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ZINC

A MINERAL, NOT A FRAGILE MOLECULE.
AND ONE STUBBORN CONFUSION TO CLEAR UP.

  1. WHAT IT
    DOES

    ZINC LIMITS THE BACTERIA INVOLVED IN BLEMISHES, TEMPERS SEBUM PRODUCTION AND CALMS THE INFLAMMATION THAT COMES WITH A BREAKOUT. IT IS A SITUATIONAL ACTIVE — USEFUL WHEN SKIN IS REACTING, NOT A BASELINE TO APPLY FOR NO REASON.

  2. ZINC IS NOT
    ZINC OXIDE

    THEY SHARE NEITHER FUNCTION NOR USE. ZINC OXIDE IS A MINERAL UV FILTER: IT SITS ON THE SURFACE AND REFLECTS UV — IT IS THE WHITE CAST OF SUNSCREEN. ZINC USED AS AN ACTIVE WORKS ON SEBUM AND BACTERIA. A LABEL THAT JUST SAYS “ZINC” TELLS YOU NOTHING.

  3. WHEN TO
    USE IT

    THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF ACTIVE A FIXED ROUTINE HANDLES BADLY: YOU NEED IT SOME WEEKS AND NOT OTHERS. KEPT SEPARATE AS A BEAD, IT GOES IN WHEN SKIN ASKS FOR IT AND COMES OUT WHEN THINGS SETTLE, WITHOUT CHANGING ANYTHING ELSE.

  4. WHAT IT DOES
    NOT DO

    ZINC HELPS WITH OCCASIONAL BLEMISHES AND SKIN THAT SHINES. IT DOES NOT TREAT ESTABLISHED ACNE, LET ALONE NODULAR OR CYSTIC ACNE: THOSE BELONG TO A DERMATOLOGIST AND TO PRESCRIPTION MOLECULES. NO COSMETIC TREATS THEM, AND ANY BRAND IMPLYING OTHERWISE COSTS YOU MONTHS. ZINC IS A SUPPORT, NOT A TREATMENT.