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[brittbrat4416]

I'm confused too about taking fish oil or flax? I've taken fish oil capsules before and broken out in a wierd rash. I just started taking flax capsules but now I'm not sure if I should be. I have cystic acne and am going on accutane soon but I heard flax was beneficial for overall health, including skin. So my question is whats the best thing to take, flax or fish oil? and is it better to take the oil than the capsule form? I appreciate any advice, 163 pages is just too much to go through and I seem to read a lot of contradicting opinions on the matter. And does anyone know why I got a rash when I took the fish oil capsules?

[bearra]

Anyone tried Shark Liver Oil before?

[forever16]

HEY people i was just wondering..
I am going to go get my fish oil tablets tomorrow from vitamin world and i was hoping that along with less oil production does it also help get rid of dry skin patches as well??? Because i have quite a few of those and i reallllly hate them so please Get Back to Me

[forever16]

Im going to stop taking Fish oil capsules because in a few days time my acne is worse then it has ever been and im breaking out in places i have never broken out before i will stick with my ground natural flax seed because that seems to help.
but goodbye fish oil..

[Packerfan785]

Im going to stop taking Fish oil capsules because in a few days time my acne is worse then it has ever been and im breaking out in places i have never broken out before i will stick with my ground natural flax seed because that seems to help.
but goodbye fish oil..

Fish Oil does not break you out period.

You need to use anything AT LEAST a week before you make judgement on it anyways.

[waka waka]

The simple act of change seems to break out acne prone people in the beginning. That doesn't mean the body wont adjust.

[Yero]

Um I started taking Finest natural fish oil 2 weeks ago and have been breaking out in deep cystic acne ever since I dunno why but milk causes a similar reaction so maybe iodine? Im taking Finest naturals which has sardines, anchovies sprat clupea and soy. Ive read some other posts saying fish oil caused cysts. Im going to stop taking it and try another brand but Its unfortunate something that is supposed to help skin is making mine worse

[nangid]

Warning to everyone:

Make sure you check what else is in your fish oil tablets, in addition to the EPA and DHA. Two weeks ago I switched to a cheaper brand, the 'store own brand' of my local supermarket, assuming that the pills would be from the same manufacturer, just in different packaging.

So despite having been 100% clear or as close as possible for about 9 months, my skin has been getting slowly worse over the last 2 weeks, and I decide to check what's in these new pills. Instead of gelatin as the filler/packing agent like my old pills, these ones have sunflower oil!

So I'm guessing that although there is more omega 3 in these pills than omega 6, the omega 6 from the sunflower oil is reducing the effectiveness of them a little bit, so by taking the same number of pills a day I'm not getting my full dose.

I'm switching back to my old omega 3 pills as soon as possible! This website does good quality pills at a very reasonable price - buy one get one free on everything and generous discounts/free gifts if you spend over certain amounts:

http://www.simplysupplements.net/

[feralyn]

please note: "Also, when you consume lots of fish or fish oil, you need extra vitamin E for proper immune functioning, say Tufts University researchers. The daily dosage: 400 IU vitamin E."
www.usaweekend.com/food/carper_archive/970406carper_eatsmart.html
relates to arthritic inflamation but is a good read

[Stephen01]

Warning to everyone:

Make sure you check what else is in your fish oil tablets, in addition to the EPA and DHA. Two weeks ago I switched to a cheaper brand, the 'store own brand' of my local supermarket, assuming that the pills would be from the same manufacturer, just in different packaging.

So despite having been 100% clear or as close as possible for about 9 months, my skin has been getting slowly worse over the last 2 weeks, and I decide to check what's in these new pills. Instead of gelatin as the filler/packing agent like my old pills, these ones have sunflower oil!

So I'm guessing that although there is more omega 3 in these pills than omega 6, the omega 6 from the sunflower oil is reducing the effectiveness of them a little bit, so by taking the same number of pills a day I'm not getting my full dose.

I'm switching back to my old omega 3 pills as soon as possible! This website does good quality pills at a very reasonable price - buy one get one free on everything and generous discounts/free gifts if you spend over certain amounts:

http://www.simplysupplements.net/

How do you know it has anything to do with the sunflower oil? Maybe it's just the quality of the fish oil in the cheaper non name brand product you were using. It having the same or more EPA/DHA as another product doesn't mean anything. Quality means everything when it comes to supplements and with fish oil especially. Some fish oils can literally be toxic depending on where the fish they use come from.

[nangid]

Because sunflower oil is high in omega 6, so those tablets would be more like the 'omega 6 + 3' tablets you see, rather than just omega 3. I agree that fish oil quality probably matters, but given that this stuff litterally had cooking oil as its 'filler' ingredient, I thought that was a reasonable assumption.

[grapesrgood]

can someone link to the op's revised info. he/she edited the first post and didn't link to the new part and it would be impossible to look through 163 pages.

[Packerfan785]

Would taking 10 grams of Omega 3 via Fish Oil per day be safe?

[rakbs]

Would taking 10 grams of Omega 3 via Fish Oil per day be safe?

Most likely. People usually eat more than twice that in omega-6 fatty acids every day. Just make sure you're eating at least as much omega-6 as omega-3.

[Zanpakutou]

I took between 6 to 8 grams of fish oil a day for about a week and it really decreased my sex drive. I've read that EPA has the ability to inhibit the production of androgen and given my experience I'm thinking I was taking too much.

[08kx250f]

guys i have been taking these for a month or so for my eyes ... but is this also affecting my acne?

are there better options out there?

[Gjaa89]

I have been taking Omega-3 supplements 3x a day and ground flaxseeds on my cereal every morning for two weeks and my acne has not gotten any better (at all). It seems to have gotten alittle worse.
Any ideas of why?

[yoyobarn]

maybe too much omega oil can stimulate sebum production?
not sure..
anyway, omega 3, 6, and 9 is good for health in general, but i dont think it has much effect on acne.

[Lucius]

Wow, huge thread. Didnt read all of it, but I agree about the health benefits of fish oils.. great stuff.

[NaturalSkinCare]

can someone please educate me on why its better to take omega 3,6,9 together as opposed to just omega 3?

i found a supplement from nordic natural sthat has omega 3,6,9 from fish oil and borage oil

does anyone know if thats a good one?

i also read that omega 7's from seabuckthorn oil is also really good for ur skin