Help Your Skin Clear With This Vitamin For Acne Guide

This vitamin for acne guide is designed to help you safeguard your health and mitigate common nutritional deficiencies in acne sufferers of all ages.

I have provided links to recommended daily allowance tables so you can check whether the recommended amounts are within the tolerable upper limit for your age. Unless you are prescribed by a qualified practitioner, do not exceed the tolerable upper limit for any mineral or vitamin for acne.

Acne researchers have indicated that people with acne have low levels of linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid belonging to the omega 6 family.

Udo Erasmus, a respected authority on essential fatty acids, attributes acne to a combination of several nutritional deficiencies as well as an overconsumption of saturated and altered fats (trans fats, hydrogenated fats as from fried food and margarines).

Vitamin for Acne Recommendations

Vitamin A, vitamin e, vitamin c and zinc are particularly important vitamin for acne that ften showing up as a deficiency. Other non vitamin antioxidants can also help. So MSM (natural sulpher) is an excellent choice for problem skin. Indeed it is often used by people without acne who just want to maintain or improve the condition of their skin.

Vitamin A taken at greater doses than the recommended daily allowance should only be done under qualified supervision, and should not be done by pregnant women.

Daily essential fatty acids are strong vitamin for acne recommendations - 1 tablespoon of flaxseed oil, supplying the omega 3 fatty acids, (or the equivalent in grams in capsules - about 6g or 6 x 1g capsules) and 2g of omega 6, or omega 6 derivative oils, like evening primrose oil.

Zinc - 30 - 80 mg daily.
Vitamin C - 3000 - 5000 mg daily.
Vitamin E - 400IU daily.

If taking a good multi vitamin for acne (which is recommended so you get a balance of b vitamins and other nutrients), subtract the amount supplied in your multi vitamin and take additional vitamin e and c and zinc as required.

If you are taking any antibiotics with your vitamin for acne, make sure you take a good acidophilus supplement to repopulate the good bacteria in your bowel. It will help prevent thrush and other problems.