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[DAMI]

So according to this the beta glucans in oats may diminish wrinkles and increase skin firmness when applied topically. http://www.smartskin...betaglucan.html Does that mean that putting oat flour on my face will give similar results? Is there a way to get these effects without having to order fancy products (considering that plain oats are pretty cheap)?

[mustardseed41]

I personally think the camel has a better chance of going through the eye of the needle than oat flour having any effect on your skin. Exfoliation perhaps.

[holdout]

Aveeno has a colloidal oatmeal bath mix for rather cheap. It bears their "Dermatologist Recommended" seal or whatever -- but that's probably just some marketing.  You can try a box and see if it helps you.  You soak in it for 30 minutes and occasionally gently run the bath water over your face using your soaked hands.  When you're done pat your skin dry with a towel pressing perpendicularly to your skin.  Do not rub the towel in parallel with your skin because that would wipe off the remaining oatmeal.  Ideally you would want to do a quick shower with shampooing/conditioning all done & rinsed thoroughly BEFORE you start this bath.  This is best done as a leave-in oatmeal finishing bath.

 

And as for beta glucans, you can purchase mushroom-derived beta glucans as a dietary supplement for rather cheap as well, and that would work its magic from the inside out, through the capillaries (if the claims on the site you linked are true).

Edited by holdout, 11 July 2014 - 04:07 AM.