Can You Take Borage Oil and Evening Primrose Oil Together?

Use extra care with this pair

The short answer

Borage Oil (~24% GLA) and Evening Primrose Oil (~10% GLA) both provide GLA. Borage Oil has more than double the GLA concentration. Taking both stacks GLA intake and may amplify antiplatelet effects.

How to arrange timing

Choose either Borage Oil or Evening Primrose Oil as your GLA source. There is no benefit to combining both, and doing so increases GLA beyond typical supplemental doses.

Reference

Reference noted for this combination: Kapoor R, Huang YS, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2006; GLA sources and dosing

Important context

Whether supplements suit you together also depends on dose, product formulation, health conditions, and medication use. Ask a doctor or pharmacist first if you take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a chronic condition.