Dry Skin
phenotype · Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Nutrients connected to Dry Skin
A link means the body needs the nutrient for this, or that low intake is linked to it. It does not mean extra supplements help if your intake is already adequate; each link shows how strong the evidence is.
- Coconut OilPreliminary or mixed
A two-week trial in 34 adults found virgin coconut oil raised skin hydration, about as well as mineral oil.
- Cauliflower mushroomPreliminary or mixed
One small placebo-controlled trial found lower skin water loss; it did not test people diagnosed with dry skin.
- Koji & AmazakePreliminary or mixed
Review reports skin water content benefits in randomized trials; the one trial we read used milk amazake.
- Dead Sea SaltPreliminary or mixed
Hydration improved in atopic dry skin in one small study.
- Olive OilPreliminary or mixed
The adult barrier study found olive oil reduced barrier integrity and its authors discouraged it for dry skin; hydration measures in babies rose slightly.
- Marula OilPreliminary or mixed
One small study of 20 healthy women found moisturising effects; weak evidence.
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