subject: Importance Of Vitamin E [print this page] Vitamin E that acts as an antioxidant is a fat-soluble vitamin. Vitamin E is responsible for protecting the body tissue from the damage caused by free radicals that are unstable. Free radicals tend to harm cells, organs and tissues of a human body. Vitamin E is also essential for red blood cells formation and has the ability to prevent heart disease, liver disease, cancer, stroke and dementia. Vitamin E is rich in corn, seeds, nuts, wheat germ, spinach, olives and green leafy vegetables.
Few vegetable oils like corn oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil and cottonseed oil are also rich sources of Vitamin E. Vitamin E acts as the regulator for vitamin A, exhibits anti-aging effects on the skin, helps in the treatment of sun burns, helps in the treatment of skin diseases, scars and prevents skin cancer. Vitamin E protects the skin cells from ultraviolet light, drugs, pollution and also from other toxic chemicals that harm the skin. Lotions, creams and skin products containing Vitamin E exhibit anti-aging effect on the skin.
It shows the skin younger by minimizing wrinkles and fine lines on it. Sunscreen lotions consisting of Vitamin E in it prevents skin burns. They are also responsible for preventing skin diseases like erythema and psoriasis. They are also essential to prevent the reddish inflammation of the skin caused due to allergies. Vitamin E prevents skin cancer and this is due to the powerful antioxidant property and sun protection quality present in it. They are also used for the curing of the scars.
