Vitamins for Acne – Craze or Truth? - Part 2

A list of vitamins that may help reduce your acne include:
Vitamin B – which is actually a compilation of many different Vitamin Bs and is an antioxidant working to decrease the free radicals in the body that damage cells and cause disease and illness.

Vitamin A is also an antioxidant that is found in green leafy vegetables, carrots, bananas and oranges.

Vitamin E heals the skin and prevents further outbreaks.

Vitamin C boosts the immune system.

Potassium deficiency has been associated with acne but it works on the conduction of the heart so too much can cause cardiac problems. Bananas are a good natural source of potassium and you won’t have to be concerned with an overdose.

Tea Tree Oil, although not a vitamin for acne supplement, can help pimples dry out when applied 3-4 times daily. Don’t get it in the eyes or take it internally. Be sure of the quality of the Tea Tree Oil. Some manufacturers leave impurities in the oil during processing.

Although there is no one vitamin for acne, in combination and working synergistically, vitamins and natural foods can help to heal the body from the inside out. Since the skin is the second largest organ in the body it only stands to reason that the skin will also be affected by the foods we eat and the vitamins in which we are deficient.

References:

(1) Seminars in Dermatology: Skin Signs of Nutritional Disorders

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1550720

(2) The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition: Nutritional Skin Care: Health effects of Micronutrients and Fatty Acids

http://www.ajcn.org/content/73/5/853.long

(3) Linus Pauling Institute Oregon State University: Micronutrients and Skin

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/skin.html