The skin is the largest organ of the body. It protects against disease and infection, regulates temperature and even helps produce vitamins. Healthy skin is important for beauty and overall health, and many of us prefer to keep our skin looking healthy than to keep it healthy.
The best way to keep skin looking healthy—young, fair, radiant, smooth, supple, and wrinkle-free—is to stay out of the sun.
The sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays produce healthy-looking skin, but they also cause more damage to the skin in terms of pigmentation, sunburn, and loss of elasticity. This can lead to premature aging in the form of wrinkles, fine lines, sagging, dark skin, uneven skin tone, loss of clarity, enlarged pores and dryness. The best of genetics, skin lightening treatments, and skin supplements are useless if they dance incessantly and relentlessly.
Staying out of the sun helps, but if you can't avoid it, you'll need to make sure you use sunscreen. This is especially important if the sun lasts for a long time.
Assuming we are sensitive to the sun, how can we improve the condition of our skin? We know that some oral supplements are effective for skin health, but what are these supplements and how effective are they?
Annex from the inside
The first group is vitamins and minerals that each organ needs to function properly.
Vitamins and minerals that can affect skin health include the B complex, especially B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), and B12 (cyanocobalamin). Excessive deficiency of vitamins B1 and B2 is known to cause a specific form of dermatitis (a type of skin inflammation). B12 deficiency is harmful to neurons and rapidly dividing cells, including skin cells.
In addition to vitamin B, lack of vitamin C, iron, and copper also affects the health of the skin. All three are important for the synthesis of collagen, the main structural protein that plumps and tones the skin.
Vitamin A is essential for the normal life cycle of skin cells. Lack of vitamin A causes the skin to become dry, cracked and prone to wrinkles. On the other hand, taking too much vitamin A can cause serious toxicity and should be avoided.
Vitamins C and E and beta-carotene have been identified as free radical scavenging antioxidants. (Free radicals cause skin deterioration and aging.) However, while the role of free radicals and antioxidants are indisputable, additional vitamins and other micronutrients improve skin quality and counteract the aging process, clinical results have not been conclusively proven.
An overdose can be just as harmful as a deficiency, so it's best to stay within the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA).
Help is important
Acne products should be combined with topical application - at least SPF 30 sunscreen, creams (preferably skin lightening agent) and moisturizer (preferably skin lightening agent). Compared to topical supplements, the effects of oral supplements are slower and more subtle. Customers should be realistic about their expectations because results may not be visible in 7 days or 2 weeks.
We recommend the same approach for skin health:
* A healthy balanced diet consists of all food groups, vitamins, minerals and micronutrients.
* Maintain a positive and happy attitude. It has been established that certain skin conditions such as acne and eczema are more common among people with acne.
* If you smoke, stop smoking. Smoke causes free radicals, damages skin microcirculation, and causes discoloration of teeth and other discolorations.
* Minimize sun exposure and get plenty of sun exposure every day.
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