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Zinc Gluconate
What is it?
Zinc Gluconate is a well-absorbed zinc salt, used primarily as an oral supplement (and occasionally topically) for inflammatory acne management.
What does it do?
Commonly used, primarily via oral supplementation, to help manage inflammatory acne. A double-blind study of 67 patients with inflammatory acne compared two zinc gluconate dosing regimens over three months, finding real, measurable reductions in inflammatory lesion counts with both regimens.
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