The
latest dream solution for acne treatment is said to be
the Vitamin
B5 acne treatment
.
It is believed that taking high doses of Vitamin B5 will
help you not only cure your existing acne but also
control the outbreak of more. It'll also give you clear
and blemish free skin.
Does B5 Help in Acne?
But
does it really do what it says it does? Let's know all
about it in detail.
It
all started with the paper Dr. Lit-Hung-Leung published.
It this paper he propagated the theory that acne is
caused by Vitamin B5 deficiency. The main purpose of the
Vitamin B5 is to regulate hormones and process lipids or
fats. When the vitamin B5 gets depleted in the body then
as per priority basis the body starts using the
available vitamin B5 only for the neural and hormonal
activities. And whatever if left is allowed to use for
processing the fat. Hence there are times when the fat
starts accumulating and then the excess fat is processed
out of the body in the form of sebum through the sebum
glands on to the skin. Hence, you get an oily
skin.
Dr.
Lit-Hung-Leung may not have been correct about an over
dose of vitamin B5 curing acne. He wrongfully assumed
that acne is caused when there is a deficiency in
vitamin B5. In such a case, the body begins to use the
existing vitamin B5 for the making of the androgen
hormone and the production of fatty acid metabolism
takes a back seat. The problem is, vitamin B5 deficiency
does not cause acne because of the simple fact that not
everyone with a B5 problem has them.
There
are many B vitamins and they are all interrelated. And
so, if you are taking a large dose of one such vitamin,
it would have no therapeutic effect - in fact, it may
lead to a deficiency of others.
Yes
the vitamin B5 and the other B vitamins are needed to
maintain a clear skin, but you must remember not to take
them in high doses.
The skin at any normal time
naturally has many blocked pores but there's hardly an
excess of oil in them. But when in situations there's
excess sebum being produced, this sebum starts flooding
up these blocked pores. This creates a visible "bump" on
the skin and also creates an environment that encourages
bacteria and the skin around the "bump" gets infected.
This is the cause of acne
.
The
fact is you have to take real high doses of vitamin B5,
in fact monstrously high doses. Vitamin B5 is supposed
to be water soluble and it is believed that an excess of
the vitamin B5 is flushed out through
urine.
Is Vitamin B5 Treatment Really
Successful?
So
is it really successful? It is a bit difficult to say.
Many have met with no success and some have had some
success initially, but the situation has only returned
to what it was before. Also, no doctor has yet
prescribed this vitamin B5 acne treatment.
There must be some reason for that. The vitamin B5
acne treatment requires you to take 10 - 20 grams
of vitamin B5 every day. That's a very high dose. And
such a high dose will definitely lead to side
effects:
1.
Diarrhea
2.
Increased
hunger
3.
A
gnawing pain in stomach
4.
Tiredness
5.
Headaches
6.
Cracks
in the corners of the mouth that do not heal very
quickly or properly.
7.
Mild
nose bleeding
8.
Eye
irritation
It
depends on you whether you are ready to undergo these
kinds of side effects to try the vitamin B5 acne
treatment which still hasn't been proved successful
completely.
The best way to deal with acne
treatment
is the holistic
approach. Just by taking huge doses of one particular
vitamin can't help you treat this problem. To achieve a
clear beautiful skin you need to achieve the right
balance of healthy body, mind set, detoxification of the
toxics and the hormonal balance. Everything has to be
taken care of, and you only achieve this through the
holistic approach. It is devoid of any kind of side
effects. And when you decide to opt for the holistic
approach you'll not only be able to solve your acne
problems but feel healthier over
all.
