The invention provides a method for the treatment of acne comprising orally administering to a person suffering from acne an effective amount of a whey protein fraction containing lactoferrin, and preferably containing further specific whey proteins. The lactoferrin is preferably native bovine lactoferrin and the whey protein fraction is administered at a level of between 10 mg and 2 g lactoferrin per patient per day.本發明提供一種用於治療痤瘡之方法，包括對患痤瘡之人經口服供給有效劑量之乳清蛋白部分，所述乳清蛋白部分含有乳鐵蛋白且較佳含有另外之特異性乳清蛋白。所述乳鐵蛋白較佳為天然牛乳鐵蛋白，且被給予每位患者的乳清蛋白部分是每天有10毫克與2公克之間的乳鐵蛋白。
