Pure Encapsulations Zinc 30 mg | Zinc Picolinate Supplement for Immune System Support, Growth and Development, and Wound Healing* | 60 Capsules

I bought this for my German Shepherd who got hot spots. I knew that zinc was important for the skin. After a week of taking this her fur came back in and all hot spots healed up nicely. I do have to tell you that at the time I also started giving her Carlson Lab fish oil and Pure Encapsulations Vitamin A & E, along with Integrative Therapeutics Active B Complex and Natures Sunshine Magnesium Complex. Even though I started all the other products at the same time, I still felt that the zinc was key, in part due to a spray product from years back that helped my other German Shepherd. Zinc was that other products key ingredient.

Just opened bottle and these pills are small!!! Small, and all the way down in the bottom quarter (mayyyybe a third?) of the bottle. No cotton filler, so that ridiculously oversized bottle full of nothing for the small pills.... Yes, mine was sealed with nothing suspect of the seal, but I do have to wonder if the purchase is for the Zinc or the bottle? If it was more appropriately sized (the bottle), it might it cost half.... For the amount of space in that dang bottle, sure feels like a massive rip-off... Well see how the actual pills work, if it can justify that feeling! (I dont need to post photos - just look at the ones already uploaded; it isnt empty because theyve been taking them! LOL The amount of space you see in the bottle is exactly how it comes!)

I reviewed this product once before in error. This is a quality product and I highly recommend it to you.

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This will continue to be a must-have in my supplement rotation. My body feels noticeably better and it really seems to help expediting the production line for the boys downstairs.

No Flavor easy to swallow takes time to work

I’ve been taking 25mg of zinc gluconate for the past year or so with no side effects. But after reading that zinc picolinate is absorbed better by the body, I thought I’d try it in this 30mg form. I took one capsule with a meal, as suggested, but approximately 4-6 hours later I started to feel a “numb/inflamed irritation” in my throat and ears, which I associate with an oncoming cold. An hour or so after this, I began to feel a “straining” pain in my shoulders and upper arms. Needless to say, this was quite unpleasant. I decided not to take the zinc for a week to check if the irritation and pain were related to the supplement. The next day the symptoms were gone, so I was not in fact coming down with a cold. A week later, I took another capsule, again with a meal, and went about my business. As you can probably guess, since I’m writing this review, 4-6 hours later the irritation and pain returned. The unpleasantness lasted for hours until I went to bed. I did a little research (reading all critical reviews here, and googling) looking for others who may have experienced similar side effects, but I did not find anything helpful. Did I get a bad batch? Am I allergic to picolinate in particular, or something else in the capsule? But Pure Encapsulations make it clear on the bottle that the capsules are “Gluten-free, Non-GMO & Hypoallergenic,” so who knows. For now I’m going back to zinc gluconate; perhaps in future I will again try zinc picolinate, but in a smaller dose.

I take a few things for my digestive issues: marshmallow, licorice, slippery elm and l-glut, so it’s hard to tell - if I’m doing well - what is responsible. I kept hearing abt zinc, and this type seems to be one of the best. Each capsule provides 273% of daily requirement, so I open capsule and use abt 1/2. Less is more is my philosophy. Since I’ve had good days using zinc I guess it’s not hurting - and probably helping.

These zinc pills are small and easy to swallow.