Topical Omega 3-6-9, who do we appreciate?

My skin is looking so haggard lately. I think it’s the stress of not having worked in 5 months.  

None of the products I usually love seem to be working.  Thus I’ve been on a quest to find one that can actually make a dent in the speed aging that’s taking place on my face.

I wrote before about how wonderful ingesting Udo’s Omega 3-6-9 Essential Fatty Acids Oil is for the skin, hair and nails. The only problem is you’re supposed to take 2 capsules, three times a day.

I can’t remember to eat food, which is life sustaining, three times a day, never mind take some gratuitous capsules. 

Since the capsules are so good for the skin, I thought I’d try cutting them open and putting the oil directly on my face.

This way I could ingest the capsules, helping my skin from the inside out (when I remembered) and also put it on my skin, helping my skin from the outside in.  Hell, I’d probably inject it into my facial tissue also, if I wasn’t so squeamish. 

I was shocked at how well this worked as a topical oil. My skin immediately looked firmer and dewy, felt super soft and smooth, the fine lines had lessened, and my face had a healthy, pink glow. Dare I say it, but I think it actually made me look younger. 

So I started applying it to my skin both in the AM and PM.  It’s doing wonders, for what I thought was a hopeless case. 

I looked online to see if there were any topical, Omega 3-6-9 skincare products available. The only one I found was Philosophy’s “When Hope is Not Enough Omega 3-6-9 Replenishing Lotion”.    Has anyone tried this?

But don’t get just any Omega 3-6-9 oil, because most of them are fish-based

 
 and you’ll end up walking around smelling like the love child of the Gorton's Fisherman and Mrs. Paul.

Make sure to get a vegetarian variety, like Udo’s (which is made from flax seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, coconut oil, evening primrose oil and the bran of rice and oats).

I also tried to make a facial mask out of pulverized Centrum multi-vitamins.  That one did go so well. 

If you end up trying the Omega 3-6-9 oil, let me know what you think.

Comments

[Heather B.]

LOL @ "and you’ll end up walking around smelling like the love child of the Gorton's Fisherman and Mrs. Paul."

Just what I need to complete my beauty package. Smelling like scaly aquatic vertebrates.

[Peachy]

Hey, I have Hashimoto's too!
Unfortunately some time this summer my hair started abandoning my head- you know I may have to brave the 14 degree chicago weather and jaunt out to whole foods and try out that oil.

[jenny]

Hey Peachy,
Make sure to get the pill form because the liquid form is kind of gross tasting (at least I think so). Hope it helps!
jenny

[Bianca Cram]

I'm so glad somebody had the same question as I did!!! Im looking at my bottle of omega's 3-6-9 and yes they are a vegetarian capsule. I'm going to take your advice and brave this test. I'm just afraid I'll brake out! =l Good to see it worked on you, hope it works on me as well.