My daughter, Krista, spent a couple of weeks this summer with her friend in another state. When she came home, she could not stop talking about Vilantae, a natural treatment used for treating acne. She was convinced that she was more beautiful than ever and kept reminding me that her skin was now perfect. She wanted me to get her some right away.

I decided that since it was natural it couldn’t hurt anything. After all, it was made from Vitamin B5, and me, not being very knowledgeable on that subject thought there was no such thing as too much vitamins. Boy, was I wrong.

Within nine days of her “treatment” we were in the emergency room. She had developed chronic diarrhea and severe stomach cramps. We thought that she must have had the flu, so I took her in. I was shocked to find out that it was a known side effect of her acne treatment alternative. I am sure I will not be so blind next time. I will definitely look into things before I let my children take anything, natural or not.