Can PUFAs be absorbed through the skin?
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My question is inspired by a recent haidut post about absorption of nutrients from the air. (auto posted in Literature Review)
I suffer from eczema/rashes, which I can temporarily relieve a bit by applying drops of home-blended oils: wheat germ oil (carrier) with essential oils such as lavender, peppermint, tea tree and the like.
But now it suddenly occurs to me that I might be adding PUFA and phytoestrogens to my body!
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Lavender is super estrogenic. There was a woman who used it topically for her young son. He grew breasts.
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@Ena - Peppermint is also estrogenic. Herbs containing menthol have the same issue.
Can Peppermint Tea Influence Estrogen Levels? Unraveling the Connection
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PRESS, M. (1974). CORRECTION OF ESSENTIAL FATTY-ACID DEFICIENCY IN MAN BY THE CUTANEOUS APPLICATION OF SUNFLOWER-SEED OIL. The Lancet, 303(7858), 597–599. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(74)92653-1
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Also Peat said he would make sure to wash his hands well when getting oil on his hands making oil paints.
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This is why I use the artisan hand soaps made of goat milk and coconut oil
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I'm shocked and angry with myself for not thinking.
Back in the Covid days, when still on keto, I fell for the advertising hype that essential oils were good for almost everything.
I chose wheat germ oil as a carrier oil because it’s high in vitamin E and I’ve been using it ever since. And it actually works for me - it is able to cool down my rashes for a while.
What do you guys use for rashes?
Is there any such thing as an anti-estrogenic essential oil? Or anti-histaminic?
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@natureman
One has to be constantly careful. I googled a recipe for such a soap, and it includes palm, sunflower and castor oil. Plus “essential oils as desired”.But I've found a soup on Amazon with only goat and coconut.
