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Article: The Ultimate Guide to Vitamin E for Your Skin

The Ultimate Guide to Vitamin E for Your Skin
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The Ultimate Guide to Vitamin E for Your Skin

Vitamin E has long been an important ingredient for skincare enthusiasts, being able to nourish, protect, and rejuvenate the skin. It can be found in almost every skincare or body-care product on the market today, whether that be in small or large amounts. Even though Vitamin E is a popular skincare choice today, you might be wondering WHY it is such an essential part of peoples’ routines. Here’s everything you need to know about Vitamin E and why you should incorporate it into your skincare routine as well.


 

What is Vitamin E?

Vitamin E, also known as Tocopherol, is an important antioxidant that is vital to your skin’s health. While you are probably getting your Vitamin E intake through foods such as olive oil, salmon, and broccoli, topical use of Vitamin E is just as important, providing you with other forms of the vitamin that cannot be found in the diet.

According to Oregon State University, “Vitamin E is the most abundant lipophilic antioxidant found in the human skin” (Michels 2012). This means that Vitamin E is one of the primary means to keeping our skin barrier healthy, strong, and moisturized.

 

The Importance of Vitamin E in Skincare

Not only is Vitamin E essential to keeping our skin looking radiant and healthy, but it is also a vital factor in preventing your skin’s premature aging. As we already know, Vitamin E keeps moisture locked into your skin. When your skin becomes too dry, this leads to fine lines and wrinkles from your skin pulling on itself. Vitamin E prevents dryness, implying that it also prevents fine lines and wrinkles to appear earlier on your skin, as well as giving you that additional plumpness. 

Because it is an antioxidant, Vitamin E can reduce your skin’s swelling and redness, acting as an anti-inflammatory for your skin. As well as this, one study shows that antioxidants, especially Vitamin E, work to inhibit sun damage, adding an extra protective factor against harsh rays (although you should always wear sunscreen!).

 

Why Have an Extra Step for Vitamin E?

Many products we use for our skincare on a day-to-day basis contain tocopherol in their formulas. Many times, though, this is for the purpose of preserving shelf-life rather than delivering additional benefits for your skin. 

Having a separate step for Vitamin E in your skincare routine allows you to experience the maximum benefits it has to offer, typically offering higher concentrations of the vitamin itself. While you shouldn’t use too much Vitamin E throughout your routine, using the recommended amount (typically a few drops of oil) can be extremely beneficial. 

Having a separate formula for Vitamin E also allows you to more efficiently target your application to the areas you truly need it. While it is common to apply a tocopherol formula to the entire face, Vitamin E can be buildable, allowing you to focus on areas you feel might need extra love.

 

Oil vs. Serum vs. Cream

There are three main types of common Vitamin E formulas: oils, serums, and creams. Each type offers specific benefits for your skin:

 

Vitamin E Oil: Oils offer the most hydration of all three formulas. They’re best used at night or as a final step in your skincare routine. Vitamin E oil is best for those with dry or mature skin, giving you extra nourishment and barrier-repair.


Vitamin E Serums: Serums are the lightest option of all three formulas. They are fast-absorbing and typically target specific issues such as hyperpigmentation. Vitamin E serums work best under a moisturizer.


Vitamin E Creams: Creams offer both hydration and protection, made from emulsions of oil and water. Vitamin E creams are great for moisturizing, but they lack the concentrated benefits other options offer.

 

Key Ingredients in Uazu’s Vitamin E Oil Formula

Our 4-ingredient-formula gives the full benefits of Vitamin E while avoiding the extra, artificial ingredients many other formulas contain.

 

  • Castor Oil: This thick oil offers optimal hydration while simultaneously soothing and protecting the skin’s barrier.

 

  • Jojoba Oil: This lightweight oil is known as “liquid gold,” and is perfect for balancing your skin’s oil production while providing deep hydration. Jojoba oil offers a healthy dose of Vitamin E to the formula as well.

 

  • Sacha Inchi Oil: This nutrient-dense oil, extracted straight from the amazon rainforest, promotes skin repair and elasticity. This luxurious oil is an excellent source of Vitamin E.

 

  • Vanilla Fruit Extract: This extract not only gives off a warm and comforting aroma, but it is also rich in antioxidants that support skin rejuvenation. 

 

How to Use Vitamin E in Your Skincare Routine

Incorporating a Vitamin E formula into your skincare routine is simple, but it does vary depending on the type of Vitamin E formula you are using. 

After cleansing and drying your face, you’ll want to begin with the lightest formula in your skincare routine – typically, these are serums. You’ll then want to apply your moisturizer. Lastly, you’ll apply the heaviest formula in your skincare routine – typically, these are oils or sunscreens. 

This is usually what layering your skincare routine should look like, but not always. You always want to start off with the lightest skincare product and end with the heaviest. 

 

Why Choose Uazu’s Vitamin E Formula?

Üazú Skincare’s Vitamin E Formula is set apart through its clean, complementary, and luxury ingredients. 

When formulating The Vitamin E Formula, we selected ingredients that we know are good for your skin, coming straight from nature. Out of our four ingredients, two are rich in Vitamin E while the other two provide antioxidant benefits. While some oils can cause breakouts, these four ingredients are known to be some of the lowest non-comedogenic oils meant for your skin, meaning that they are highly unlikely to clog your pores.

Not only are we plant-based, but our ingredients complement one another, providing a sensory and lasting experience for users. Each ingredient allows for enhanced hydration, as well as the benefits you already get from Vitamin E itself.

Personally, I use The Vitamin E Formula every day as a part of my nighttime skincare routine. I was hesitant to use oils on my face at first, thinking that my sensitive skin would surely break out if MORE oils were added to it. To my surprise, after 3 months of use, my skin has never looked more smooth and bright. I had someone tell me my skin was glowing for the first time in my life. I’ll never turn my back on this product. 

 

 

FAQs

Will face oil break out my skin?

It depends on the oil. If you are worried an oil will break out your skin, check to see its rating on the comedogenic scale. The higher the rating, the more likely the oil will cause breakouts. 


Can Vitamin E be used for all skin types?

Yes, Vitamin E is great for all skin types and is natural to our skin.


Can I mix Vitamin E with other skincare products?

Yes, Vitamin E oil can be layered with other products, but it’s best to apply as the last step in your routine. Avoid mixing Vitamin E oils with retinol products to avoid irritation.

 

 

 

Sources

Michels, A. (2012). Vitamin E and Skin Health. Oregon State University. https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/health-disease/skin-health/vitamin-E

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