Has the Vitamin B5 craze died down?

Zoilo wrote:
> chromallly DeleteThis @yahoo.com wrote:
> > Has the B5 craze died down? After 3 years of experimenting, I would
> > like if it's effective long term.
>
> I would think that after three years you'd know if it was effective -
> Is it? I've never tried it and am VERY skeptical about the
> effectiveness of home remedies.


IT WORKS. what you should be skeptical of is topical solutions. come
on how many stridex blah blah blah PROACTIV nonsense have you guys
tried? NONE OF IT WORKS. Topical solutiosn DO NOT WORK.

B5 Vitamins DO WORK. And amazingly well. I had acne from age 18 to
age 26 - that's when I started using B5 vitamins. My skin has been
clear since then. (3 years later.) I don't even eat them anymore.
They seem to have just changed the way my body works.

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johnnymoonwriter.RemoveThis@yahoo.com wrote:
> Zoilo wrote:
> > chromallly.RemoveThis@yahoo.com wrote:
> > > Has the B5 craze died down? After 3 years of experimenting, I would
> > > like if it's effective long term.
> >
> > I would think that after three years you'd know if it was effective -
> > Is it? I've never tried it and am VERY skeptical about the
> > effectiveness of home remedies.
>
>
> IT WORKS. what you should be skeptical of is topical solutions. come
> on how many stridex blah blah blah PROACTIV nonsense have you guys
> tried? NONE OF IT WORKS. Topical solutiosn DO NOT WORK.
>
> B5 Vitamins DO WORK. And amazingly well. I had acne from age 18 to
> age 26 - that's when I started using B5 vitamins. My skin has been
> clear since then. (3 years later.) I don't even eat them anymore.
> They seem to have just changed the way my body works.

Oh yes, I am VERY skeptical of the topical stuff you mention above.

But for the B5 - your one example means nothing. The first thing that
comes to mind is that, hey, it's very, very common for acne to go away
at your age without any treatment, so you have absolutely no basis for
saying it was the B5. It is more likely it went away by itself due to
changing of your physiology. I addition to this, anecdotal evidence
like this tells us nothing about how the treatment will work in the
general population.

What we need to look at is some sort of controlled study. Show some
good scientific evidence, not just your own personal case. I know of
NO study that has tested systemic (e.g. pills) B5 in a controlled study
- in other words, the systemic B5 without any other therapies, like
topicals, etc., being done at the same time.

People, personal testimonials are meaningless, especially when they're
made by someone who has acne cleared up in this age range. It is just
so common for acne to go away at that age, that any personal experience
with a med. has to be taken for a grain of salt. If you want to try
it, go ahead, and I hope it works. All I'm saying is that this guy's
"evidence" is not worth anything.
>
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