Boost your vitamin intake by taking supplements and give yourself the additional assurance that your body is receiving the nutrition it needs. The following supplements can be used to make your skin more smooth and supple.
Vitamin A: This is a fat soluble vitamin, which can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It also protects the skin from sun damage and can repair some of the damage done to the skin by the sun. In higher doses in is prescribed to heal severe acne. However, if you are a smoker, I would get Medical approval before taking Vitamin A supplements as taking this supplement may have links to a higher rate of lung cancer. Yet another reason to quit the evil sticks, just saying 🙂
Vitamin Bs: A water soluble vitamin, which needs to be replaced daily. These stress relieving energy giving little bombs make up critical links in a number of enzyme related chemical reactions. This also helps to protect the skin. Taking the contraceptive pill can deplete Vitamin B12 in the body. One of the side effects of this can be depression, which is a real passion killer I would say.
Vitamin C: This is also a water soluble vitamin, so it needs to be taken daily. Vitamin C helps to prevent free radical damage by scavenging and destroying the nasty little critters and helps in the production of collagen. The vertical lines on your face, like crow’s feet, are caused by lack of and damage to collagen. Again smoking severely depletes your stores of Vitamin C, which is why smokers have more lines on their faces.
Vitamin E: This is the moisturising vitamin. It is fat soluble and is also effective at repairing skin damage and banishing free radicals. Vitamin E is contained in a lot of stretch-mark creams, which contain wheatgerm oil, known for its high concentration of Vitamin E. So if it can reduce stretch-marks you can see how it can make the skin more supple by nourishing the skin.
If you want to know more about these little miracles of nature, pop into Health Highway in Rondebosch, where they carry extensive ranges of the best quality vitamins and supplements, or contact them on 021 6851795.
