Heart Health # Omegas Sleep Support # Melatonin Joint care # Glucosamine Bone Health # Calcium Stress Support # B100 Cold and Flu # Echinacea What Should I Take? ProVitamina™ 100% Pure Vitamin E Oil Default Title - $0.00 CAD Jamieson ProVitamina™ 100% Pure Vitamin E Oil is clinically proven to smooth wrinkles and firm skin. It protects against, and alleviates, chapping, cracking and roughness due to dryness. To Use: With supplied wand, apply directly to wrinkles, scars, stretch marks and chapped skin to moisturize and smooth appearance. Excellent for use after hair removal. Use morning and night on freshly cleansed skin. Pure Vitamin E (Tocopheryl acetate). Avoid contact with eyes. Discontinue use if signs of irritation or rash appear. Consult a doctor if skin sensitivity occurs. Keep out of reach of children and animals. This site is protected by copyright and trademark laws under Canada, U.S. and International law. Jamieson Laboratories, 2 St Clair Avenue West, 16th Floor, Toronto ON M4V 1L5 |
Characterized by the presence of parallel red or purple streaks through the skin, stretch marks occur when the deeper skin layers tear, usually as a result of sudden weight gain. In certain instances, vitamin E oil may help prevent stretch marks, but make sure you talk to your doctor before using it to verify that it's an appropriate preventative therapy for your specific health condition. When stretch marks occur, the outer layer of skin remains intact, but the torn dermis creates unattractive indentations as a result of collagen fibers that become stretched out of shape. The National Institutes of Health notes that common stretch mark locations include the abdomen, hips, thighs, buttocks and breasts. Considered a cosmetic issue, stretch marks don't present serious health problems. According to the Mayo Clinic, stretch marks generally lighten in appearance over time, but they never completely disappear, even with the use of treatments such as laser therapy and microdermabrasion.
Also called tocopherol, vitamin E may aid in preventing stretch marks. According to Dr. James Balch, coauthor of "Prescription for Natural Cures," vitamin E oil combats stretch marks by promoting skin elasticity. When your skin is more elastic, it's able to stretch more, which minimizes the tissue tearing that leads to unsightly stretch marks. Unfortunately, once you develop stretch marks, the tissue damage has already occurred, so vitamin E oil most likely won't play a major role in improving the appearance of your stretched skin. Generally, people use vitamin E oil either as a topical ointment or as an oral supplement for the prevention of stretch marks. As an oral supplement, Vitamin E oil is available in various sizes, including 200 and 400 IU soft gel capsules. Topical vitamin E oil may be purchased in cream form. Look for both forms of the vitamin E oil at pharmacies, health-care stores and supermarkets. Talk to your primary care doctor to determine the correct amount of vitamin E oil that you should be taking orally, especially if you're pregnant or suffer from chronic health problems.
Apply vitamin E oil to your stretched skin twice daily, in the morning and evening, as recommended by Dr Balch. Consider boosting the healing properties of the topical vitamin E oil by mixing it with other ingredients before massaging it onto your tightly stretched skin. According to Narine Nikogosian, author of the book "Return to Beauty," cocoa butter provides a prime hydrating ingredient that works well when combined with vitamin E oil for topical application. Other possible ingredients to use include gotu oil, rose hip oil and sweet almond oil. Don't rely solely on topical application of vitamin E oil to prevent stretch marks. Practice additional preventative strategies, such as exercising regularly and eating a well-balanced diet to control weight gain. If you're pregnant, try to gain weight slowly throughout the duration of your pregnancy to minimize your chances of experiencing the sudden weight gain that generally leads to stretch marks. In the event that you do get stretch marks, don't despair.
Even without treatment, they should gradually become less apparent as time passes. How to Exfoliate Stretch Marks How to Fade Stretch Marks Naturally Benefits of Vitamin E Oil for Skin How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks on Dark Skin How to Apply Vitamin E From Capsules Directly to the Skin The Safety of Vitamin E Oil in Pregnancy How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks with Lemons How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks on the Inner Thighs Vitamin Cures for Stretch Marks How to Reduce Old Stretch Marks Are There Foods That Remove Stretch Marks? Can You Get Rid of Stretch Marks Using Vicks? How to Get Rid of Old White Stretch Marks How to Keep Stretch Marks From Itching How to Remove Stretch Marks Fast Vitamin C & Stretch Marks Stretch Marks Before & After Weight Loss Can Aloe Vera Gel Help Stretch Marks? Can You Decrease Belly Fat and Stretch Marks? Rosehip Oil & Stretch MarksDermatologists insist that putting vitamin E on a burn or a wound will do nothing to prevent scarring and may even do harm.
The People’s Pharmacy readers, on the other hand, are convinced that topical use of vitamin E can prevent or reverse scarring. What kind of evidence convinces you–experiment or experience? Most physicians side with experiments. Those that have been conducted with topical vitamin E are not encouraging: “This study shows that there is no benefit to the cosmetic outcome of scars by applying vitamin E after skin surgery and that the application of topical vitamin E may actually be detrimental to the cosmetic appearance of a scar. In 90% of the cases in this study, topical vitamin E either had no effect on, or actually worsened, the cosmetic appearance of scars. Of the patients studied, 33% developed a contact dermatitis to the vitamin E. Therefore we conclude that use of topical vitamin E on surgical wounds should be discouraged” (Dermatologic Surgery, April, 1999). A recent article in the journal American Family Physician (Aug. 1, 2009) concludes: “Many patients use topical vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) hoping its antioxidant properties will prevent scars.
However, there is little evidence that it is helpful, and some patients develop a contact dermatitis that may delay healing.” Despite the studies, many readers have a different perspective: “My personal experience based on applying Vitamin E from the capsule was remarkable. The left side of my face was deeply pock marked from auto window glass being embedded in the skin when I was thrown against the window in a serious auto accident. I pulled pieces of glass out for several weeks afterwards. “After about three months I began to apply Vitamin E directly from the capsule. Within a year the pock marks were gone and no trace remains today. Most of the teeth marks where the skin was broken from the inside of my mouth are visible only with a magnifying glass.” Another reader used vitamin E to avoid scars from a burn: “My 16-year-old son was working in a fast food restaurant when his arm got burned from elbow to wrist due to faulty equipment. He had first, second and third degree burns.
When I asked the doctor about putting vitamin E oil on his arm to keep it from scarring, he said it wouldn’t work. I did it anyway and I’m happy to say there are no scars on my son’s arm.” Serious burns require immediate medical treatment. Sometimes physicians do recommend vitamin E: “I had a bone implant in my big toe. When my doctor took out my stitches, he told me to rub vitamin E on the scar. When I show my friends my toe, they can’t believe I had the implant.” Not everyone has had a good outcome with vitamin E, however. Some readers have suffered contact dermatitis: “Many years ago I heard Vitamin E oil was good for dry skin. My skin was always dry and I applied Vitamin E oil for several days on my legs and arms. I ended up with a severe case of dermatitis. It went away after I discontinued the vitamin E oil.” Because contact dermatitis from topical vitamin E is common, it makes sense for anyone who plans to try this treatment to test it first on a small patch of skin on the forearm.