upper skin layers absorb oxygen directly from the surface, not from blood flow

Interruption of blood flow (suprasystolic occlusion) caused only a 9.5 ± 6.3% increase in transcutaneous oxygen flux, demonstrating that the upper skin layers are almost exclusively supplied by external (transdermal) gas rather than blood.

What this means for you

Your skin's outermost layers rely almost entirely on oxygen absorbed from the outside — not from circulation. This means that applying ozone or oxygen topically can directly raise oxygen levels in surface tissue, which may support skin resilience, recovery from minor irritation, and the kind of cellular environment where repair happens more efficiently.

The published research

Journal of Physiology (2002), 538.3, pp. 985–994 DOI: 10.1013/jphysiol.2001.013067
· 2002
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