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Mon May 21, 2012 10:57 am  |
Welcome!  You might be best first working out what is making your skin so dry, does your cleanser contain known irritants? Does your diet contain plenty of essential fatty acids, especially DHA and EPA from oily fish? Oils are not moisturisers they are emollient/ occlusive, you need to mix lipids with humectants to hydrate the skin. In addition most plant oils are rich in mono and poly unsaturated fatty acids, whereas the skin barrier is largely comprised of saturated fatty acids (stearic & palmitic), cholesterol and ceramides.
Are you going to be able to reapply your sunscreen during that four hour timeframe? If not you should select a product with a higher factor than 30 and choose a formula with staying power. |
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Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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Wed May 23, 2012 7:14 am |
| I just want to add that flaxseed oil is great for dry skin. I prefer the oil to eating the seeds, but actualy both are excellent. The seeds do have a nice nutty flavour. |
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Wed May 23, 2012 8:13 am |
Thanks Firefox
Yes, the conversion rate of ALA to EPA (and DHA) is quite poor, even more so in men. In women I think it can be upwards of around 20% and in men it's closer to around 10%, if I remember correctly. However, ALA itself is very good (and essential) for skin health as well as EPA. (DHA is obviously not as important for skin health.) I take both fish oil AND flax oil. The flax oil makes a marked difference in my rosacea. Of course you can also get ALA from walnuts, flax seeds etc. |
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Thu May 24, 2012 12:59 am |
Yes, Squalene being a key ingredient in the Every Lipid Serum by Skinactives is one of the reasons I recommended it. (As well as it containing Cholesterol, Ceramide and Lecithin.)
Apples, I too have heard good things about CeraVe. I agree you should only try one thing at a time. So perhaps you could try either a CeraVe moisturizer or that Every Lipid Serum underneath your sunscreen and see how that goes? And if that doesn't work for you, we will try to help you further! 
I agree fish oil is good for pain, joints and inflammation, but I personally have had health problems supplementing with that high of a dose! Perhaps you'd be best off trying to eat fatty fish like salmon a couple times a week? And try to eat more nuts, seeds, oils, berries and perhaps some green tea if you like those sorts of things. If you're interested in supplementing with fish oil as well, make sure you get your Doctors A-OK first just to be on the safe side!  Do keep us updated apples. |
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