Natritional Supplements For Acne | Vitamins and Minerals

2009-04-13T11:58:00.000-07:00

Only a skimpy 9 to 30 percent of Americans get the vitamins and minerals that their bodies need through the foods that they consume. Just like any other part of your body, your skin needs vitamins and minerals to function properly. While I am not aware of any particular nutritional supplements for acne—that is, supplements that are marketed as "acne supplements", I do know which vitamins and minerals your skin requires in order to function properly. Among the most important vitamins for overall healthy skin are vitamins A, B, C and E. Below is a breakdown of what role each of these play in your skins overall health.

Vitamin A (Retinol)

Strengthens the outer protective part of skin, which in turn reduces acne.
Comes in a pill form or as a topical lotion.

Included the family of B Vitamins are Thiamine (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6). Below is a breakdown of each.

Vitamin B

You can find a detailed recommended daily intake for all B Vitamins at Pursistant.com

Thiamine (Vitamin B1) – is an antioxidant, which acts to remove unhealthy toxins from your entire body, including your skin. Another benefit of taking B1 is that it enhances blood circulation.

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) – surprisingly, acne is a symptoms of Riboflavin deficiency. Riboflavin is an essential vitamin which aids in the maintenance of healthy skin, hair, and nails.

Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) – Pantothenic Acid is most commonly used to reduce stress but this, in turn, can actually reduce acne because stress is a now cause of acne outbreaks.

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) – Pyridoxine helps to maintain a strong immune system. Acne is a know symptom a Pyridoxine deficiency.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is probably the most well know and most taken vitamin of all. It boosts the immune system, and supports healthy tissue growth—including skin, making Vitiman C a great nutritional supplements for acne.

Minerals

Vitamins are not the only nutritional supplements of acne. Two minerals also play a very important role in the development and maintenance of healthy skin.

Chromium – this mineral is especially important when it comes to acne, because it aids in reducing infections in the skin.

Zink – this mineral plays a very important role in a very undesirable side effect associated with acne—scares. Zink not only aids the body in healing damaged tissue, but it also can actually prevent scarring.

The above is meant to only get you started on the search for nutritional supplements for acne. As a continued process, as I become aware of more in my own search I will post my findings.