You probably know that vitamins are an important part of your diet. And you may have noticed that vitamins are good for the skin. Getting to know all those different vitamins and their usefulness, that's another story. Nivea takes you on who does what and where you can find them. For example, vitamins have an effect on the skin through food, but they can also be added to skin care. Below is an overview of vitamins (vitamins A, B, C and E) how they work and where you eat and apply them. This way you give your skin that little bit extra inside and out and you go into the day with a radiant face!
Vitamin A keeps your skin firm. It helps reduce fine lines, gives your skin a younger look and slows the formation of new wrinkles. These properties are due to the fact that vitamin A is an antioxidant:it protects your skin against free radicals and can thus prevent premature skin aging. So antioxidants help you produce smooth and glowing skin. In addition, vitamin A is effective in treating acne, pimples and eczema.
You can mainly find vitamin A in animal products such as meat, dairy, fish and egg, but also in carrots, kale, spinach and endive.
Vitamin B – in all its eight variants – is also a great ally against the aging of the skin. For example, vitamins B3 and B5 ensure that your skin cells become stronger. They help reduce wrinkles and protect your skin from harmful UV rays. They stimulate cell renewal and help your skin maintain its moisture balance. Vitamin B is therefore your absolute go-to when you suffer from dry or irritated skin.
You eat vitamins B3 and B5 with rice, legumes, wheat products, broccoli and tomato.
First this:A firm and young-looking skin is largely due to collagen. Collagen is an important protein in our connective tissue, which ensures that the skin retains its elasticity and volume. Vitamin C is essential for the production of collagen. This vitamin therefore helps to strengthen your skin, but also reduces pigmentation spots and helps against rosacea. Vitamin C is also a strong antioxidant (here we have it again) and limits damage from UV rays. Team work makes the dream work and that is why this vitamin works best in combination with other antioxidants, such as vitamins A and E.
You get vitamin C by eating citrus fruits, kiwis and berries, but also cabbage varieties, tomatoes, broccoli and (sweet) potatoes.
Vitamin E is a welcome guest at the skincare party. As an antioxidant, it helps against skin aging and damage. Vitamin E also strengthens the skin barrier, so that your skin retains moisture more easily and therefore remains well hydrated. With this you prevent dry skin again! Even if you suffer from irregular skin, vitamin E is on your side:thanks to its regenerative capacity, it tackles dark spots on the skin and reduces (acne) scars. Last but not least, vitamin E also protects you from harmful UV rays. By absorbing UV-A and UV-B rays, they no longer have a chance to age your radiant skin prematurely.
Vitamin E can be found in many types of food:green vegetables, nuts and seeds, blueberries and mango, fish and shellfish, avocado and vegetable oils such as hemp seed oil.
