Boots Evening Primrose Oil Capsules Reviews
Newest Review: ... were 300mg, and it was recommended to take one daily with water. The packaging is pretty bog standard for this kind of ... more
... thing. It comes in a little tub with a screw lid, although the screw top lid isn't child proof. It did take a bit of effort to open the very first time, and it had a foil cover to keep the capsules fresh. But after that it's very easy to open and close the lid. The capsules themselves are oval shaped, and feel slippery on the outside, with the inside containing the oil. They are quite easy to swallow, with the coating allowing them to slip down the throat without getting stuck.
Warnings on the packaging advise you to ...more
Customer Boots Evening Primrose Oil Capsules Reviews (3)
by - written on 10/02/13 (Very useful, 139 readings)
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Evening Primrose Oil (or EPO as I'll call it for the rest of this review) is extracted from the seeds of the evening primrose plant, and then put into capsules to allow it to be taken as a natural remedy for various ailments. There are many reported benefits associated with EPO, including helping with breast pain, eczema, pre-menstrual symptoms and acne. It is also reported to help with hormone imbalances and menopause. There were a few reasons I decided to start taking EPO. Firstly, I'd read somewhere that it can help with conception, by making the cervical mucus the right consistency for sperm to travel where it needs to be. Secondly, since coming off ... Read the complete review
by - written on 24/11/12 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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When I had pain in my breasts my GP sent me to the hospital to get checked out. It turns out that the pain was nothing to worry about and I was advised that I could either start hormone treatment with side effects or try evening primrose oil. I chose the Evening primrose oil, they used to be able to prescribe it on the NHS but now you need to buy it from a chemist or supermarket or health food shop. There is a huge amount of variability in the amount of the active ingredient gamma linoleic acid (or GLA) in the different brands of capsules out there. Most of them contain 100mg of Evening primrose oil but the active ingredient can vary hugely between different ... Read the complete review
by - written on 05/11/10 (Very useful, 274 readings)
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I suffer from dry skin because I have eczema so I tend to want to keep moisturising my skin with cream I get from the doctor. However, on my most recent visit to the GP he informed of a very interesting fact, which was that eczema is a condition which is to do with oil levels causing irritation and he recommended I take Evening Primrose Oil capsules. He stated that it will add to oil levels making skin seem in a much healthier condition and also had some patients who said taking these got rid of their eczema completely. PACKAGING The packaging is very plain on the Boots own brand capsules as they have several different priced containers which have ... Read the complete review
