OK, I know that acne is caused by an imbalance of sex hormones, with T being slightly higher than it needs to be. I also know that the amount of fat you take in has some effect on the level of T in your body. More fat = more T (to a point). Well, I’ve just started taking in about a table spoon or two of flax oil a day and my acne has flared up…! I had a break from it a while back and started taking flax again and the same thing happened. Just curious if anyone’s had the same sort of thing happen to them?
Yeah the same thing happened to me. I think thats just a side effect that comes with the territory, so to speak. I dont know if the effect will abate after a while or not. You just have to treat the acne as best as possible. Do a search in this forum for acne treatment.
The problem I have, is that even very small spots leave small brown marks even after they have gone - Is there any vitamin/supplement that will help with this aspect??
Cheers
Jared
I get the same thing when I low carb and introduce oils/fat into my regime. I also can feel rushes which I think is my T level going up. I’ve felt the same using vitex. The rush and sweats! I breakout usually on my arms and shoulders. It does abate or lessen after about a month. It clears up when I cut fats. Actually the fats cause more of an acne disruption than the vitex. Glad to see I am not unique this way although I would rather not have zits all over my muscley arms and chest. Not the kind of peaks I want- ya know what I mean?
I would imagine the problem has more to do with flax directly affecting the skin then it does with anything hormonal. Flax and other essential fatty acids can help to eliminate dryness in the skin…By eliminating the dryness this same effect might cause an acne outbreak in a younger person.
I take have been taking flax seed oil for quite some time now, and i have never gotting acne, then again i never had a problem with it… knock on wood
Jared - I’m actually on low dose anti-biotics and some cream stuff that basically rots of the top ‘dead’ layer of skin from my face. It works very well actually, I’ve just had to up the doses that’s all. It seems to be coming under control. Having said that though, I’ve been sick the last few days and haven’t taken any flax oil, so, I dunno… thanks for the replies folks.
Have you looked into guggul? Apparently there is a study that shows it to be as effective as tetracycline in fighting acne.
Mark-AUS - What is the name of the “cream stuff thats rots off the top layer of skin” called?
cheers
Jarred - it’s called Benzac. It’s over the counter and comes in a few different forms. The strength I get is 10 (for 10 mgs of something-or-other), and I’m using the water based type at the moment. The anit-biotics I use are called Doryx (doxycycline). Not real surprising, but I’ve been sick over the past few days and stopped taking in flax oil, and the spots are clearing up… [rolls eyes]
Maybe that’s why I have 3 more fucking pimples that cropped up since I took flax oil…