evening primrose

slickchick

Be careful with these. They made my acne worse. It does help some people but it can also bring out spots in others.

Catherine21

My gynecologist told me to use Evening Primrose Oil for breast pain, and my face broke out in bright red cysts for the first time in my life. I looked like I had the chicken pox. Of course, I was using it along with Vitamin E, and maybe it was the combination that caused the problem. But there's no way I would try that stuff again.

Jen23

The thing with evening primrose oil is that it can benefit some people that have a GLA deficiency but it will make matters worst for people who have an omega 3 deficiency. Evening primrose oil contains linolenic acid and gamma linolenic acid ( GLA) which are two omega 6 fatty acids. If you have an omega 3 deficiency, then taking extra omega 6 fatty acids will worsen the deficiency. A lot of people with acne have omega 3 deficiencies which might be why it's not appropriate for some. You might want to try pure norwegian fish oil instead which contains lots of omega 3's plus EPA & DHA and it's very good for skin problems as well as hormonal balance. Take about 3 grams a day.

daylight568

Evening primrose made my face break out BAD .

Dramaqueen

For me, evening primrose worked really well.How expensive are they where your from Laurie? Theyre reasonably cheap where I live...anyway I guess you could try them for a while, but everyones right, some people break out, others have great success.

Catherine21

Dramaqueen, do you have oily skin? I think Primrose Oil made me even oilier than usual.<p>[This message has been edited by Catherine21 (edited 11-06-2002).]