Goodbye B-Complex
As some of our regular customers may have noticed, we’ve decided to discontinue the custom B-complex formula at Acne-Vitamins.com. There were a few reasons for this, the biggest being that demand simply was not that high compared with our other products. The B-complex we offered was intended to serve mainly as a supplement to our vitamin B5 acne treatment for those who don’t get sufficient amounts of the other B-family vitamins. It did not make Clear5 more effective, and we never marketed it as such. Getting a healthy balance of all your daily vitamins is of course still important, so I would recommend simply taking a good quality multivitamin.
While the B-complex occasionally helped prevent initial side effects such as stomach discomfort, these can almost always be avoided by taking your Clear5 tablets with meals. Also, the B-complex, like any multivitamin, introduced more side effects for people who were sensitive to certain vitamins. A few of the B-family vitamins, such as niacin (B3), B6 and biotin can even cause acne for people who take too much of them, which is obviously the last thing we want (this is why we stuck with a B-50 formula - which is still a lot - rather than a B-100 formula, which you really shouldn’t ever need to take).
Lastly, there was the problem of customer confusion. Since the B-complex contained vitamin B5 and was cheaper, some customers expected that they could simply take the B-complex and still see clear skin. Unfortunately, this happens in the vitamin business a lot, with customers who buy products based on what’s on the label rather than an understanding of effective proportions. Whenever you’re buying vitamins, remember this: it’s better to get an effective amount of a few things, than to get an ineffective amount of everything. Vitamins work in proportions. Some are absorbed better with each other, while others compete for the same receptor molecules and hinder each other’s absorbance. Some vitamins you need a lot of to see results (like vitamins C and B5), while others you should take with caution. With many poorly made vitamins tablets, you actually absorb less than 40% of what’s on the label, even without competitive absorbance. I could go on and on, but basically, it pays to be educated on what you’re buying. You would have to take 10 normal B-complex pills to equal the quantity of B5 in just one Clear5 tablet, and that’s neither safe nor practical.
So I apologize for those who will miss the B-complex. But again, I would recommend that anyone interested simply pick up a standard daily multivitamin to fill in the blanks of whatever vitamins and minerals your diet may lack. Clear5 will work the same either way, but a healthy diet is always a good thing.
