Avocado oil getting rid of keratoses (brown spots)
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:45 pm

For those of you who are dealing with those raised brown spots (seborrheic keratoses is what the derm called them), like I am, I have stumbled on a really effective treatment. I've had the brown spots around my chest and some on back. They tend to grow with age- we're not talking moles here. The dermatologist has burned them off twice with liquid nitrogen- icky process because they scab up, take forever to fall off... then grow back.

Anyway, I decided to slather myself in avocado oil for a few days because I was hating how thin and wrinkly my skin was looking and decided what the heck, let's see what this does. I have no idea yet if it is helping with wrinkles, too soon to tell I guess. But it is incredible what it's done to those brown spots. The really small ones are almost nonexistent- the bigger ones are smaller and I'm hoping at some point will be gone. And- I'm using old avocado oil, refined, missing the top (how could a top disappear?)so I'm wondering how much better the results would be with unrefined oil. I haven't found it yet here in Seattle- but there must be some. Just to be sure they were helped by the avocado oil and not something else I was doing, I stopped it for a while. They got worse. I started it back up and same thing- the spots are better, some are almost gone.
Now- does anyone have any idea why avocado oil would be able to do this? I'm beginning to wonder what else this stuff can do. I may start slathering it on from head to toe!
Nette

free skin care · Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:05 am

Hours later and I've slathered myself with avocado oil twice. I chickened out on the tea tree oil. In another few hours I'll do it again. I really like avocado oil much better than olive oil because it doesn't smell.

Meanwhile, I read about seborrheic keratoses on http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/index.html
and found that, as with everything skin related, there are a number of ways to attack the problem. If one doesn't work, another one might.

free skin care · Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:56 am

And finally - I think avocado oil is my miracle.

It plumped and firmed my skin overnight. I'm not kidding. After two applications yesterday, I woke up this morning with young hands and smaller pores on my face. Skin on my feet is plumper and fresher looking, too. The little brown spots on my hands are barely visible. I already talked about success using it to remove keratoses.

All that new plumpness is from irritation, so I expect I'm making new collagen 8-) and I expect that I'll get a peel after today's applications just as I would with acid peel solution. Most likely the vitamin A in it.

Regarding concern that it raised bumps on my face - it didn't do that this time. I could feel little tiny grains when I rubbed it around, so I think it was removing garbage from my pores. They look smaller today.

The bottle was about $12 in the salad oil section at the supermarket. Acid peel solutions are considerably more expensive for the same effect.

So - nette, thank you so much for mentioning it.

free skin care · Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:08 am

chinachatters that's exciting! My reaction didn't look or feel like a burn which is why i was, and am, confused as to the biologic mechanics of what happened but I love it. My freckles have faded and some disappeared since using. Simply using the avacado oil as a blemish treatment oil with a q-tip works well too. The blemish heals without surfacing or becomming red first, in my experience.

Here is what Ageless.co.za says about avacado oil in skin care:
"...Although it is classed as a vegetable oil, the avocado is really a fruit since it has a stone - but none-the-less it yields a rich and extremely deep penetrating oil, rich in vitamins A, D and E, lecithin, as well as potassium - known as the youth mineral.

It furthermore contains proteins, lecithin, beta-carotene and more than twenty percent essential unsaturated fatty acids. The fatty acids contained are palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic and linolenic.

Benefits of avocado oil to the skin
It is also high in sterolins, which are reputed to reduce age spots, help heal sun damage and scars. It is the sterolins (also called plant steroids) in the oil that helps to soften the skin and imparts a superior moisturizing effect.
For this reason it is an ideal ingredient to include when formulating for people with dehydrated, sun or climate damaged skin, as it is an extremely good moisturizing and nourishing compound, assisting in the regeneration and rejuvenation of the skin.
In a study done at the Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in 1991, it was found that avocado oil significantly increases the amount of collagen in the skin - which normally is under attack as we grow older.
Avocado oil is easily absorbed into deep tissue, and with its wonderfully emollient properties, makes it ideal for mature skins. It also helps to relieve the dryness and itching of psoriasis and eczema.
It is often used for clients with dry or mature skins, or people suffering from eczema or psoriasis, and is very useful when treating sun or climate damaged skin that is dehydrated and undernourished, as it is said to help with regenerating the skin and softening the tissue."

free skin care · Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:43 pm

Melona wrote:

I hope people won't think I'm just a self promotor 'cause I'm new and I'm saying this but apparently 302 skin care is based on avocado oil/extract. The line is against AHAs and retinols (against the idea of peeling and resurfacing).

I've heard that it's only really good for dry / mature or dehydrated skin types. I cehcked out the website a long time ago but didn't think any of the products would suit my combination breakout skin.

But if anyone has tried it, I would like to know what the results were like! Smile

I've been using 302 over 3 years now. I had to stop using acids completely because you cannot use acids with this line. I have very oily, acne prone skin, and I use their line of products for oily and acne skin, the Face/Body bar (my HG cleanser), Acne Cleanser, 302 Serum, Acne Drops, C Boost, and A Boost. You may wonder what a C and A serum is doing in their line if they are so against acids. They are not against using retinols or vitamin C. My understanding is that the form of C and A they use are gentler, non-acid forms. Specifically, retinol and retinyl palmitate in the A Boost, and I think MAP in the C Boost. They are against the overuse of the retin-A type products. According to them, they should only be used once or twice a week at most. By following the protocols suggested, I've never had any problems with irritation or breakouts. If anything, my skin is now balanced, not oily, not dry. But I use spironolactone too, and that helps with the oil as well.

I totally love what the 302 products has done for my skin. It is healthy looking, plump, not wrinkled. I have no real hyperpigmention issues. I'm 53 in June, and I'm very, very happy with the condition of my skin. The products use a patented ingredient made from avocado pits, not the fruit or skin. It's fairly expensive to make, so the products are not cheap, but they go a long way because you don't use them everyday.

But I have to warn you that this line may not be for everyone because they have an unconventional skin care philosophy. You cannot use it if you are allergic to avocados of course. Also, you have to buy it from an esthetician and follow the protocols precisely. That is, be off acids entirely, go through a transition period if you were a heavy acid user. They recommend rotation of cleansers (2 or 3), and to rotate the use of the actives in their line. I only use 1 topical a night and then nothing during the day. I don't even wear liquid sunscreen except mineral makeup with SPF 15. The only time I wear sunscreen is when I'm in prolonged exposure at the beach. I alternate with Osmosis, a company with a similar philosophy about skincare - that overexfoliation of the epidermis, whether by acid peels or manual peels is not good for the skin in the long run. They theorize that any improvement seen is a result of microinflammation and does not help prevent the the true cause of aging, which occurs in the dermal layer. And that once you stop using these products, the problems return; the wrinkles and brown spots come back, maybe worse than before. That's the theory at least.

For me, I have come to the conclusion that this philosophy has validity. I find that the less I do to my skin, and the more I mix up the routine, the better it looks. It's great because I no longer have to put on 5 products each day and night. My routine is very simple and fast now. If you want to learn more, check out the Osmosis and 302 Skin Care websites. Quite a bit of interesting information on both of them.

free skin care · Sun Feb 10, 2008 4:09 pm

That's exactly what it means (she confirmed with authority Laughing

). I was confused about this too so I did a bit of research a while back -- expeller pressed means no solvents are used to extract the oil, but cold-pressed is usually better as the temperature can get pretty high with expeller pressed oils. Cold-pressed can't go about 120 F, I think, so that's cool enough to preserve most of the healthy minerals and vitamins in oils.

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