Does anyone know whether taking saw palmetto for PCOS related acne can cause the condition to get worse before it gets better?
I have had my PCOS well under control for five years or so by low carb diet and exercise but still had a moderate problem with acne. Have been taking saw palmetto for the last two weeks but have had my worst acne breakout in years on my neck and chin. Am wondering whether to ditch it or to persevere.
Dear Karenja,
Beware if you are using oil based saw palmetto extract, when i was using the dry formof the saw palmetto berries I had good results with my skin and hirsutism, but the oily extract capsules gave me breakouts too like you, this is just a suggestion, maybe changing to the dry powder type?
Dear Karenja,
Beware if you are using oil based saw palmetto extract, when i was using the dry formof the saw palmetto berries I had good results with my skin and hirsutism, but the oily extract capsules gave me breakouts too like you, this is just a suggestion, maybe changing to the dry powder type?
thank you for your suggestion. I've just checked my saw palmetto and it is the powder form, but it's not standardised, which means basically they can't guarantee how much of the active extract it contains. When this bottle is finished I'm going to try a standardised form of the dry extract. Do you remember how long you were taking it before your skin improved?
saw palmetto for acne - help please 
I have been taking it for a month and it has yet to clear up my skin.
