Natural Vitamin E - the Most Effective Skin Care?

Natural Skincare Tips #4

Natural Vitamin E - the Most Effective Skin Care?

The beauty industry is booming, and we are often overwhelmed by the large choice of skincare products available. Drugstores, department stores, even the internet offer hundreds of products targeted to pampering our skin. How do we find the most effective skincare?

When it comes to skincare products, the key is not in the advertisements, celebrity sponsors or even the price-tag. The important information is the ingredients list.

Remember, our skin absorbs everything we apply on it. It enters our body much like the food we eat. It is crucial that the skincare products we use be healthy and natural.

Unfortunately many cosmetic products, frequently the cheap ones, but shockingly, many expensive brands as well, are filled with synthetic ingredients. Unnatural products such a s mineral oils and chemicals will give a temporary soothing feeling. In the long run these materials will block pores and cause acne breakouts, allergic reactions, dryness and premature aging. In short, the opposite of what they should do.

Reference: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/

The Skincare Benefits of Vitamin E, According to Dermatologists

If you're a skincare lover—or if you just have eyeballs—you’ve probably noticed the recent trend in vitamin-filled skincare, each new product promising to totally transform your face. And the latest obsession? Good ole vitamin E, something you’ve definitely heard of before but most likely have no idea WTF it actually does.

Because even though vitamin E is in everything from that face serum your friend told you to buy to the moisturizer in the back of your medicine cabinet, that doesn’t explain why it’s so popular or what it's really doing to the surface of your skin. So because I have trust issues and can’t take anything at face value, I reached out to a dermatologist to get answers.

What is vitamin E?

Here’s the tea on vitamin E—or tocopherol, as it’s often called in ingredients labels. It’s a naturally occurring antioxidant that protects your skin against free radicals, says Rita V. Linkner, MD, a dermatologist in New York City.

As a refresher, free radicals are the bad guys—they’re molecules in the environment that damage your skin and weaken its elasticity. And you can’t really avoid them since they come from everyday things like pollution, cigarette smoke, chemicals, and the sun. Vitamin E, however, is an army that defends your skin against all the sh*t it has to deal with on a daily basis, protecting it like an invisible shield.

Read full article here: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/a27609307/vitamin-e-for-skin-benefits-products/

The other important factor is the actual quantity of natural vitamin E contained in the product. Though some companies do use high quality, natural ingredients, because these come at a high price, they are often used in very minimal amounts. These tiny quantities have little actual benefit on our skin, they rather serve marketing purposes. The most effective skincare products will have this valuable vitamin on levels of 0.5 to 1%.

Now that you know the facts on one of the most important cosmetic ingredients. Arm yourself with further information about active natural ingredients that will have visible results on the health and beauty of your skin.

Have you read my previous post? Check it here: Natural Skincare Tips #3