Here's a look at some emu oil studies and its reported health benefits.

Research has shown emu oil can reduce inflammation, accelerate wound healing, penetrate deep into your skin, moisturize and improve skin texture.

Emu Oil Studies Prove it Reduces Inflammation and Promotes Rapid Skin Healing

Guangzhou, China - Researchers investigated the effects of emu oil on wound healing in rats.

144 rats with 2nd degree burns were treated with one of the following:

• saline solution
• iodine
• emu oil

Reseachers discovered that emu oil had the following effects on wound healing:

• Relieved swelling and seeping of wounds
• Reduced inflammation faster
• Faster wound healing
• Increased new skin growth over the wounds
• No infection or side effects from the emu oil

Researchers concluded emu oil lowers inflammation in second degree burns due to lower inflammatory chemicals in the skin.

They also determined that emu oil accelerates wound healing by inhibiting secondary inflammation.

Emu Oil Improves Post-surgical Healing

Scientists compare the healing properties of emu oil against three traditional skin ointment creams:

• Polysporin - popular antibiotic cream
• Cortisone - corticosteriod used to reduce inflammation
• Furasin - antibacterial used to treat burns that become infected

Emu oil was applied to surgical wounds 24 hours post-surgery. They analyzed the skin cells six days later for any cellular changes.

Researchers discovered emu oil improved skin healing by 200% on surgical wounds.

No such effects were seen with Polysporin, Cortisone or Furasin ointments.

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