THE TREATMENT PROTOCOL:
If your acne is severe, for your first week you will need to frontload these compounds to give your body a boost in the right direction, after that we're going to move onto standard dosing and maintenance. If your acne is not severe, skip week 1 and start with the standard dosing protocol.
Week 1 (if acne is not severe, skip to week 2):
Vitamin B5: 14 grams (7 gr in the morning, and 7 gr before bed)
Zinc: 100 mg daily (50mg in the morning, and 50mg before bed)
Pycnogenol: 240 mg (120mg in the morning, and 120mg before bed)
Week 2 (start here if your acne is not severe):
Vitamin B5: 10 grams (5 gr in the morning, and 5 gr before bed)
Zinc: 50mg daily (25mg in the morning, and 25mg before bed)
Pycnogenol: 120 mg (60mg in the morning, and 60mg before bed)
Repeat week 2 until acne clears...
Note: All 3 supplements are water soluble.
Run the above protocol until your acne has cleared. Generally, you can expect to see improvements after 2 weeks, and you can expect to be pretty clear from acne in about 6 weeks. Again, everyone is different but for OTC treatment, this works well and reasonably fast. Note that you may experience some oily skin during your first 10 days. This will go away.
SIDE EFFECTS:
Hair Loss (if you're prone):
Prevention/Fix: L-Cysteine. 1 gr daily.
Stomach Discomfort:
Prevention/Fix: Cut B5 dose in half and increase by 1 gr daily so that you adjust to the mega-dose.
Oily Skin:
Prevention/Fix: This is normal and will go away in about 10 days. You're just getting cleaned up.
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