@thebeautydoctrine: 💧 What if your dry skin needs more than another moisturizer? We spend so much time trying to moisturize skin from the outside that we forget something fundamental: Your skin is being built from the inside. Topical moisturizers absolutely matter. They can increase hydration and reduce water loss from the skin. But if your skin remains persistently dry despite using richer and richer creams, I also want to know what you are feeding it. Lipids are essential components of healthy skin, and dietary fatty acids can influence skin barrier function and inflammatory signaling. This is where omega-3 fatty acids become interesting. EPA and DHA are incorporated into cell membrane phospholipids and participate in the production of lipid mediators involved in inflammatory and immune signaling. And we have human data showing that dietary fatty acids can influence measurable skin parameters. In two randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot studies, adults supplementing with krill oil for 12 weeks experienced significant improvements compared with placebo in: 💧 Skin hydration
🛡️ Transepidermal water loss
✨ Skin elasticity The improvements also correlated with increases in the participants’ omega-3 index. Another randomized double blind study in women with sensitive skin found that supplementation with omega-3-rich flaxseed oil significantly increased hydration while decreasing transepidermal water loss, roughness, scaling, and skin sensitivity. That does NOT mean omega-3 replaces your moisturizer. It means dry skin deserves a bigger conversation than: “Which heavier cream should I buy?” Look at your barrier. Look at your diet. Look at your essential fats. And then support the skin from both directions. This is why omega-3 is foundational in my Functional Beauty approach before I start talking about all the sexy longevity supplements. Moisturize from the outside. Nourish from the inside. Beauty is health. ✨ SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES: Handeland K, Wakeman M, Burri L. Krill oil supplementation improves transepidermal water loss, hydration and elasticity of the skin in healthy adults: Results from two randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, dose finding pilot studies. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 2024. doi:10.1111/jocd.16513. PMID: 39169540. Neukam K, De Spirt S, Stahl W, Bejot M, Maurette JM, Tronnier H, Heinrich U. Supplementation of flaxseed oil diminishes skin sensitivity and improves skin barrier function and condition. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology. 2011;24(2):67–74. doi:10.1159/000321442. PMID: 21088453. #Omega3 #DrySkin #SkinBarrier #Needed #FunctionalBeauty

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