Does creatine cause acne?

[Giorgio]

Form quick research I can't find any link between creatine and acne, however I am getting a sea of reddit anecdotes of people saying creatine made them break out.

Additionally for me, one time I tried creatine it appeared to cause a breakout, but I can't be sure with a sample size of one & many other factors at play. ATM I'm on creatine, and I am getting acne, however I can't isolate it down to creatine.

@jfbjfb thoughts? I remember you had a strong opinion on creatine & acne

 

[MA_ascender]

well it increases dht and some people report going bald cause of it so i would avoid it tbh. creatine does nothing for me anyway

 

[jordanbarrettjaw]

Not sure, but it's a natural occuring thing that is in meat. It shouldn't cause acne I think.

 

[BrutalMogger]

dht good

 

[Giorgio]

well it increases dht

afaik that claim comes from a single "rugby" study (that has never been replicated)
this video goes over the problems with the study
youtu.be/CEqwrYIMM1c

 

[ineonx]

Form quick research I can't find any link between creatine and acne, however I am getting a sea of reddit anecdotes of people saying creatine made them break out.

Additionally for me, one time I tried creatine it appeared to cause a breakout, but I can't be sure with a sample size of one & many other factors at play. ATM I'm on creatine, and I am getting acne, however I can't isolate it down to creatine.

@jfbjfb thoughts? I remember you had a strong opinion on creatine & acne

Creatine causes dick cancer

 

[jfbjfb]

Form quick research I can't find any link between creatine and acne, however I am getting a sea of reddit anecdotes of people saying creatine made them break out.

Additionally for me, one time I tried creatine it appeared to cause a breakout, but I can't be sure with a sample size of one & many other factors at play. ATM I'm on creatine, and I am getting acne, however I can't isolate it down to creatine.

@jfbjfb thoughts? I remember you had a strong opinion on creatine & acne

I had the intuition that creatine could be the culprit behind my acne issues some years ago but I have yet to find the proper scientific evidence to justify so. The rugby study is indeed misleading and as you point out it has not been replicated. The creatine group started with DHT levels 23% lower than the ones in the placebo group, which may not produce a fair comparison of results. It is sometimes hypothesized that people on creatine exercise more, thus they sweat more, leading to the buildup of dirt and potentially exacerbating acne.

From my personal experience I could also observe a correlation between my acne and the creatine I was taking. The blood tests revealed creatinine values just above 10% the upper limit while I was breaking out like crazy. However, my gym buddy was lighter than me and despite taking a couple of creatine scoops a day he still had baby smooth skin. Stopping creatine improved very slightly my skin but altogether my actual conclusion is that there seems to be no causation.

 

[mfk]

no

 

[cashcow]

ive used creatine for years, no difference when cycling on and off for me