B5 and Younger Skin
Some folks have mentioned that vitamin B5 acne treatment can have a rather nice side effect, that of making your skin look younger. While I wouldn’t consider B5 to really be an anti-aging treatment, it can actually have a similar effect for many users. This comes from the tightening of your pores that usually follows oil reduction. When your pores tighten naturally (due to your glands being less swollen with oil, as opposed to depleting your system with alcohol), your skin will feel and look more firm, and fine lines become less visible. I’ve even noticed the effect on my own forehead, even though I’m still in my 20’s and not exactly worried about aging (to me it’s one of those inevitable things like life, death, and taxes). In any case, it’s certainly a nice side effect for adult acne sufferers, and far preferable to mainstream treatments (such as benzoyl peroxide) that can do just the opposite - dry out your skin and leaving you more susceptible to sun damage, that in turn speeds the aging of your skin.
Another important thing to keep in mind is that, as you grow older, your body becomes less efficient at processing vitamins. Besides just vitamin B5, it’s important to take those daily multivitamins. This really goes for everyone, but it’s that much more essential as you get up in the years. Staying healthy by ensuring you get enough vitamins and minerals each day can help prevent all kinds of disorders, and that daily multivitamin ensures you’re getting all those essential elements that your diet (if you’re like most of us) is almost definitely lacking.
edit: After a bit more reading, it turns out that vitamin B5 is actually quite a popular ingredient in anti-aging products, and Coenzyme-A (the byproduct of B5) is actually lauded for its “youth preserving” properties when taken as a concentrated supplement.
