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[missminni]

I've noticed that my skin is much drier than normal since using Resveratrol.
Two friends of mine who are using it noticed the same thing. This is not what one expects from a supplement
that is supposed to prevent aging. Why would that be and are any of you noticing it?

[balance]

I've noticed that my skin is much drier than normal since using Resveratrol.
Two friends of mine who are using it noticed the same thing. This is not what one expects from a supplement
that is supposed to prevent aging. Why would that be and are any of you noticing it?

Tell us your dosage..

I have not noticed any such results at 250mg.

Edited by piet3r, 16 February 2008 - 01:05 PM.

[missminni]

I've noticed that my skin is much drier than normal since using Resveratrol.
Two friends of mine who are using it noticed the same thing. This is not what one expects from a supplement
that is supposed to prevent aging. Why would that be and are any of you noticing it?

Tell us your dosage..

I have not noticed any such results at 250mg.

I'm using 2 to 3 g a day, my friends
are using the same amount. At 250 mg I never had that problem, but I also never
had any of the benefits I now have from it either. I am wondering if somehow the
process resveratrol goes through in the body uses water? I drink a fair amount of water, and in fact,
have been drinking much more than I used to.

Edited by missminni, 16 February 2008 - 04:49 PM.

[edward]

I tried a homemade Resveratrol cream (aveno + resveratrol) for about a week and it really dried out and began to exfoliate my skin. Stopped it and my skin returned to normal. Normal for me is a little dry.

Oral Resveratrol doesn't seem to dry out my skin though any more than normal that is.

Just a note, topical Tretinoin, or Retin-A, arguably one of the best antiaging creams for skin does significantly dry your skin (at least it does mine) so this may not be a sign of bad things.

[missminni]

I tried a homemade Resveratrol cream (aveno + resveratrol) for about a week and it really dried out and began to exfoliate my skin. Stopped it and my skin returned to normal. Normal for me is a little dry.

Oral Resveratrol doesn't seem to dry out my skin though any more than normal that is.

Just a note, topical Tretinoin, or Retin-A, arguably one of the best antiaging creams for skin does significantly dry your skin (at least it does mine) so this may not be a sign of bad things.

I agree about that aspect of it being a good thing when applied topically. I use it like that too, and like it. But I moisturize afterwards. I am just wondering why in general, my skin is drier than usual all over, especially noticeable around the cuticles.
Both my friends who just started using it in Hi doses had the same observation of their own skin. Do you think it might just affect women that way? Maybe an estrogen interaction?

[edward]

I tried a homemade Resveratrol cream (aveno + resveratrol) for about a week and it really dried out and began to exfoliate my skin. Stopped it and my skin returned to normal. Normal for me is a little dry.

Oral Resveratrol doesn't seem to dry out my skin though any more than normal that is.

Just a note, topical Tretinoin, or Retin-A, arguably one of the best antiaging creams for skin does significantly dry your skin (at least it does mine) so this may not be a sign of bad things.

I agree about that aspect of it being a good thing when applied topically. I use it like that too, and like it. But I moisturize afterwards. I am just wondering why in general, my skin is drier than usual all over, especially noticeable around the cuticles.
Both my friends who just started using it in Hi doses had the same observation of their own skin. Do you think it might just affect women that way? Maybe an estrogen interaction?

The estrogen connection makes sense and I would be willing to bet that that is the reason. Obviously this would have more of an effect on women.

[missminni]

I tried a homemade Resveratrol cream (aveno + resveratrol) for about a week and it really dried out and began to exfoliate my skin. Stopped it and my skin returned to normal. Normal for me is a little dry.

Oral Resveratrol doesn't seem to dry out my skin though any more than normal that is.

Just a note, topical Tretinoin, or Retin-A, arguably one of the best antiaging creams for skin does significantly dry your skin (at least it does mine) so this may not be a sign of bad things.

I agree about that aspect of it being a good thing when applied topically. I use it like that too, and like it. But I moisturize afterwards. I am just wondering why in general, my skin is drier than usual all over, especially noticeable around the cuticles.
Both my friends who just started using it in Hi doses had the same observation of their own skin. Do you think it might just affect women that way? Maybe an estrogen interaction?

The estrogen connection makes sense and I would be willing to bet that that is the reason. Obviously this would have more of an effect on women.

Do you have any idea how it could be mitigated?

[edward]

I tried a homemade Resveratrol cream (aveno + resveratrol) for about a week and it really dried out and began to exfoliate my skin. Stopped it and my skin returned to normal. Normal for me is a little dry.

Oral Resveratrol doesn't seem to dry out my skin though any more than normal that is.

Just a note, topical Tretinoin, or Retin-A, arguably one of the best antiaging creams for skin does significantly dry your skin (at least it does mine) so this may not be a sign of bad things.

I agree about that aspect of it being a good thing when applied topically. I use it like that too, and like it. But I moisturize afterwards. I am just wondering why in general, my skin is drier than usual all over, especially noticeable around the cuticles.
Both my friends who just started using it in Hi doses had the same observation of their own skin. Do you think it might just affect women that way? Maybe an estrogen interaction?

The estrogen connection makes sense and I would be willing to bet that that is the reason. Obviously this would have more of an effect on women.

Do you have any idea how it could be mitigated?

Not really, as a male I have never wanted to increase my estrogen so I haven't researched it. Off the top of my head you could take one of those soy isoflavone products that are marketed as a natural alternative for estrogen replacement therapy. Also taking pregnenolone along with the soy product might help also.

[missminni]

Do you have any idea how it could be mitigated?

Not really, as a male I have never wanted to increase my estrogen so I haven't researched it. Off the top of my head you could take one of those soy isoflavone products that are marketed as a natural alternative for estrogen replacement therapy. Also taking pregnenolone along with the soy product might help also.

great idea. thanks. I stopped taking it. I think I will start again....

Edited by missminni, 18 February 2008 - 01:15 AM.

[luminous]

I tried a homemade Resveratrol cream (aveno + resveratrol) for about a week and it really dried out and began to exfoliate my skin. Stopped it and my skin returned to normal. Normal for me is a little dry.

Oral Resveratrol doesn't seem to dry out my skin though any more than normal that is.

Just a note, topical Tretinoin, or Retin-A, arguably one of the best antiaging creams for skin does significantly dry your skin (at least it does mine) so this may not be a sign of bad things.

I agree about that aspect of it being a good thing when applied topically. I use it like that too, and like it. But I moisturize afterwards. I am just wondering why in general, my skin is drier than usual all over, especially noticeable around the cuticles.
Both my friends who just started using it in Hi doses had the same observation of their own skin. Do you think it might just affect women that way? Maybe an estrogen interaction?

The estrogen connection makes sense and I would be willing to bet that that is the reason. Obviously this would have more of an effect on women.

Are we thinking the resveratrol reduces estrogen? According to this study, estrogen appears to prevent both dry skin and wrinkling, so a reduction could cause drier skin:

http://www.ncbi.nlm..../pubmed/9080894

CONCLUSION: These results strongly suggest that estrogen use prevents dry skin and skin wrinkling, thus extending the potential benefits of postmenopausal estrogen therapy to include protection against selected age- and menopause-associated dermatologic conditions.

[luminous]

I tried a homemade Resveratrol cream (aveno + resveratrol) for about a week and it really dried out and began to exfoliate my skin. Stopped it and my skin returned to normal. Normal for me is a little dry.

Oral Resveratrol doesn't seem to dry out my skin though any more than normal that is.

Just a note, topical Tretinoin, or Retin-A, arguably one of the best antiaging creams for skin does significantly dry your skin (at least it does mine) so this may not be a sign of bad things.

I agree about that aspect of it being a good thing when applied topically. I use it like that too, and like it. But I moisturize afterwards. I am just wondering why in general, my skin is drier than usual all over, especially noticeable around the cuticles.
Both my friends who just started using it in Hi doses had the same observation of their own skin. Do you think it might just affect women that way? Maybe an estrogen interaction?

The estrogen connection makes sense and I would be willing to bet that that is the reason. Obviously this would have more of an effect on women.

Are we thinking the resveratrol reduces estrogen? According to this study, estrogen appears to prevent both dry skin and wrinkling, so a reduction could cause drier skin:

http://www.ncbi.nlm..../pubmed/9080894

CONCLUSION: These results strongly suggest that estrogen use prevents dry skin and skin wrinkling, thus extending the potential benefits of postmenopausal estrogen therapy to include protection against selected age- and menopause-associated dermatologic conditions.

But according to this article, resveratrol is a form of estrogen:

http://www.scienceda...71219062019.htm

Researchers at Northwestern University Medical School have found that a chemical in red wine believed to help reduce risk for heart disease is a form of estrogen. The substance, resveratrol, is highly concentrated in the skin of grapes and is abundant in red wine.

If estrogen reduces dry skin, and resveratrol is a form of estrogen, then resveratrol should not be causing dry skin--that is, if I'm interpeting this information correctly.

Anecdotal: Every day, I ingest resveratrol orally, take estrogen (ERT) and apply tretinoin. My skin isn't the least bit dry (or wrinkled). If anything, it's oily--and I'm fifty.

Edited by luminous, 18 February 2008 - 01:50 AM.

[missminni]

Are we thinking the resveratrol reduces estrogen? According to this study, estrogen appears to prevent both dry skin and wrinkling, so a reduction could cause drier skin:

http://www.ncbi.nlm..../pubmed/9080894

CONCLUSION: These results strongly suggest that estrogen use prevents dry skin and skin wrinkling, thus extending the potential benefits of postmenopausal estrogen therapy to include protection against selected age- and menopause-associated dermatologic conditions.

But according to this article, resveratrol is a form of estrogen:

http://www.scienceda...71219062019.htm

Researchers at Northwestern University Medical School have found that a chemical in red wine believed to help reduce risk for heart disease is a form of estrogen. The substance, resveratrol, is highly concentrated in the skin of grapes and is abundant in red wine.

If estrogen reduces dry skin, and resveratrol is a form of estrogen, then resveratrol should not be causing dry skin--that is, if I'm interpeting this information correctly.

Anecdotal: Every day, I ingest resveratrol orally, take estrogen (ERT) and apply tretinoin. My skin isn't the least bit dry (or wrinkled). If anything, it's oily--and I'm fifty.

I used to take preg regularly. i stopped when I started Res. thinking it was causing thinning hair. I later discovered
it was the selenium that was causing that. (I have a lot of selenium in my diet, and the extra I was taking in the supplement was
causing the thinning hair) I stopped the selenium, but I didn't start back up with the Preg. Now, I am going to start again.
I think we just solved the problem. Thanks for your input.