained relatively clear since.
Zinc vitamelts, 15mg, 3x a day would be a good place to start. But also remember to wash your hands and face.
posted by Joe G @ 9:28 AM
2 Comments:
At 11:20 AM,
Unknown said…
You might want to consider a slightly lower amount per day. The US RDA is close to 10mg/day, you may only need 30mg/day as an acne preventative and it sounds like you don't really want to go over 40mg/day for an adult.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc#Dietary_supplement
http://www.progressivehealth.com/acne-zinc.htm
At 12:50 PM,
Joe G said…
If a lower dose works I will go with it.
Post a Comment
<< Home