All the oils the oils that are discussed are natural oils that ARE edible. I have taken Wheat germ oil to help with cramps (high in vit e) when I ran out of my vit e capsules. It tastes nasty but it worked. People take hempseed oil for its omegas and I have cooked with ricebran oil (very light and does not over power food). I also use sesame oil when making asian dishes. I think you get the idea. Hopefully others can chime in with their experiences ingesting oils.
@Myjourney2009, I too ingest my oils. Currently I'm applying my wheat germ oil topically (hair) and ingesting 1TBS (just about daily) in my smoothies. How much were you taking?
Again, a lot of these websites make a lot of claims without actually citing any references (argh! pet peeve) and that misleads the reader. Someone replied to that blog in the comments sections saying:
"Little One, you are right that they only add ceramide in small concentrations- as low as 0.1% to 0.5% (emphasis mine). The L'oreal study used 0.1% and was clearly more than sufficient.
The concentrated product from L'Oreal claims to be 10 times more concentrated than what you would find in hair (which is not much anyway lol). However that is the claim."
I totally agree with that comment. Now, if you the concentrations (listed in my previos post) of ceramides in the three oils I bothered to research is 1-2%, which is 10 more that loreal used in the study! Imagine the benefits if you use a ceramide rich oil everyday!
Thanks! I guess I can cut down on my amount then. I'll take 1tsp every other day then.I took the suggested serving which is 1 tsp, it knocked those cramps out the box. I only did it until I got my vit e capsules. It was horrible but a good back up. I have read that vit e does not need to be taken every day because it is a fat soluble vitamin that is stored in your liver, it is a slow releasing vitamin. I take one 400 IU capsule every other day and I have no cramps EVER. Sometimes I forget and then I use those instead of pain killers and they do the job just as effectively within a half hour of taking one
To the ladies that use products with ceramides, do the shampoos contain ceramides as well?
I'd like to switch over to a ceramide product, but I have to use up my cera repair vials first.
So, can anyone highly recommend one of the product lines? Sounds like Redken is a good one. What about Joico? Do all Joico products contain ceramides?
I use L'Oreal sulfate free shampoo I got at walmart. I think it's the Everystrong line in the green packaging. It says Ceramide in the front. It gets my hair clean and makes it feel soft. They also have an overnight repair mask I've been using on my ends and love that as well.
Do you use the overnight repair mask every night? I have it, but I've only used it the night before my washes because I'm afraid of build-up.
Which sulfate free shampoo did you buy? I wanna get one, but I can't choose between the 3.
Would the L'Oreal overnight repair mask be similar to Mizani's H2O cream?
Did I miss something? Is sunflower oil no longer a ceramide or does it have a very low concentration?
Would the L'Oreal overnight repair mask be similar to Mizani's H2O cream?
Did I miss something? Is sunflower oil no longer a ceramide or does it have a very low concentration?
lilikoi What does this mean?
almond oil-- Looks like 22% ceramide out of 10% polar lipids in the total oil sample (90% neutral oils) which represents a correction: ignore this--->ceramide<----
What are we ignoring? What is the correction? Does almond oil have ceramides or not?
I meant: ignore the word "ceramide" (in gray) in that one spot of that sentence because the correct term was "sphingolipid". I made the correction after someone had already quoted my post with the mistake so I just grayed it out.
i gave sunflower oil another chance. it is not as bad as i had originally thought. it will be a good ceramide to use when flat ironing or wearing my hair down because it is very light. it however does not make my hair as soft has hemp seed oil. hemp seed oil makes it easier to detangle and i retain moisture much longer. i dont know after this bottle if i will repurchase.. we will just have to seee
Don't know if anyone asked this (long thread at this point), where are you guys getting your hemp seed oil from?
Can anyone tell me if Jane Carter Nourish and Shine have Ceramides. I hear this for air-drying but I want ceramides.
Don't know if anyone asked this (long thread at this point), where are you guys getting your hemp seed oil from?