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★★★★★
Don't know about skin benefits yet. Energy boost was immediate.
**UPDATE** I wanted to do an update after using this for a while. First of all, I am no longer feeling the initial energy I was getting after a dose but I think that is because I need to use more than a quarter of a teaspoon. What I HAVE gotten super results with is using this on my hair. I added about a tablespoon to about 1.5 cups of water and I spray a little onto my natural hair every morning to refresh the curls. I think what is happening is that the water mix helps boost the moisturizing products I use when they have dried out overnight. Keep in mind, I don't get the same softness with regular water. Also, I see less breakage - which I like because I use an injectable medicine that causes hair loss.
Starting tomorrow, I am going to be upping my oral dose of the flakes to a full teaspoon to see if I get more results in energy and stamina. Of course, my chronic disease is a source of fatigue so other people might really get the energy boost they are looking for with a lower dose.
I will surely be back with an update after I have used this for a while. The reasons I am starting it off with a highly starred review are: There are no additives; while the taste IS bitter, it is really palatable in even a mild juice; I felt the energy, literally, after my first dose. I was on the phone with my brother when I took the dose & just a few minutes later, was explaining the way I felt.
Of course, things could change towards less than positive, but when I say I felt a tingle of energy immediately after my first dose, I am not kidding. I did expect the bitter taste (after all, they tell you about that right up front) and I was prepared to just deal with it for the potential benefits. What surprised me was that, when I mixed the crystals into some Bio Salud (if you don't know, those jars are only 2.1oz), I couldn't taste the MSM at all.
One thing: these are more like crystals to me than "flakes". They look like coarse salt - or even like the stuff that comes out of the silica gel packs.
As far as dosage, I wanted to start out small so that I could let my body get adjusted with the least amount of side effects. I took probably 1/4 of the "teaspoon" sized scoop that's included in the jar. I will take another 1/4 in a couple of hours.
Another reason I wanted to try this is that I am suffering from eczema (due to a poor immune system) and had heard that this might help. Hope it does clear up my skin, but the energy boost is worth it, regardless.
Like I said, I will definetly be back with an update asap/
March 2017 · Health and Household · verified purchase