What you eat, and the vitamins and nutrients that your diet supplies, can have a dramatic impact on how your skin looks and feels.

  Beauty begins from within. Your diet makes a huge difference in the appearance of your skin, and adding particular vitamins to your diet can dramatically change how your skin looks and feels.

  Many vitamins can be applied topically to the skin with creams and serums — but taking vitamins orally, whether it’s through your diet or in the form of supplements, allows them to work their magic all over your entire body instead of just your face.

 For gorgeous, glowing skin, here are the vitamins you should be adding to your diet.

  Although your body can generate vitamin D after sun exposure, this might not be best for your skin. Foods rich in vitamin D include fatty fish and fortified milk.

  Vitamin D

       Is often called the sunshine vitamin, thanks to our body’s ability to produce it through sun exposure. However, sun exposure comes with other risks to your skin, including premature aging, sunspots, and an increased risk of skin cancer — so what is the best way to get enough vitamin D?

 Vitamin D is a fat-soluble hormone found in fatty fish and dairy — and thanks to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, it’s great for acne and red, inflamed skin. Despite its great health and skin benefits, vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common nutritional deficiencies all over the world.^[1]

 What makes vitamin D so special? It’s been shown to protect skin from aging, with patients with high levels of vitamin D showing DNA  that is the equivalent of five years younger than those with lower levels.^[2] Acne sufferers are also likely to have less vitamin D in their systems — and supplementing with vitamin D can improve their skin.^[3]

 Where to find it: Salmon, tuna, orange juice, milk, and mushrooms.

 Vitamin C

 You likely already have a healthy helping of vitamin C in your diet — but with how effective this vitamin can be when it comes to your skin, there’s a strong argument for adding more, via either supplements or particular foods.

 Vitamin C comes with an entire laundry list of benefits to your skin, including brightening and redness reduction, reducing the appearance of under-eye circles, reducing hyperpigmentation, and more.^[4]

 vitamin C may also boost collagen production — ideal for anti-aging. Collagen reduces the appearance of sagging or loose skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.^[5]

 It’s good for more than just glowing skin, too: taking vitamin C can help reduce stress, help shorten colds and flu, and potentially even help protect against strokes.^[6]