Comment · Fri, June 20, 2025 · ND Owner
Ecklonia Cava Sun Protection Questions
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MrRADicalKMS · 23 points
I'm thinking of giving Ecklonia Cava a try for sleep and skin health, but more importantly for the sun UV damage protection. In an interview someone posted of MYASD (Paul) and Dr. Dreher, Paul talked briefly about how Dieckol is like an "off switch" for the sun. He said he was taking 500mg of the Ecklonia Cava when testing it. What I'm wanting to know is, how long does it take before it turns UV damage "off"? Does it work with just 1 dose? If I take it for sleep, will that effect work the next day when I have to go to work and be out in the sun a bit? Is 250mg sufficient, or does it have to be like 350mg, 500mg, etc.? Can it be less (it's a bit costly)? For cost reasons, could I just take it on days I have work, at least once it has built up if it needs to? Thanks!
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
The off switch for the sun for me was at higher doses. I am talking like 2g. That completely stopped me from even tanning, much less burning. As you go down in dosing, the effects do as well. Lower doses reduce the severity of burning, but doesn't completely stop it. 500mg per day for a few weeks would completely stop me burning, but I would still tan. Obviously everyone's skin type is different, so some people won't have that level happen at the same dose. I generally handle sun better than most, so those with more sensitive skin types might need higher doses. Also, this is all anecdotal so far. We have not run any clinical studies on it, so always be careful with the sun. We are planning on doing more science, though. I want to optimize this effect, and we are developing an extract of Ecklonia cava right now that likely should have more potent effects in this area at lower doses.
For the existing product, I would say daily dosing and letting it build up in your system absolutely works better than trying to just dose on days you are in the sun.