Looking after your skin is very important and should be included in your health routine. Including vitamins in your skincare routine couldn’t be easier, you can get high-quality supplements and skincare products like creams and oils.
When your skin is looked after you can help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots, dryness and redness. Also helps you look more youthful.
Vitamin C
Taking Vitamin C every day will help fight the signs of ageing. This is because of its antioxidant properties which have a role in collagen creation. Not only this vitamin C is great for reducing dark spots. This is why many skincare products contain vitamin C.
How to get more Vitamin C in your diet?
- Citrus fruits like oranges
- Broccoli
- Spinach
- Take high-quality supplements
- Skincare products which include Vitamin C
Vitamin D
You can get vitamin D from sunlight. Vitamin D plays an important role in skin protection. It helps your skin cells repair. It protects your immune system by destroying free radicals which can cause the appearance of ageing.
Boost your Vitamin D by:
- Orange juice
- Yoghurt
- Salmon
- Tuna
- High-quality supplements
Vitamin E
Same as vitamin C, vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant. Vitamin E helps protect your skin from sun damage, it does this by absorbing harmful UV light when it’s applied to the skin. You will find Vitamin E present in many skincare products, it’s better to get through diet or supplements as you need around 15mg daily.
Increase your Vitamin E by:
- Almonds
- Hazelnuts
- Sunflower seeds
- Multivitamins
- Creams or oils containing vitamin E & vitamin C
These are just some vitamins for your skin. Others include vitamin K, Vitamin A and Vitamin B.
Vitamins are crucial for your health, vitamin deficiencies will affect your skin health. If you are deficient in these certain vitamins you increase your risk of skin damage.
Stay healthy
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