Zinc vs. Vitamin A in the fight against acne..?

Okay..i've been on Vitamin A supplements for about a month.....about 100000 IU a day...my acne has been doing a lot better....so i will lesson the daily intake soon....but i've heard that zinc also does the trick...and it can be safer than large doses of Vitamin A...i have also been using Benzoyl Peroxide gel...to help clear my current acne..It dries out my face a lot....hopefully that will get better....so the question is...should i stop the vitamin a...and stick with zinc?...and how much zinc and wat kind will help acne the best??

thanks!!!!!!

Your taking way too much vitamin A, which in turn will harm your liver. Be careful with excess vitamins. I would continue taking the *A* but remeber 5000 international units is the reccomended daily allowance anything more will, and can ruin your liver. As far as the zinc goes, i would not ingest more than 100mgs a day for best results and safety. Best of luck :)

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