| people are claiming AcneRX is a good product and | | | | the AcneRX system. Look closely at the study |
| the scientific studies on the ingredients sound | | | | and you will find that people who are strict on |
| promising. But are the scientific claims made by | | | | their diets while taking Omega-3 fatty acids did |
| the manufacturers true or is it all faked? Here | | | | actually reduce their acne lesions by the claimed |
| what I found out about the three biggest claims | | | | amount. |
| they made about Acne RX. | | | | Again the doses of Omega-3's in the study and |
| One of the biggest boldest claims AcneRX makes | | | | AcneRX differ a little bit and I don't know what |
| is that it contains “two important skin | | | | kind of clear skin effects that would have on you. |
| nutrients that ELIMINATED the necessity of | | | | The third claim that caught my eye is ingredients |
| antibiotics such as tetracycline, and have virtually | | | | in Acne RX is “AS EFFECTIVE as |
| eliminated their use!” | | | | prescription drug Zileuton at reducing inflammatory |
| I looked into it and found that AcneRX is making | | | | chemicals!” The study to support this claim |
| reference to a study done by the International | | | | is done by Wake Forest University and is done |
| Journal Of Dermatology by researchers Ayers | | | | with participants taking 2 grams of Omega-3's per |
| and Mihan. If you look closely into the study these | | | | day. |
| two important skin nutrients are Vitamins A and E | | | | Now this is a little confusing people when you buy |
| in special doses. | | | | fish oil supplements, the label usually says that it |
| It looks like the doses of vitamins used in the | | | | contains 2,000 mg (or 2 grams) of fish oil, but |
| study are extremely high but AcneRX contains | | | | NOT the actual Omega-3's like EPA and DHA. |
| higher levels of these nutrients than most regular | | | | Although AcneRX contains a little more than 2 |
| multivitamins. Can it get rid of your acne just as | | | | grams of Omega-3's they are missing one |
| effectively? It might, but I'm not completely | | | | ingredient called GLA in their supplementation |
| certain. You can find the reference here: | | | | which may give differing results. |
| Ayers and Mihan. 1978. Acne vulgaris and lipid | | | | Here is the reference: |
| peroxidation: New concepts in pathogenesis and | | | | Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. |
| treatment. International Journal Of Dermatology | | | | Link Found Between Teens' Stress Levels and |
| 17 (4): 305:7 | | | | Acne Severity. Newswise; March 5, 2007. |
| Another claim made in the AcneRX website is | | | | In conclusion, although I think AcneRX has |
| that acne lesions are slashed by an | | | | thoroughly backed up it's claims, not all their |
| “incredible seventy one percent!” | | | | ingredients are exactly in accordance to most of |
| What the manufacturers are referring to is a | | | | the studies they presented. So I cannot |
| study done by the Journal of Pharmacological | | | | accurately predict how it will clear your acne. The |
| Sciences 2003 Dec;93(4):458-64. And they are | | | | proof seems promising, but I'm not sure how well |
| referring to the Omega-3 fatty acids present in | | | | it works in the real world. |