What is vitamin E used for? 

 

Vitamin E is a nutrient your body needs to support your immune system and help your cells to regenerate.

It also has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that make getting enough essential to your everyday health. Vitamin E is most commonly known for its benefits for skin health and appearance.

It is a fat-soluble antioxidant that stops the production of Reactive oxygen species formed when fat undergoes oxidation. 

Vitamin E might help prevent or delay the chronic diseases associated with free radicals. 

Some purported benefits of vitamin E oil include:

Moisturizing skin

Vitamin E is used as a moisturizer to prevent or treat dry, flaking skin.

Wound healing. 

A 2013 study found that mice given supplements containing vitamin E were less likely to develop skin cancer.  

Vitamin E may alleviate the dryness, itching, and flaking associated with eczema.  

Naturally occurring vitamin E exists in eight chemical forms (alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocopherol and alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocotrienol) that have varying levels of biological activity.

Alpha- (or α-) tocopherol is the only form that is recognized to meet human requirements.  

Sources of Vitamin E

Numerous foods provide vitamin E. Nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils are among the best sources of alpha-tocopherol, and significant amounts are available in green leafy vegetables and fortified cereals.

 Most vitamin E in American diets is in the form of gamma-tocopherol from soybean, canola, corn, and other vegetable oils and food products.

So we must try to include vitamin E in out diet. 

You can see the difference in your hair and skin after some months. 

Consistent use is compulsory!