Tag: Omega-6 Essential Fatty Acid
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Should moisturizers include essential fatty acids?
Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) are structural components of the top layer of the skin. Would they further enhance the quality of our epidermal barrier if applied with our moisturizer daily? Moreover, do all moisturizers which claim to include EFAs indeed contain them? Learn my personal experience with several of them.
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Too dry or oily skin? Check your omega fatty acids
Our body cannot make essential fatty acids, yet they are indispensable for our health. Thus, we have to ingest them. The requirements of omega 6 and 3 essential fatty acids in the skin differ from those in other organs. In addition, each of them plays vastly different cutaneous roles. Discover how they work within your…