10 Vitamins You *Need* to Take If You Have Acne
Most of us know that vitamins and minerals are absolutely essential to a healthy body. Most people also know that we can’t live without certain vitamins and minerals – we need them to survive, plain and simple.
But did you know that many people who have acne are actually missing crucial vitamins and minerals in their diet?
And what if I told you that simply taking these vitamins and minerals on a daily basis has even completely cured acne in certain individuals.
If you suffer from acne or have problem skin you know how frustrating it can be waking up every morning to a face full of pimples. It’s disheartening to say the least. Today I’m going to share with you 10 vitamins and minerals that will help you take a big step in the right direction towards getting rid of acne – once and for all. This isn’t a miracle cure and you won’t see results overnight but if you stick with the regime you *will* see improvements and maybe even a complete transformation.
Most quality multi-vitamins will provide you with sufficient quantities of the vitamins listed below – but it’s impossible for one multi vitamin to provide all the essential vitamins and minerals recommended for curing acne. If it says “take separately” in the list below it means that you won’t get the required amount from a multivitamin and you will need to take a separate dosage to see the full effects.
10 Vitamins and Minerals That Help Get Rid of Acne
Probiotics (Acidophilus)
(Take Separately)
- Probiotics help replenish essential bacteria in your digestive system and they help to reduce acne breakouts.
- I recommend the Garden of Life probiotics. They are by far the best on the market and really the only probiotics worth taking. Most formulas don’t contain nearly as many good bacterium as they claim on the packaging. Garden of Life are one of the few formulas that actually live up to their claims.
Collodial Silver (Take Separately)
- Collodial silver helps to fight acne by reducing your chance of skin infections and fighting existing skin infections. Since acne is actually an infection of the skin (on the surface anyways), collodial silver can greatly reduce inflammation and the “ugly” side effects of acne.
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s)
- Essential fatty acids are necessary for your body to repair and maintain skin tissue. Hence they are ultra-important when it comes to having healthy looking skin or healing acne scars.
- EFA’s (essential fatty acids) work best if they are obtained through diet alone, but most people do not get enough EFA’s from their diet alone, hence it is necessary to supplement.
- You can get essential fatty acids from things like Fish, Coconut Oil and some eggs as well. (look for omega-3 and omega-6 on packaging).
- For supplementation I recommend buying yourself a jar of Coconut oil and using it as a replacement for butter when you are cooking meals. It tastes great as well!
- You can also buy EFA’s in capsule or soft chew form – which usually contain horid tasting fish oils.
Potassium
Potassium deficiency has been linked to acne in numerous studies, so it’s important to supplement with potassium if you have acne.
Vitamin A (Take Separately)
Vitamin A is essential for skin emulsion and assimilation. In simple terms, it’s necessary for shedding old skin cells and creating new, healthy skin cells. You can see why supplementing Vitamin A is important for successful acne treatment.
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin B complex helps to improve your skin tone and it also increases blood flow to your skin, which in turn helps promote healing and healthy skin. Vitamin B deficiencies have also been linked to acne in numerous studies which makes it doubly important to take Vitamin B if you have acne problems.
Vitamin C (Ester-C Provides Better Absorption Rates)
Vitamin C helps to reduce inflammation and almost anyone with acne has problems with inflammation. Vitamin C is also needed for skin repair & healing acne scars.
Vitamin D3
Vitamin D3 helps promote healing in your skin and also helps with soft tissue repair. Both important aspects when treating acne.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a powerful anti-oxidant. It helps to remove toxins from your blood stream and also aids in skin repair and lubrication. Many acne sufferers have seen dramatic improvements after supplementing with Vitamin E.
Zinc
Zinc helps with the healing of soft tissue (skin) and also helps with scar repair and healing acne scars. A Zinc deficiency has also been linked to acne in one notable study.
Garlic
Garlic helps destroy unfriendly bacteria and also help builds immune function and improves immune efficiency. Acne is actually an immune related disease so a strong immune system is important when treating acne.
Selenium
Selenium is a powerful anti-oxidant which also encourages tissue elasticity. Tissue elasticity is important to prevent the “saggy-droopy” look often associated with facial acne.
Fighting acne is all about treating acne from the inside out. Not from the outside as most drug companies would have you believe. If you follow the advice of this guide and supplement with the above-mentioned vitamins you will see results.