Best Ways to Apply Vitamin E to the Skin

Applying vitamin E capsules directly to your face is a simple measure with long term benefits, helping to delay the effects of aging. The skin is exposed to the action of free radicals on a daily basis, which damage the collagen production

and cell regeneration resulting in premature or more accelerated development of wrinkles on the face. In addition, vitamin E protects the skin from environmental pollutants and sunlight.

You can do this by creating a small hole with a pin in the capsule and carefully applying it on your freshly washed face, making sure your hands are perfectly clean before you use the vitamin E capsules. This direct application is the most suitable treatment if you're using these capsules due to a skin condition, such as eczema or psoriasis.

Due to its action against skin aging, vitamin E is one of the main ingredients in many commercial anti-aging creams. But if you want to take advantage of their properties in a more direct way, you might consider purchasing the vitamin E capsules you can find in health food stores or pharmacies. You just have to apply its contents onto a clean face just before bedtime to let it penetrate well through the night. With this simple step, your skin will begin to be more vital, fresh and young.

Another way to apply vitamin E to the skin is to add vitamin e oil or liquid vitamin E capsules directly to your usual moisturizer or anti-aging cream/serum, to strengthen its prevention against wrinkles and fine lines. Pour the contents of a capsule into your cream and spread it on your face when it's completely clean and free of impurities. Focus on the areas most affected by age and you will quickly begin to see results.

The best option is to use creams that already have a rich vitamin C component or mixed with a vitamin C serum, as the mixture of these two is excellent to fight free radicals and act as a natural skin protector against the sun. Vitamin E has been linked to the prevention of different types of skin cancer too.

And you can also use vitamin E to make effective homemade masks that allow you to benefit at the same time from the moisturizing and rejuvenating properties of other natural ingredients. We propose making a facial mask from cucumber and vitamin E, ideal for restoring the skin's lost luminosity and radiance.

To make it, you have to blend a well peeled cucumber with two liquid capsules of vitamin E. Apply the mixture to the face and leave it for at least 10 or 15 minutes. Ideally apply it at night, as it can leave your face pretty greasy during the first few hours.

In addition to applying vitamin E to the skin and the above methods, it is important that this nutrient is a part of your daily diet. The antioxidants it contains enhance your health, strengthen the immune system and protects the body from some diseases that can affect you on a cardiovascular level. Check out the list of foods rich in vitamin E, which contains the following:

• Vegetable oil
• Green leafy vegetables
• Nuts
• Eggs
• Liver
• Kiwi
• Papaya
• Coconut
• Cereal
• Seeds

If all the aforementioned ways in which you can use vitamin E for your skin are not enough, you should know it is also great at combating conditions that affect irregular hair growth. It can actually promote hair growth due to its properties that help increase the scalp's blood flow.Interested to know more? Check out the benefits of vitamin E on oneHOWTO.

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• If you're using vitamin E capsules on a large area of your skin such as thigh stretch marks or big scars, we recommend you add one teaspoonful of oilive oil for every three capsules you use. This will make the mixture more moist, easier to apply and boost the effect.
• If you notice allergy symptoms shortly after applying vitamin e on your skin, refrain from applying again and visit a dermatologist as soon as possible to know if you're allergic to the capsules.