Dry skin, omega 3 deficiency: some advice

Last updated onFebruary 3, 2022

The skin on the lower leg is very thin, so it's the first to be susceptible to dryness - even more so when we're deficient in omega 3s. These, among other things, condition the good health of tissues, particularly skin, as well as our mental state. Thus, if you have dry skin on your lower leg, your brain could also be a little dry...

Nourishing your skin from inside

  • It is important to lubricate everything, and this can be done by consuming two tablespoons of olive oil and two tablespoons of oil from rapeseed, walnut, camelina, flax or hemp. Every day, put it in your salads or on your vegetables. Good to know: Olive oil alone is not enough, because it does not contain omega 3. Change your oils frequently, vary them! You'll get a taste for it... and so will your skin.
  • To increase your intake of fatty acids, you could also increase your consumption of oilseeds (walnuts, almonds, cashews) and oily fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines).
  • Micronutrition is also a valuable aid. Krill oils (small crustaceans whose name means "whale food" in Norwegian) indeed contain a large amount of omega 3s. They also contain phospholipids and powerful antioxidants such as astaxanthin, which help slow skin aging.
  • Drink water... this may seem obvious, but it's obviously essential. Depending on your build and physical activity, you should drink an average of 1.5 L of water per day. If you struggle to drink enough regularly, the "My Water" app available on iPhone and Android can help!

Nourishing your skin from the outside

Magaly Roulin, founder of the Institute in Neyruz and BN Nutrition ambassador, also gives us some tips for better hydration, from the outside this time:

"To have beautiful skin, it's imperative to prepare the ground by performing a scrub of the entire body once a week.
You can make a very simple homemade scrub, using olive oil and cane sugar. Then, massage your entire body with this mixture on your dry skin.
Then remember to hydrate, every day! Know that as soon as you get your skin used to receiving care creams, it will get used to it and can't do without them...
For morning stress, opt for hydrating sprays that penetrate quickly or rinse-off care creams in the shower.
Ready, set, spread your tubes!"

Have other tips to share? Feel free to leave them in the comments!

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