The skin loves what it looks like: vegetable oils

If the skin could, it would choose an oil to nourish and hydrate itself.

By cementing the skin we mean the one that holds the most superficial cells together and avoids water loss. This layer consists of lipids, triglycerides and cholesterol and other fatty acids, which are also found in vegetable oils.

It goes without saying that the skin loves what it recognizes similar to its structure. Similar to the skin, oils are also valuable for their unsaponifiable fraction (it is called this because it does not turn into soap when in contact with soda), which soothes, hydrates and stimulates fibroblasts to produce collagen and elastin .

All we talk about are antioxidant properties. Well the vegetable oils for the skin have to the bitter end and this is due to the high content of corotinoids and vitamin E, and of fatty acids like lecithin and aqualene, excellent for cellular regeneration.

In hammam rituals, oils such as argan oil are used, particularly rich in vitamin E, and sesame oil, which is able to calm itching and burns. Like that of argan, we cannot forget olive oil, excellent anti-wrinkle thanks to vitamins K, A, D.

In case of trauma, arnica oil is excellent, with powerful anti-inflammatory and analgesic virtues, rich in flavonoids, triterpenes, and sesquiterpene lactones.

Other vegetable oils

Even the sweet almond oil against stretch marks in avocado oil is very powerful, ideal for skins that have lost tone or are definitely off. The properties of jojoba oil are also invaluable, making it particularly similar to cutaneous sebum. Jojoba oil in fact contains glycerin and does not have branched molecules.

Then we mention hemp oil and coffee oil, used for massages and treatments. Finally, the Neem oil , from whose properties our animal friends can also benefit, as it is an excellent antibacterial and pesticide . Not only: its antifungal, insect-repellent, antiviral and healing properties are truly remarkable.

Two tips on the choice of vegetable oils

Two tips on vegetable oils: the important thing is to choose natural and cold-pressed ones, because the refining process impoverishes them with vitamins and phytosteroils.

Secondly, it is always good to read the INCI, where the name of the extracts always reported in Latin and you can get a precise idea of ​​the components. Because what you put on your skin must, first of all, respect its sensitivity, enhance its beauty, enhance its elasticity and strength.