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# 500 mg pure B-5 power GMP, Non-GMO, Kosher certified Coenzyme A energy boost Foods Supplements, Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B-5) 500 mg, B-Complex Vitamin, 100 Capsules

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## Summary

> ⚡ Power your day, clear your skin, own your glow!

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## Key Features

- • **Unlock Cellular Energy ⚡:** 500 mg of Vitamin B-5 fuels your metabolism by converting fats, carbs, and proteins into unstoppable energy.
- • **Generous 100-Capsule Supply 🏆:** Long-lasting bottle designed for consistent daily use, delivering premium B-Complex support without breaking the bank.
- • **Acne & Oily Skin Game-Changer 💧:** Trusted by users to dramatically reduce acne and control oily skin, helping you reclaim confidence and clear skin.
- • **Essential for Skin & Wellness 🧬:** Supports biosynthesis of fats, cholesterol, neurotransmitters, and red blood cells for holistic cellular health.
- • **Scientifically Certified Quality ✅:** Manufactured under strict GMP standards with third-party ISO/IEC lab testing for purity and potency you can trust.

## Overview

NOW Foods Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B-5) delivers a potent 500 mg dose of this vital B-complex vitamin in 100 vegetarian capsules. Backed by GMP, Non-GMO, and Kosher certifications, it supports energy metabolism, skin health, and cellular function. Loved by professionals battling acne and oily skin, this supplement offers a trusted, science-backed solution to boost your wellness routine and confidence.

## Description

Vitamin B-5 Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B-5) is a member of the B-complex family of vitamins and is found in nearly every living cell as a component of coenzyme A (CoA).* CoA is essential for the generation of energy from fat, carbohydrate, and protein.* It also plays a critical role in many biosynthetic reactions as well, being necessary for the production of fats, cholesterol, neurotransmitters, red blood cells, and adrenal secretions.* As such, pantothenic acid is vital for countless cell functions and the maintenance of healthy cellular metabolism.* Natural color variation may occur in this product.

Review: Very impressive - I've been on antibiotics for my acne for a little over 4 years now and just recently opted out of taking them. Docycyline, Minocycline, Tetracycline, Arythromycin, you name it, I've been on it. Proactive, Murad, Acne.org products, and many over the counter washes did nothing for me. Clindamycin, Differin, Tretinoin, Benzoyl Peroxide body washes, creams and the like, I've used them all. All of the antibiotic pills and creams I've listed were prescribed through a dermatologist, which got costly and time consuming. I've tried diets that "reduce" acne and I've used many home remedies. I've washed pillow cases religiously. I never used the same towel twice unless it was freshly washed. Even all of these actions, many times in combination with each other, did very little. Some of them honestly did help a bit, but after a few months my acne just came back with a vengeance. My acne is no where near extremely severe, I only have moderate/severe acne on my back and a bit on my chest. My face is fairly contained, as the Tretinoin and Differin cream seemed to shrink my pores at the cost of burned skin and horrible redness while on it. It's the price I had to pay, but luckily, my face is only mild and rarely moderate, so I never had it TOO bad to begin with. What bugged me the most was my back. My back was like a battle ground (it looked like one too). NOTHING worked. Tretinoin cream worked occasionally, but would make me very itchy and uncomfortable. I never went to the beach and never took my shirt off. I was running out of hope. I was considering taking Accutane, which should be a person's very LAST resort. That stuff is very dangerous (an acquaintance of mine hung himself while on it). Stay away from it unless you really have no other choice, but keep in consideration it really does work. That stuff destroys acne and keeps it at bay, however, the side effects give you a lot to consider. That was just to give you some background information. Now, I was introduced to B5 (Panthothenic Acid) through Clearzine (acne fighting pills that also use Vitamin B5 as the active ingredient), many of you have heard of it. Clearzine was quite expensive and hard to buy, and it was only sold by 60 pills per bottle. Not the best financial purchase, as these pills should be taken upwards 5 a day for mild acne. You'd be out of a bottle before you know it, your acne would come back (if it even worked for you) and you'd be missing a good chunk of change. But THIS stuff. This stuff destroyed 80% of my acne. My back is perfectly clear, now I just have to deal with the years of scars. It's incredible. I even got my girlfriend a bottle because she was amazed by how clear my back got and she struggles with mild acne as well. I have more energy cause of taking this, and I never have to worry about any nasty side-effects since it's water-soluble (anything unused is just excreted through your urine). If you look through some other reviews, you'll see how this stuff actually works and why it's so amazing. But honestly, if you were suffering like I was, 250 pills for this price is a very small price to pay for what it could possibly do for you. For me, it started working within a week, but for other people it takes a few weeks, up to 3, so don't give up hope. I started taking 4 pills a day (while taking Clearzine I only took 2 pills a day, and that did little to nothing for me), then bumped it up to 6 or 8 pills a day when my acne flared up. It may sound like a lot to take, and trust me, I thought so too, but this stuff works in bulk. It's perfectly safe, I've done a lot of research before taking such a large amount of a Vitamin daily because I was worried about the health risks as well. You can take up to 10 grams (20 pills) a day and theoretically be fine, however, I don't suggest you take more than 3 grams, unless it's EXTREMELY severe acne. Honestly, just give it a shot. I'm very happy I did because my acne is very close to being gone (the remaining acne is usually because I touch my face a lot and it's just a very bad habit that makes acne so much worse). This is the best my skin has looked and felt in years. Disclaimer: I also drink only water (occasionally milk or orange juice) mainly because ever since doing so my skin is more "fresh" and manageable. My acne got much better after drinking a lot of water. I also started using Salicylic Acid body washes (my favorite is St. Ives), and I can honestly say those helped a ton too. They're mild enough to fight acne while gently exfoliating your skin. Be careful which brand you choose as Neutrogena and Clearasil don't work that well, at least in my experience. St. Ives did wonders for me. Ultimately, everybody's acne struggle is different. You can't give up. Acne is debilitating, trust me I know. But it CAN go away. Either you wait it out till your early mid-twenties (if you're still fairly young like me, that is), or you do all you can to fight it. It took me over 5 years, but I think I'm finally winning. I hope you can too.
Review: This is legit for acne sufferers! (Along with L-Carnitine) - I started taking these supplements specifically for acne after finding out people were taking these in high doses for acne and excess oily skin. I suffer from acne and over productive oily skin! I hate it! I'm always carrying folded paper towels in my pocket just because I know even if I sweat just a little bit it will stay and stick to my face until I wipe it clean otherwise it just looks like an oily mess making me look like im stressing out when I'm not. This excess oily skin is no joke ESPECIALLY during the summer weather. Acne also likes to flare up on my cheeks, forehead and nose areas even when I use a face wash and spot treatments. So as you can see I suffer from acne mostly because of my oily skin :( When I read that these pills had helped many out with controlling their oily skin and eliminating acne for good I just had to jump on it too! So for like the first 2 weeks I started by taking up to 8,000 mg of the NOW Pantothenic Acid. I didn't like that it was a lot of pills and for some reason I would feel drained or weak for taking so many of these pills in a day which is odd because others claimed they would feel energetic and that was with spreading them out throughout the day. I ended up doing more research on these supplements just incase I was missing something or needed to change the dose up a bit to suit me. I found that I didn't have to take as many pills as many others do and STILL get the same benefits but the thing I had to do was take pantothenic acid along with L-Carnitine which NOW also carries :) Big money saver too since I'm not going through the bottles as quickly anymore! So what works for me is I take 1 pill of L-Carnitine and 3 pills of Pantothenic Acid 3 times a day. I take them with breakfast, lunch and dinner. I noticed some results after about 3 weeks. My face had less acne and my skin looked healthier. It wasn't until about the 5 or 6th week that I was finally pleased with the results :D my skin looks amazingly clean and clear on my face! That was my major concern was with my face because that where I mostly get it. I don't really get acne on my back so I can't say much if it helped in that area. The back of my arms I still notice a few bumps here and there. My "downstair cheeks" (haha) still break out once in a while but I believe that is because I work outside in the hot sun right now and most of the time I'm sitting down and well sweat builds up and that may be a cause as to why I break out down their but it has gotten better from what I remember. That's another thing by the way. Since I work outside, i've known over the years that heat causes me to break out and create even more sweat and oil on my face. I used get paranoid about being out for too long in the summer time because it would cause me to break out but ever since I started to reap the benefits of these two supplements I no longer worry about being outside. I mean it's an amazing feeling to worry about one less thing about yourself :D my job can get pretty dirty as well with dirt being all over me, my face and yet I STILL DON'T BREAK OUT EVEN AFTER ALL OF THAT!!! I still carry folded paper towels because I haven't exactly conquered this oily skin just yet but I'm still going to hang on to hope for a bit longer. Regardless if it doesn't subside, these supplements are amazing already :D I've been doing this for about two and a half months and people see a major difference and that makes me happy because I see it too :) so this is my story. I may come and update this at a later time mainly to leave feedback on my oily skin. Others claimed that their oily skin reduced and close to being eliminated after some time so I'm really hoping to get that benefit as well. And yes I'm a guy, mid-late 20s with these skin insecurities that have been with me since I was a teen.

## Features

- B-COMPLEX VITAMIN: Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B-5) is a member of the B-complex family of vitamins and is found in nearly every living cell as a component of coenzyme A (CoA)*
- VITAMIN B-5: CoA is essential for the generation of energy from fat, carbohydrate, and protein*
- CERTIFICATIONS/CLASSIFICATIONS: GMP, Non-GMO, Kosher
- GMP Quality Assured: A-rated, third-party certification means that every aspect of the NOW manufacturing process has been examined. Our in-house laboratories are ISO/IEC accredited for laboratory testing including for stability, potency and product formulation.
- Founded in 1968 by Elwood Richard, NOW is one of the largest independent, family- and employee-owned manufacturers of natural products

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0013OQLZA |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Allergen Information | Allergen-Free |
| Best Sellers Rank | #8,944 in Health & Household ( See Top 100 in Health & Household ) #1 in Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) Supplements |
| Brand | NOW |
| Brand Name | NOW |
| Color | White |
| Container Type | Bottle |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,965 Reviews |
| Diet Type | Vegetarian |
| Dosage Form | Capsule |
| Flavor | Unflavored |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00733739004864 |
| Item Dimensions | 1.95 x 1.95 x 4.3 inches |
| Item Form | Capsule |
| Item Weight | 0.05 kg |
| Manufacturer | NOW Sports - Nutrition and Wellness |
| Manufacturer Part Number | ANO-1054 |
| Model Name | See packaging |
| Model Number | ANO-1054 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Pill Coating | Gelatin |
| Primary Supplement Type | B-Complex, Calcium, Vitamin B5 |
| Product Benefits | Metabolism Improvement |
| Special Ingredients | Gluten Free |
| Specific Uses For Product | Vitamin B |
| Supplement Formulation | Individual Supplement |
| UPC | 733739004864 |
| Unit Count | 100 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** NOW
- **Diet Type:** Vegetarian
- **Flavor:** Unflavored
- **Item Form:** Capsule
- **Primary Supplement Type:** B-Complex, Calcium, Vitamin B5

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: So there is pork in this product?**
A: "The gelatin used in our gelatin capsules is obtained through the processing of collagen derived from the skin, white connective tissues and bones of beef and pork. Softgel capsules are typically derived from beef gelatin as well." This is stated on their website.

**Q: How does well does this help with blackheads, deep pimples, and pores?**
A: This worked amazingly for my teenage daughter's acne - all versions of it including the deep painful ones.  It cuts back oil production, so it's not an overnight cure.  it made a visible difference in about 2 weeks, then continued to clear.  Her skin stays clear as long as she keeps taking it.  You do have to take a lot - depending on your situation up to 10 grams per day: that's 20 capsules.  You can lower the dose after your skin clears- you'll have to experiment to determine what works for you. (everyone is different)  She breaks it up into 2 - 3 doses throughout the day.  She's been taking it for about 2 years, with a summer break at one point (and she did start breaking out again)... so far no side effects that we can see other than clear skin.  BTW, she is also disciplined about washing her face, but she was before she started taking the Pantothenic Acid and it didn't make a lot of difference without this supplement.

**Q: How big are the pills?**
A: Like a regular large pill: almost 1 inch by 1/4" estimate.

**Q: why does this have a California's Proposition 65 warning on it?**
A: Because CA bans everything.   Don’t know.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very impressive
*by S***E on August 29, 2013*

I've been on antibiotics for my acne for a little over 4 years now and just recently opted out of taking them. Docycyline, Minocycline, Tetracycline, Arythromycin, you name it, I've been on it. Proactive, Murad, Acne.org products, and many over the counter washes did nothing for me. Clindamycin, Differin, Tretinoin, Benzoyl Peroxide body washes, creams and the like, I've used them all. All of the antibiotic pills and creams I've listed were prescribed through a dermatologist, which got costly and time consuming. I've tried diets that "reduce" acne and I've used many home remedies. I've washed pillow cases religiously. I never used the same towel twice unless it was freshly washed. Even all of these actions, many times in combination with each other, did very little. Some of them honestly did help a bit, but after a few months my acne just came back with a vengeance. My acne is no where near extremely severe, I only have moderate/severe acne on my back and a bit on my chest. My face is fairly contained, as the Tretinoin and Differin cream seemed to shrink my pores at the cost of burned skin and horrible redness while on it. It's the price I had to pay, but luckily, my face is only mild and rarely moderate, so I never had it TOO bad to begin with. What bugged me the most was my back. My back was like a battle ground (it looked like one too). NOTHING worked. Tretinoin cream worked occasionally, but would make me very itchy and uncomfortable. I never went to the beach and never took my shirt off. I was running out of hope. I was considering taking Accutane, which should be a person's very LAST resort. That stuff is very dangerous (an acquaintance of mine hung himself while on it). Stay away from it unless you really have no other choice, but keep in consideration it really does work. That stuff destroys acne and keeps it at bay, however, the side effects give you a lot to consider. That was just to give you some background information. Now, I was introduced to B5 (Panthothenic Acid) through Clearzine (acne fighting pills that also use Vitamin B5 as the active ingredient), many of you have heard of it. Clearzine was quite expensive and hard to buy, and it was only sold by 60 pills per bottle. Not the best financial purchase, as these pills should be taken upwards 5 a day for mild acne. You'd be out of a bottle before you know it, your acne would come back (if it even worked for you) and you'd be missing a good chunk of change. But THIS stuff. This stuff destroyed 80% of my acne. My back is perfectly clear, now I just have to deal with the years of scars. It's incredible. I even got my girlfriend a bottle because she was amazed by how clear my back got and she struggles with mild acne as well. I have more energy cause of taking this, and I never have to worry about any nasty side-effects since it's water-soluble (anything unused is just excreted through your urine). If you look through some other reviews, you'll see how this stuff actually works and why it's so amazing. But honestly, if you were suffering like I was, 250 pills for this price is a very small price to pay for what it could possibly do for you. For me, it started working within a week, but for other people it takes a few weeks, up to 3, so don't give up hope. I started taking 4 pills a day (while taking Clearzine I only took 2 pills a day, and that did little to nothing for me), then bumped it up to 6 or 8 pills a day when my acne flared up. It may sound like a lot to take, and trust me, I thought so too, but this stuff works in bulk. It's perfectly safe, I've done a lot of research before taking such a large amount of a Vitamin daily because I was worried about the health risks as well. You can take up to 10 grams (20 pills) a day and theoretically be fine, however, I don't suggest you take more than 3 grams, unless it's EXTREMELY severe acne. Honestly, just give it a shot. I'm very happy I did because my acne is very close to being gone (the remaining acne is usually because I touch my face a lot and it's just a very bad habit that makes acne so much worse). This is the best my skin has looked and felt in years. Disclaimer: I also drink only water (occasionally milk or orange juice) mainly because ever since doing so my skin is more "fresh" and manageable. My acne got much better after drinking a lot of water. I also started using Salicylic Acid body washes (my favorite is St. Ives), and I can honestly say those helped a ton too. They're mild enough to fight acne while gently exfoliating your skin. Be careful which brand you choose as Neutrogena and Clearasil don't work that well, at least in my experience. St. Ives did wonders for me. Ultimately, everybody's acne struggle is different. You can't give up. Acne is debilitating, trust me I know. But it CAN go away. Either you wait it out till your early mid-twenties (if you're still fairly young like me, that is), or you do all you can to fight it. It took me over 5 years, but I think I'm finally winning. I hope you can too.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is legit for acne sufferers! (Along with L-Carnitine)
*by C***O on June 6, 2015*

I started taking these supplements specifically for acne after finding out people were taking these in high doses for acne and excess oily skin. I suffer from acne and over productive oily skin! I hate it! I'm always carrying folded paper towels in my pocket just because I know even if I sweat just a little bit it will stay and stick to my face until I wipe it clean otherwise it just looks like an oily mess making me look like im stressing out when I'm not. This excess oily skin is no joke ESPECIALLY during the summer weather. Acne also likes to flare up on my cheeks, forehead and nose areas even when I use a face wash and spot treatments. So as you can see I suffer from acne mostly because of my oily skin :( When I read that these pills had helped many out with controlling their oily skin and eliminating acne for good I just had to jump on it too! So for like the first 2 weeks I started by taking up to 8,000 mg of the NOW Pantothenic Acid. I didn't like that it was a lot of pills and for some reason I would feel drained or weak for taking so many of these pills in a day which is odd because others claimed they would feel energetic and that was with spreading them out throughout the day. I ended up doing more research on these supplements just incase I was missing something or needed to change the dose up a bit to suit me. I found that I didn't have to take as many pills as many others do and STILL get the same benefits but the thing I had to do was take pantothenic acid along with L-Carnitine which NOW also carries :) Big money saver too since I'm not going through the bottles as quickly anymore! So what works for me is I take 1 pill of L-Carnitine and 3 pills of Pantothenic Acid 3 times a day. I take them with breakfast, lunch and dinner. I noticed some results after about 3 weeks. My face had less acne and my skin looked healthier. It wasn't until about the 5 or 6th week that I was finally pleased with the results :D my skin looks amazingly clean and clear on my face! That was my major concern was with my face because that where I mostly get it. I don't really get acne on my back so I can't say much if it helped in that area. The back of my arms I still notice a few bumps here and there. My "downstair cheeks" (haha) still break out once in a while but I believe that is because I work outside in the hot sun right now and most of the time I'm sitting down and well sweat builds up and that may be a cause as to why I break out down their but it has gotten better from what I remember. That's another thing by the way. Since I work outside, i've known over the years that heat causes me to break out and create even more sweat and oil on my face. I used get paranoid about being out for too long in the summer time because it would cause me to break out but ever since I started to reap the benefits of these two supplements I no longer worry about being outside. I mean it's an amazing feeling to worry about one less thing about yourself :D my job can get pretty dirty as well with dirt being all over me, my face and yet I STILL DON'T BREAK OUT EVEN AFTER ALL OF THAT!!! I still carry folded paper towels because I haven't exactly conquered this oily skin just yet but I'm still going to hang on to hope for a bit longer. Regardless if it doesn't subside, these supplements are amazing already :D I've been doing this for about two and a half months and people see a major difference and that makes me happy because I see it too :) so this is my story. I may come and update this at a later time mainly to leave feedback on my oily skin. Others claimed that their oily skin reduced and close to being eliminated after some time so I'm really hoping to get that benefit as well. And yes I'm a guy, mid-late 20s with these skin insecurities that have been with me since I was a teen.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing!
*by S***E on March 12, 2012*

I have never written a review on this website but this supplement is amazing for managing acne. Prior to purchasing this product, I had researched the effects pantothenic acid had on acne and was extremely hopeful that this product would work for my 15 year-old son. I am a Acutane survivor and I dreaded the thought of my son having to take Acutane and was desperate for an alternative. In September, 2011, I purchased this product for my son who was suffering from noticeable acne on his face, shoulders and chest. After six months of usage, all of his blackheads are gone and 95% of his acne is gone (the scaring that acne leaves behind takes time to heal but it does eventually go away). He began taking 10 grams a day for the first 4 months. I then moved him down to 9 grams the 5th and 6th month and now he's down to 8 grams with the hope that he'll be down to 5 grams daily in one year. This is the supplement that the acne treatment indudstry doesn't want you to know about. Trust me when I say that this supplement should put all makers of acne treatment out of business, especially the sham that is ProActive. If your tired of topical acne treatments drying out your face and bleaching out your pillow case and treatments that only work for a short time, this supplement is the answer. People who suffer from noticable acne usually lack co-enzyme A in their body and they will never find a topical acne treatment that works longterm. Co-enzyme A is what removes the excess oil from our bodies and if you have noticeable acne than you are deficient of co-enzyme A. Pantothenic acid replenishes co-enzyme in your body. You can't scrub away problematic acne because the problem isn't on the body's outside, it's on the inside (the studies available on-line show it!). As for this specific brand, the NOW brand has worked for my son and the price is good. I hope this review helps you in deciding what acne treatment strategy to choose. Pantothenic acid is truly natures way to punch back at acne. Be patient and dedicate yourself to a strict daily routine in using this supplement, taking several times daily with food and lots of water, and amazing results will be yours!

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