Skin profiles were analysed using the surface evaluation of
living skin method which provides parameters associated with
roughness, scaling, smoothness and wrinkling of the skin.
Upon intervention for 12 weeks with flaxseed oil, roughness,
scaling and smoothness were improved (Table 7). Supplementation
with borage oil caused modifications in the same parameters,
but only the decrease in scaling from week 0 to week 6
was statistically significant. No changes were determined in
the placebo group except for a small but statistically significant
decrease in the parameter smoothness. None of the treatments
affected wrinkling.