Evening primrose oil: ingredients, effects and application

Evening primrose oil affects the body and health in a variety of ways. In this article we show you what is in the healthy oil and how you can use it.

Evening primrose oil: This brings the oil of the medicinal plant

The evening primrose is originally from America, but has been here for a long time. The oil is made from the seeds of the medicinal plant.

The seeds and thus the oil are rich in gamma-linolenic acid and linoleic acid. Both are polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acids.
Linoleic acid makes up about 74 percent, gamma-linolenic acid is also sufficiently available at 8.7 percent.
Another 8 percent of the oil is saturated fat. We will explain the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids in detail in another article.
The rest consists of amino acids, various minerals and vitamin E.

The contents of evening primrose oil have various healthy effects on your body. We have listed them for you here:

Gamma-linolenic acid, also called GLA, has a cell-renewing and cholesterol-lowering effect.
In addition, the unsaturated fatty acids in evening primrose oil have a positive effect on inflammation, especially on the skin.

While evening primrose oil is healthy for the body, in rare cases it can also cause side effects.

If you take the oil in the form of capsules orally, you may experience nausea, gastrointestinal complaints and headaches.
As with many medicinal plants, there are also intolerances to evening primrose oil. If this exists with you, you should of course not use it.
This also applies to women suffering from estrogen-dependent breast cancer.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you should check with your doctor whether the use of evening primrose oil is safe for you.

In the following key points we will tell you when and how you can use evening primrose oil.

Evening primrose oil is particularly recommended for people suffering from neurodermatitis. The active ingredients can be taken orally or applied to the skin in the form of creams.
You can also use the positive properties of the oil if you suffer from psoriasis or acne.
Dry skin benefits from evening primrose oil and small inflammations such as insect bites can also be treated well. The oil also relieves itching. You can read when you should see a doctor about an insect bite in another article.
If you suffer from menstrual problems, evening primrose oil can alleviate them.