Absorbing saturated fat through your skin when applying moisturiser

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• Jul 5, 2012

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Some moisturisers contain things like cocoa butter which is high in saturated fat.

Can this fat be absorbed into your body through application to your skin?

Here is a link to a research paper which seems to suggest that this may be a risk:

http://medind.nic.in/ibv/t05/i3/ibvt05i3p255.pdf

 

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naaa
ever see a skinny woman with a fat face.

 

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DrYes said:

naaa
ever see a skinny woman with a fat face.

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Me neither.

 

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DrYes said:

naaa
ever see a skinny woman with a fat face.

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abzo said:

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LOL! You're pretty hardcore for a girl. I like.

 

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I'm not concerned about gaining weight from absorbing saturated fat through the skin, but rather about a rise in blood levels of high density lipoprotein and triglycerides from absorbing saturated fat through the skin.

 

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well played.

 

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• Jul 5, 2012

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Humberto said:

I'm not concerned about gaining weight from absorbing saturated fat through the skin, but rather about a rise in blood levels of high density lipoprotein and triglycerides from absorbing saturated fat through the skin.

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Unless you are a preterm baby I would not be concerned.

 

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Fudzy said:

LOL! You're pretty hardcore for a girl. I like.

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Abzos a female ....hmmmm cpt did him wonders

 

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http://medind.nic.in/ibv/t05/i3/ibvt05i3p255.pdf:

None of the pre oil application serum sample showed the presence of the marker fatty
acids. The post oil application serum sample of all the 12 babies showed the presence of marker fatty
acids of Meadowfoam oil which indicates transcutaneous absorption of oil in preterm babies.

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