iamuwere wrote:
I literally do skin research for a living. I have a pretty good grasp of the subject. An industry journal isn’t the best source compared to JAAD, Arch Derm, IJD, etc.
Feel free to hydrate. It’s probably good for you but it won’t fix swimming pool dry skin.
Well, if it doesn't fix swimming pool dry skin, it at least helps with dry skin.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...articles/PMC4529263/ Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2015; 8: 413–421.
Published online 2015 Aug 3. doi:
10.2147/CCID.S86822 PMCID: PMC4529263
PMID:
26345226 Dietary water affects human skin hydration and biomechanics
It is generally assumed that dietary water might be beneficial for the health, especially in dermatological (age preventing) terms. The present study was designed to quantify the impact of dietary water on major indicators of skin physiology. A total of 49 healthy females (mean 24.5±4.3 years) were selected and characterized in terms of their dietary daily habits, especially focused in water consumption, by a Food Frequency Questionnaire. This allowed two groups to be set – Group 1 consuming less than 3,200 mL/day (n=38), and Group 2 consuming more than 3,200 mL/day (n=11). Approximately 2 L of water were added to the daily diet of Group 2 individuals for 1 month to quantify the impact of this surplus in their skin physiology. Measurements involving epidermal superficial and deep hydration, transepidermal water loss, and several biomechanical descriptors were taken at day 0 (T0), 15 (T1), and 30 (T2) in several anatomical sites (face, upper limb, and leg). This stress test (2 L/day for 30 days) significantly modified superficial and deep skin hydration, especially in Group 1. The same impact was registered with the most relevant biomechanical descriptors. Thus, in this study, it is clear that higher water inputs in regular diet might positively impact normal skin physiology, in particular in those individuals with lower daily water consumptions.
Conclusion
The present methodology allowed, for the first time, an objective clinical approach to study the effects of dietary water on normal skin physiology. These results seem to confirm that higher water inputs in one’s regular diet might positively impact normal skin physiology, as expressed by its hydration and biomechanical behavior, and in particular in those individuals with lower daily water consumptions.
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