Supplements to Help Acne

Zinc

Zinc helps to regulate androgenic activity in your body (androgens are responsible for things like body hair and acne). You should take approximately 25-75 mg per day. Taking more than that can reduce your body's absorption of copper and cause other unwanted side effects.

Omega-3s have many important health benefits. They are anti-inflammatory and can help stabilize your hormones. Some people with dry skin have reported feeling less dry after taking omega-3 supplements.

Omega-3s shouldn't cause you to break out unless you are allergic to them or if the capsules aren't clean enough.

You want to make sure whatever Omega-3 you buy is pure and free of metal toxins and hasn't gone rancid. You can't really tell if you take Omega-3 capsules, but you can test their freshness by puncturing them and seeing if they smell rancid.

Most Omega-3s also come in the form of fish oil or flax oil.

Vitamin B is actually broken down into individual vitamins such as vitamin B12, B6, etc. Together, all the B vitamins help maintain healthy skin. It is thought that a deficiency in Vitamin B5 (or pantothenic acid) can cause acne.

So there's a regimen floating around on the internet claiming that ingesting large doses of Vitamin B5 will clear your skin. I admit I didn't try this long enough to see any results, but the thought of taking mega-doses of vitamins just doesn't agree with me. Who knows how safe that can be...