Can licorice help with dry skin?

(Jello_Baby) #1

One of the side effects of keto can be dehydration and water loss. Can licorice help with that?

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #2

Yes. The sugar in the licorice will attract water. I believe it’s four grams of water for every gram of glucose, or something like that.

But the easier way to deal with dehydration is to drink a bit of water, so when you get thirsty, drink. Don’t over-hydrate, because you don’t want to disrupt your electrolyte balance. If you’ve allowed yourself to become really dehydrated, you will probably need a bit of salt along with the water, to help with the electrolyte balance.

#3

I have no clue on that but I second what Paul said…when one goes more into carb foods it does retain more water in our bodies so??

does licorice have other properties, no idea on it LOL

Thing on that could be when one gets thirsty it is said they are already in dehydration phases so…making water a real focus thru our day is smart, just like Paul said and alot of times we confuse ‘hungry’ with being thirsty…drink before you eat is a good thing to do when we ‘get hungry’ when we kinda didn’t expect to be hungry.

Water is life. Not one doubt about that!

Sip thru the day. I drink a 16 or 20 oz amt of water upon waking cause I don’t do coffee, so my water is my morning drink to start the day then I also drink ALL day long. I do big water in my life which might be why I also do big salt LOL

I don’t know, it suits me for sure at this stage in the game :slight_smile:

(Central Florida Bob ) #4

What a fascinating question! I don’t think I’ve had licorice in about 160 years so I sure wouldn’t have noticed.

Do you mean eating the licorice or rubbing it on your skin?

I’m gonna assume it’s the first one and go with Paul’s summary. Let me add one thing, though. There’s a rule for all sorts of athletics but I heard it first as a cyclist: drink before you’re thirsty, eat before you’re hungry. (Cyclists in the big races eat during the race). I find it works for fasting days/weeks, too.

#5

Are you over showering fats off your skin with abrasive soaps leading to dry skin?

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #6

I actually found that my dry skin went away on a ketogenic diet. My elbows used to be very rough; now they’re so smooth that the slide across the table when I try to lean on them. (I’m joking, here, but they are incredibly smooth, compared to when I started keto four years ago.)

#7

You need to spread the word how great Keto Plan has lengthened your life span!! People need to know!! :clown_face:

(Allie) #8

No clue, wouldn’t want to try with the sugar and very often wheat it contains.
Water and salt would be much better.

(Jello_Baby) #9

Really? I have combination skin, dry some places spotty other places. That’s cool that it helped your skin.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #10

As a carb-burner, I used to have dry spots but also a very greasy face. Nowadays, my skin is hardly oily at all, and it is nevertheless smooth all over. I almost never get pimples (spots) anymore, unless I give in to my carb cravings and over-consume. Moreover, my skin tags have disappeared, and so has a small keloid scar I used to have. The vanishing of skin tags is a known sign of the restoration of metabolic health. I’m not sure I can credit keto with the vanishing of the keloid, but I’d like to. The general improvement of skin tone is definitely an effect of the keto diet, however.

(Jello_Baby) #11

I’ll tell myself this when I’m craving bread and cakes! Goals!

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #12

It usually helps me, though I have to confess it doesn’t always work. I am definitely a carb addict!

(Jello_Baby) #13

Toasted sourdough bread with warm butter and maple butter or Nutella. Or fresh fruit! :drooling_face:
It’s comforting to know that a even keto veteran like you craves carbs,