if you look at any moisturizer, the number one ingredient is water,
perhaps then followed by glycerin or aloe and then you get the more
emmolient things like emulsifiers, oils, followed by various terms to
hide the fact there are alcohols, then scent...
I read a study that states it only penetrates the stratum corneum and
that's it. I would suspect Crisco works so wrll as a moisturizer is
because 1) it helps loosen the dead cells, and 2) it is occlusive, so it
precents moisture in the skin from bein...
Essential oils can absolutely penetrate the skin and many oils can
penetrate the skin also, but only to the stratum corneum which is dead
skin cells. Essential oils on the other hand are absorbed through the
skin and can show up in blood tests. This ...
This is in skin care, he is not asking if he can eat it. The very most a
hydrogenated oil can penetrate is into the stratum corneum or the "horny
layer" of our skin which is comprised of layers of dead skin cells
anyways. Laerley, the only worry you ...
