Zinc Acne
September 24, 2008 · Print This Article
Zinc acne treatment is effective for acne symptoms even though there is a small percentage where it is not found to be satisfying. Zinc is one of the natural acne treatments. Zinc is a mineral found naturally in foods. Acne is caused by hormonal imbalance combined with congesting blood toxins. Zinc plays a very key role in hormonal balance.
Zinc in combination with a few other key nutrients helps to balance out hormonal production. Zinc acne treatment normalizes your skin’s oil production. In addition, it will help your body kill off any over growths of acne bacteria.
In retinol metabolism in the body the mineral zinc plays an important role. Tissue regeneration and healing processes occur in body in the presence of zinc. Not only that is it an important co-factor for many biochemical processes in the body, but also important for optimal resistant function.
Some substances will drastically impair the action of zinc in your body. And some actually “deactivate” zinc in your body. If these substances are found in your body zinc acne treatment may not be helpful for you. Zinc does not act independently. It will only be effective in normalizing hormone production and normalizing skin oil if used in combination with the zinc co-factors.
There are only 2 forms of zinc that consistently work for zinc acne treatment, Zinc gluconate and Zinc Monomethionine. From among these two, Zinc Monomethionine is the best. Copper is a competing mineral for zinc. And with the widespread use of copper piping and birth control pills (very high in copper), copper toxicity has become more and more common. If you have high levels of copper in your system then you will need to take zinc in as high as 300 mg a day for before you will get results with zinc acne treatment.
While zinc is a very key mineral for normalizing hormone production, realize that hormones are one half the acne puzzle. Congesting blood and lymph toxins are the others
