Q. I take Vitamin E, and I also rub it on my face sometimes. I just heard it's good for the skin, but what does Vitamin E do actually?
A. Vitamin E is a vitamin because of its antioxidant activity, and I think it is the only vitamin with that characteristic. Vitamin means that you have to get it from the environment (food, usually) because your own body cannot make it and, if you don't get in in enough quantity, the effects of the deficiency will become evident.
Vitamin E deficiency is rare in humans, so you don't have to worry about it, it will be present in the foods you eat. The most active form of Vitamin E is alpha-D-tocopherol, but other chemicals also have vitamin E activity.
Do you need to apply vitamin E to your skin? Yes, eventually. Older skin does not get eneough nutrients and vitamins from the blood supply reaching the dermis, so you will be better off giving your skin some vitamin E, plus other antioxidants. This, by itself, will not prevent your skin from aging, but the antioxidant activity of alpha-D-tocopherol will inactivate free radicals formed in your skin as a response to environmental factors and your own respiratory machinery. Because free radicals are a main factor in skin aging, vitamin E will help, protecting the lipids in the cell membranes and others in your skin.
Don't forget the antioxidants that are water soluble, you need many antioxidants, the more and varied, the better.
Hope I answered your question, if not contact me at www.skinactives.com
Good luck and best wishes
Hannah
Vitamin E deficiency is rare in humans, so you don't have to worry about it, it will be present in the foods you eat. The most active form of Vitamin E is alpha-D-tocopherol, but other chemicals also have vitamin E activity.
Do you need to apply vitamin E to your skin? Yes, eventually. Older skin does not get eneough nutrients and vitamins from the blood supply reaching the dermis, so you will be better off giving your skin some vitamin E, plus other antioxidants. This, by itself, will not prevent your skin from aging, but the antioxidant activity of alpha-D-tocopherol will inactivate free radicals formed in your skin as a response to environmental factors and your own respiratory machinery. Because free radicals are a main factor in skin aging, vitamin E will help, protecting the lipids in the cell membranes and others in your skin.
Don't forget the antioxidants that are water soluble, you need many antioxidants, the more and varied, the better.
Hope I answered your question, if not contact me at www.skinactives.com
Good luck and best wishes
Hannah
Any good vitamin E brands out there you recommend?
Q. I have severely dry cracked skin especially on my feet... not sure if I'm vitamin e deficient but I want to try taking vitamin E supplements to help remedy my skin condition. Do you think this is advisable? If so, what brands can you recommend?
A. If your skin problem was caused by a lack of vitamin E then it wouldn't only affect your feet. It would affect your skin all over.
Vitamin E deficiency symptoms include anemia,caratacts,neurological damage and abnormalities of the liver,brain and bone marrow. These are all quite serious problems. If you do not have them then you are not vitamin E deficient.
The main cause of cracked skin on the feet is excessively dry skin because the feet have no oil glands.
Try E45 cream. I find it very soothing and it is easily available.
Vitamin E deficiency symptoms include anemia,caratacts,neurological damage and abnormalities of the liver,brain and bone marrow. These are all quite serious problems. If you do not have them then you are not vitamin E deficient.
The main cause of cracked skin on the feet is excessively dry skin because the feet have no oil glands.
Try E45 cream. I find it very soothing and it is easily available.
doctor consulted me to take vitamin e orally to stop thinning of hairs does it work?
Q. my age is 20 from past 7 months m suffering from hair thinning doc consulted me to take vitamin e capsules orally and a tonic of vitamins and minerals m taking it regularly as directed by doctor will it work? i am taking it from last one week? i was suffering from lung infection doctor told that my hairs are thinning and growing grey cause of cough . cough effects hairs?
A. In Chinese medicine, premature hair loss or graying of hair is due to Kidney Deficiency and a lack of blood circulation (thus nutrients) to the scalp. Vitamin B helps build blood and is depleted during times of stress, so it can be very helpful. Vitamin E can also be helpful in re-establishing healthy hair. Kidney tonics can help to restore thinning hair or reverse balding if there is still some fuzz (if you are shiny bald, it is all over). Here are the causes of hair loss according to TCM and some tonic herbs for hair loss:
http://www.agelessherbs.com/hairlossremedy.html
http://www.agelessherbs.com/hairlossremedy.html
What is vitamin e oil good for?
Q. i have natures bounty vitamin e oil & i've been putting 5 drops a day in my water, is this okay to do?
also, will it clog my pores even if taken orally?
also, will it clog my pores even if taken orally?
A. Vitamin E oil is good for speeding the healing of cold sores. Useful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles of the skin. Used to treat sunburns ~ apply at least 20 minutes before the exposure to sun. Useful for removing scars from the skin ~ lighten marks in a few weeks and disappear marks within a few months. Prevents water loss from the skin ~ helps retain skin's oil balance. Good for sexual lubricant. May help prevent age spots. Helps prevent stretch-marks. The oil is applied to the skin.
Vit. E cap. can be swalowed. Take recommended dosage. Too much vit. e can be dangerous. Vit. e helps protect against ill effects of smoking, smog, and sun. Helps prevent or delay cataract growth of the eyes. Helps overcome infertlity. Helps lower risk of heart disease.
Do not take vit. e caps. if you have:
Liver disease, iron-deficiency anemia, intestinal problems, bleeding or clotting problems, or if you have an allergic reaction to vitamin e.
Vit. E cap. can be swalowed. Take recommended dosage. Too much vit. e can be dangerous. Vit. e helps protect against ill effects of smoking, smog, and sun. Helps prevent or delay cataract growth of the eyes. Helps overcome infertlity. Helps lower risk of heart disease.
Do not take vit. e caps. if you have:
Liver disease, iron-deficiency anemia, intestinal problems, bleeding or clotting problems, or if you have an allergic reaction to vitamin e.
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