THIS week's contributor is Judy Cheung-Wood, SkinB5 Founder & Managing Director - Acne is an inflammatory skin disorder that can impact self-esteem and consequently affect emotional health. Contributing factors range from hormonal changes, inherited conditions, stress, nutritional deficiencies, but it is also likely to result from overactive oil glands.
While oil is essential for lubricating, moisturising and protecting the skin, when there is an increase in the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands (sebum), the skins cells have no choice but to expand to accommodate the changes. This leads to enlarged skin pores, provide breeding ground for bacteria, resulting in acne.
In a study by Leung LH, it was shown that with the administration of Vitamin B5, this process may be reversed. By regulating lipid metabolism, a decrease in sebum excretion occurs, resulting in pore sizes becoming smaller, leaving the skin's appearance smooth.
Further results from a study conducted in 2014, found that while reducing facial lesions, supplementation of a pantothenic- based dietary supplement showed that it is well tolerated, safe and showed no adverse effects, no changes in serum blood chemistries.
Since 2006, we have been using Vitamin B5 as key ingredient in our acne treatment supplement formulations to successfully help thousands of sufferers clear up their acne breakouts.
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