Recently, I had been receiving compliments about my skin/complexion for 2 days about how beautiful and glowy my skin looks and that I look like million bucks :). I started taking Pycnogenol from Life Extension on and off 1 capsule of 100 mg/day mainly to see improvement on my leg spider veins. I work in the field of varicose veins and perform sclerotherapy (and diligently wear compression socks or pantyhose) but I wanted to see if I can help myself without chemical injections. I have not seen a difference on my legs, then I learned the recommended therapeutic effect was 150 mg/day, so I was taking 2 capsules (200 mg/day). Again, on and off - so not consistently - then switched back to 100 mg/day on and off, and the results are not there yet. However, it worked for my skin taken slightly irregularly. I am going to be diligent in taking it daily for at least for 2 consecutive months to observe the vein improvement. Right now I’ve finished the bottle of this brand and switched to Solgar one. Ordered two different brands to try. After I’m done with the latter one I might jump back to this one again, the capsule is smaller = easier to swallow. Price wise, if taken 100 mg per day, the cost per capsule for 2 month-supply is lower for this brand (60 caps in the bottle) vs. the latter one (30 caps in the bottle).
At the beginning of October/22 I received my second order from Life Extension and instead of 60 capsules in the bottle, there were 59. Not very impressed by that.
