How DHEA Benefits Health

Benefits Aging Skin

Studies have shown DHEA supplements may improve skin health and reduce visible signs of skin aging. Research conducted in 2000 by Dr. Etienne Baulieu followed 280 male and female subjects between sixty and seventy-nine years old. Each study participant took fifty milligrams of DHEA orally daily. After one year, the researchers noted improvements in the hydration of the skin's surface and thickness of the epidermal layer. Skin pigmentation and the production of sebum both improved as well. A separate, smaller study carried out by Dr. Nouveau investigated whether topical DHEA supplements could offer similar benefits for aging skin. In the study, twenty postmenopausal female patients applied a cream that contained one percent of DHEA to their faces and hands. A control group of twenty postmenopausal females applied a placebo cream that did not have any active ingredients. After four months, patients who applied the DHEA cream had brighter skin than those in the control group, and the DHEA cream appeared to reduce epidermal atrophy. The skin appeared less papery as well.

Continue reading to learn more about the health benefits linked to DHEA supplements now.