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Skin Care Library

Learn about the best ingredients for your Baumann Skin Type® on the Skin Care library.

Coconut Oil in Skin Care

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Mar 22, 2023

What is coconut oil? Is coconut oil used in skin care? Is coconut oil right for your skin? Find out all this and more in our skin care ingredient blog on all the uses of coconut oil in different types of products and level up your skin care knowledge!

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Mineral Oils in Skin Care

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Mar 22, 2023

What is mineral oil? Why is mineral oil used in skin care? Is mineral oil good for your skin? Learn all about why and how mineral oils are used in skin care, and find products containing mineral oils for your skin type!

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Evening Primrose Oil in Skin Care

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Mar 21, 2023

Evening Primrose Oil is one of the best sources of gamma linolenic fatty acids. It can be used orally or topically to treat skin conditions. It is most often used to treat inflammation. It may have some hormonal effects when used orally.

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Sunflower Oil in Skin Care

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Mar 19, 2023

Sunflower oil oil is an unsaturated fat derived from sunflower seeds. What fatty acids are in sunflower oil and what is it good for?

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Essential Oils in Skin Care

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Mar 15, 2023

Essential oils are extracts from plants that have antir-rdness, antimicrobial and antioxidant effects.

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Dry Oils in Skin Care

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Mar 14, 2023

Dry oils are unsaturated fats that solidify into a filmy residue when left on the skin. Unsaturated fatty acids have many beneficial properties in skin care. Read this blog to learn all about the different kinds of dry oils used in skin care and their functions.

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Oils in Skin Care Products

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Mar 11, 2023

What makes something an oil? What oils are best to use on the body and face? What fatty acids are in different oil types?

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Occlusive Ingredients in Moisturizers and Masks

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Oct 04, 2022

Occlusive ingredients are found in moisturizers and other skin care products. They coat the skin’s surface, preventing water from evaporating off of the skin. Learn what occlusive ingredients do in moisturizers and which ingredients are considered occlusive skincare ingredients.

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Fatty Acids in Skin Care

By Dr. Leslie Baumann on Sep 19, 2022

Many ingredients found in moisturizers have fatty acids. Lipids are comprised of fatty acids. The type and amount of fatty acids in moisturizers, especially barrier repair moisturizers, determines their effects. Learn which fatty acids are anti-inflammatory and which help repair the skin barrier.

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