Vitamin E And Skin Care
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin known for its antioxidant properties. Because it’s an antioxidant, it can neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules, and is popular in skin care products. Vitamin E comes in different forms: tocopherols and tocotrienols. Tocopherols are mainly used in skin care products.
How can vitamin E aid in skin care?
Vitamin E can help decrease the effects of psoriasis, erythema, and may help in reducing skin cancer risk. Vitamin E can also slow the aging of cells and tissues, protect against second-hand smoke, speed wound and burn healing, and reduce scarring.
Dietary sources of vitamin E
Vegetable oils, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts), wheat germ, greens (beet, collard, mustard, turnip), and green leafy vegetables (spinach and kale) are main dietary sources of vitamin E.
More about Vitamin E:
Tocopherol - Wikipedia
Vitamin E - WholeHealthMD
