4 Vitamins for Silky Skin

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4 Vitamins for Silky Skin

If you want to give your skin that enviable glow, you need to take your

vitamins. And sometimes that means wearing them! These four vitamins will help

make

your skin silky smooth, reports Prevention magazine.

 

Vitamin A

Since most of us get enough vitamin A in the foods we eat, especially from

sweet potatoes, baby carrots, mango, spinach, cantaloupe, milk, and egg yolks,

it's not necessary to take a supplement. Besides, too much vitamin A is

actually dangerous and could make you more susceptible to a hip fracture. But

topically, vitamin A can do wonders for your skin. Prevention magazine notes

that it

has been clinically shown to clear up acne and reduce the appearance of fine

lines and pores. Vitamin A creams are available by prescription, as well as in

less potent over-the-counter formulas.

 

Vitamin B

Foods rich in vitamin B-6 and B-12 include salmon, flounder, chicken, turkey,

and beef. Provided you're getting enough of the B vitamins in your diet, a

supplement will not noticeably improve your skin. But new research shows that

when vitamin B-5, also known as panthenol, and vitamin B-3, or niacinamide, are

added to skin care products, they help hydrate your skin and even-out your

skin tone.

 

Vitamin C

Too much sun can lead to wrinkles and skin cancer. Vitamin C helps to

counteract the effects of the free-radical damage caused by too much sun. The

experts

advise you to wear it and swallow it! When vitamin C is used in skin care

products it can enhance collagen production--but it must be in an effective,

stable form to work. Prevention advises you to look for labels with the words

" L-ascorbic acid, " " ascorbic palmitate, " or " magnesium ascorbyl phosphate. " In

addition to supplements, you can eat your vitamin C in papaya, broccoli, oranges

and orange juice, strawberries, kiwi, grapefruit and grapefruit juice, and

even raw peppers.

 

Vitamin E

A daily vitamin E supplement daily of 400 IU can help reduce wrinkles and

improve the texture of your skin. Prevention recommends that you look for labels

on the supplements that say " natural " or " d-alpha tocopherol. " Foods rich in

vitamin E include sunflower seeds, wheat germ, peanut butter, almonds, canned

salmon, canned tuna fish, olive oil, and lobster.

 

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