Advantages: Reasonable price, great number of uses Disadvantages: Didn't work for me on dry skin
...I decided to try Boots own to save myself a little bit of money just in case I didn’t like them. You get 60 capsules for £7.99 which is 13.3p per capsule so not too bad at all!
Borago officinalis (Starflower Oil to you and me!) is extracted from the annual herb Borage. The Starflower is a medicinal plant known to have been used worldwide in the research and treatment of cancer for over 700 years, as quoted by the Cancer Research Campaign, Registered ... ...Oil is rich in the fatty acid Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA), which is an important intermediary in the metabolic conversion of Linolenic Acid into Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1). PGE1 is one of many prostaglandins which are interconvertible, and which modulate the action of many hormones.
I was recommended this product to help eradicate some small dry patches of skin I get on my arms- like eczema but nowhere near as serious as all that. Strange concept- swallowing ...
gjid 01.04.2005
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Advantages: Much cheaper than boots, ingredients are identical Disadvantages: remembering to take them every day!
...much better than every other period I have had for the last two years.
I would definately recommend trying Starflower oil but try the cheaper supermarket ones first as the ingrediants are the same and Boots do not always seem to be the most reasonable priced retailer these days. ...
djarney 27.03.2008
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Quick review of Boots Starflower Oil
I suffered with pre period breast pain, and pmt - I took starflower oil for about 2 months, after the 2nd month I noticed that I wasn't getting my usual symptoms, breast pain, mood swings and bloating! I carried on taking it, and it helped the joint pains that I get on occasion and the dry skin, but that took a bit longer. My advice, stick with it - its worth it!! ...
nicolaajones 15.05.2008 (14.05.2008)
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