Olive oil for dry, rashy skin? Hard pass.

Have you used olive oil on your skin?

Hi, I'm Jennifer and I USED to use olive oil on my skin.

It's a healthy fat, right? Yep!

It's in a ton of products we use on our skin, right? Yep!

So, olive oil is made up mostly of oleic acid, which is a fatty acid. And, topical use of olive oil does have some beneficial effects on wound healing.

But long-term use of oleic acid has negative effects on the integrity of the skin’s outermost layer (the stratum corneum), and on skin barrier function.

It also increased moisture loss from the skin in people with and without eczema.

If you’re struggling with rashes, you may want to steer clear of olive oil and products that contain it.

PS. this is not the same as eating it, it’s a healthy fat and absolutely can be included in a whole, real foods diet for people with rashes.

And now you know!

This was mindblowing for me when I learned it.

What do you think?

Resources

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22995032/ 

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12113324/ 

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5796020/