Vitamin E Benefits

Antioxidant Effects

Because of its antioxidant activity, vitamin E benefits skin by protecting skin cells from UV rays, pollution, drugs, and other contaminants that produce harmful free radicals that damages skin cells. Studies show that vitamin e is most effective in its natural alcohol form (also called mixed tocopherols) rather than its acetate form where it is a less effective. Make sure you read the ingredients of skin care products to make sure it has this form of vitamin E.

Helps Skin to Look Younger

Vitamin E added to lotions, helps play a role in the anti-aging of skin. It can make skin look younger by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Also, free radicals are believed to play an important role in skin aging and therefore the antioxidant activity is valuable for this skin problem.

Protection for Sun and Treating Sunburns

Vitamin E lotions help prevent and treat sunburns. These lotions protect the epidermis layer of the skin from early stages of ultra violet light damage. Vitamin E lotions also increase the effectiveness of sunscreens. In order to be most effective, they must be applied about 20 minutes before sun exposure in order to allow the vitamin E to be absorbed into the epidermis layer.

Stretch Marks Prevention

Even though stretch marks seem to be inevitable for many people, keeping the skin hydrated and moist with the right kind of lotion is the best way to prevent them. A high quality vitamin E lotion is extremely effective at keeping skin hydrated and elastic during pregnancy or other excessive weight gain.

Treatment of Skin Diseases

Vitamin E benefits also include aiding in the treatment of various skin diseases or skin conditions. Topical applications such as those used to treat psoriasis are one of the benefits of vitamin E.

Treatment of Scars

This is one of the more controversial vitamin E benefits. At first, it was thought it was very beneficial in the prevention and treatment of acne scarring and surgical scarring, as well as the healing of skin from various forms of damage such as burns. Recent research has questioned this benefit of vitamin E. In fact some studies have indicated that vitamin E lotions do not help prevent surgical scarring. This is contrary to the experience many people that claim vitamin E lotions help soften the appearance of scars.

Skin Cancer

One of the most important benefits of vitamin E is the prevention of skin cancer. This occurs because of its sun protection quality and of course its powerful antioxidant properties, which help reduce or prevent sun damage.

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