Georgie Cleeve, the owner of OSKIA, talked through the A-E guide of vitamins your skin can benefit from in terms of topical applications.
“Vitamin A helps diminish the appearance of fine lines on the skin, while leaving it soft, smooth, and supple,” said Cleeve.
“It encourages cell renewal, increasing epidermal thickness and skin elasticity, giving the skin a youthful appearance, and prevents skin roughness resulting from UV exposure.”
Foods rich in vitamin A include kale, spinach, tomatoes, eggs, mango and cantaloupe.
As for vitamin B, focus on vitamin B5, Cleeve recommended, which “appears to stimulate cellular proliferation and help tissue repair”.
Foods rich in vitamin B5 include mushrooms, avocados, nuts, seeds, and chicken breast.
Vitamin C could “protect against free-radical damage” and, when applied topically, can brighten the skin and even out hyperpigmentation.
Cleeve said: “The majority of the UK population is Vitamin D deficient.”
This is why she recommended supplementation or topical Pro-Vitamin S3, with the latter “helping to improve the skin’s feel and firmness”.
Vitamin D can be found in oily fish, such as salmon, mackerel and sardines, as well as egg yolks.
Award-winning GP and aesthetics doctor, Dr Ahmed El Muntaasar said: “I’m a big fan of actually applying vitamins topically.
“You can take orally, but it’s just a small concentration that will go to your skin.”
This is why Cleeve suggested vitamin E is the “most important oil-soluble antioxidant and free-radical scavenger when applied topically”.
Applied topically, vitamin E is a “good moisturiser” that protects against UV and free radical damage.
In short, topical applications of vitamins A to E can help the appearance of fine lines, soften the skin, brighten the skin, and improve firmness and provide protection.
Source: | This article first appeared on Express.co.uk
