BulkSupplements L-Proline Powder (250 grammes)

I can't say enough good about Bulk Supplements. I've used their products for a while and find them to be top quality. The customer support has always been of the highest quality, truly a standard more companies should strive for. As for L-Proline, this amino acid has been an amazing addition to my daily routine. I shared some with my parents in their 80s and after a few days they were commenting on just how much easier it was to get out of chairs and walk around the house. Those nagging aches and pains had vanished! Needless to say I will continue to purchase this product from this company and I will gladly share with others what a great experience dealing with them has been.

This is the first time I have ordered proline and am using it as part of a bone and cartilage building program. So I don't really have anything to compare it to. However, I will say that it was a SUPER price and the product came well packaged and appears fresh as it dissolves easily in water. And thanks to Amazon, it came super quickly - the next day! I won't know for a few months whether it is working, so the 5 stars is based on 1) pure product, just L-proline, no additives 2) fresh product 3) great price and 4) sturdy resealable packaging.

Powder: (powder as 3 stars-ammended to 4) Explanation below. I love what this has already done for my skin. Truly. This helped with my skin problems and starting wrinkles, (I have excema) but it makes me dizzy. Drinking more water isn’t enough. Symptoms always worsen after every 1/2 dose (never the full dose) and haven’t cleared even after days without use. Standing up often gives me a headache now. (This is my only diet change so I can’t see how it could be anything else) Just something to watch out for I guess. Amendments: 4 stars- I tried the pills after the powder, because I really want to take this product. So far, no problems. I’m thinking the tiny seal on the bag of powder (despite using an additional chip clip on the bag) may have been insufficient. I live in a damp place. I wonder if the powder went bad and I had no way to know. So now I take the pills, but I open each capsule and pour them in a glass. If the pills are soft or melted and I can’t open them, then I discard them. So far so good. I think the product is safe, but perhaps the packaging needs an upgrade to Tupperware at home.

This particular amino has a mild sweet taste, mostly dissolving in plain water while leaving a few little crystalline clusters at the glass bottom. It does seem to have a positive effect on skin (when paired with lysine and vitamin c, taken 2x per day on an empty stomach), as I can see an improvement in my skin's elasticity and strength. Since starting the supplemental trio 12 weeks ago, I've seen my skin less reactive to irritants and has taken on a healthier glow. It pairs well with my Retin A Micro (tretinoin) regimen, as tretinoin stimulates collagen regeneration and I'm seeing faster improvements than when I did Retin A Micro alone. If I'm using products to stimulate collagen formation in my skin, well then I need materials for my body to make it. This does it! 2x per day, I take 1 gram proline, 1 gram lysine, and 1 gram vitamin c (mixed in water) on an empty stomach. First dose in the morning, 30 minutes before breakfast and coffee, and again in the late afternoon 30 minutes before dinner.

I appreciate Bulk Supplements products. I take a lot of supplements and have been trying to get away from capsules with magnesium stearate and other fillers. Don't have a lab at home to test purity, so have to go on what companies say and how product seems. The Proline Powder has a good consistency and aroma, and taste suggests freshness compared to some other powders. I use the proline with lysine and vitamin C to make a mix that is recommended for heart health, and powders make that easy to do.