Hi there - Someone told me recently that olive oil has the same type of molecular structure as human blood. I have not been able to find any evidence of this but was wondering if it is true.

Where might I try to find info on such a thing?

Also, if they have a similar structure, would this mean olive oil is more easily absorbed into the body?

What size does a molecule have to be in order to be absorbed into skin? Anybody know?

Cheers.

Miss Green

I Don't THINK SO,
But I will soon check and let you know
Well I have heard and tried it ,it reallt gets absorbed easily and gives skin a glow
They won't be same but may be some of the fatty acids are similar to as in human epithelial
So that's y
,cz like dissolves/adsorbs into like

Wait for my next reply...

Very quick answer -- not even close. Olive oil is composed almost exclusively of trigylcerides with unsaturated fatty acids. Blood is an incredibly complex mix of cells, plasma, proteins, fats, etc. The only similarity I could see is that the viscosity is probably somewhat similar.l

medgen
I said adsorbed not absorbed
Yaaaaaaaa
I agree that was a quick answer rather...

Am sorry I haven't talked about blood,although there are no similarities
But I have just quoted about the absorbance of loive oil in skin
N I have talked about epithelial composition


International Olive Oil Council (http://www.internationaloliveoil.org/tm/canada/askus.asp?lang=english#17)

Chemical Composition of Olive Oil :: El Olivo (http://www.elolivo-olive-oil.com/pages.php?pageid=11)
Now b-carotene

Takuji Murata1, Hiroshi Tamai1 , Takao Morinobu1, Mitsuhiro Manago1, Akira Takenaka2, Hiroyuki Takenaka3 and Makoto Mino1

(1) Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigakumachi, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
(2) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Ohtsu, Shiga, Japan
(3) Nikken Sohonsha Co. Ltd. Gifu, Japan

Received: 6 March 1992 Revised: 24 July 1992 Accepted: 9 August 1992

Abstract The β-carotene concentrations in plasma, blood cells and buccal mucosal cells were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. This method was 1,000 times more sensitive than the conventional spectrophotometric method. Polymorphonuclear cells and red blood cells had lower β-carotene levels than the other cells. After oral administration of 580 mg/day of all-trans β-carotene to human male volunteers for a week, the β-carotene concentrations in all cell types increased at least several times above the original levels.




WELL IF BETA CAROTENE IS A SMALLERE CONTENT OF BLOOD CELLS ,THEN IT SHARES ITS Presence IN OLIVE OIL AS WELL...



More similarilties exist well I can just put up this... I will spend time at searching for it,. thanks for some more suggestions


I apreciate this question...

SpringerLink - Journal Article (http://www.springerlink.com/content/k452q4564n626m02/)

Sovaira,

I wasn't meaning to impugne your answer. Actually, I was giving my response to the original post. And by 'quick answer', I was referring to my quick answer. I'm sorry for the confusion this caused.

BTW -- You are probably correct about the adsorption.

Hey Guys - I was a Literature major, so bear with me! :)

So, the molecular structure is not similar.


But the absorption is high and increases B-carotene in blood cells?

THANKS!! I appreciate all your help.

M