What is the best vitamin E oil brand?
I want to buy some vitamin E oil to put on acne scars and to heal dry skin on my face. What is the best brand to buy? Should I buy the oil or get the gel capsules and prick them? Any advice would be great!
Oh, also – does it clog pores?
Just make sure the ingredients say D-ALPHA and NOT—-DL-ALPHA….because that is the synthetic version. It will not break you out. Vitamin is TERRIFIC for preventing scarring.
Truth be told, any answer given here will just be personal opinion (I can give you my opinion if you’d like). There are many higher quality companies out there that are readily available and well priced… just make sure the company has a good rating with either the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) or USP (U.S. Pharmacopoeia), as those are the main quality assurance organizations (USP is for the U.S., GMP is for the U.S. and worldwide). With that good quality, they should also sell the natural Vitamin E, which is d-alpha tocopherol (as opposed to the dl-alpha tocopherol, which is synthetic).
With that being said, the softgels would be much more potent and oftentimes more pure than the liquids, but it is more annoying and an inconvenience to break them open and apply them without making too big of a mess. If it’s worth the hassle to you, it’s a much better option to open the pills and use them topically.
As far as clogging the pores, it shouldn’t (although some creams may be thicker). Make sure you wash your face daily and rub the oil in for the best effects and minimal problems. Also, I would make sure not to use more than 1 or 2 of the 400IU doses daily (only 1 if you take a multivitamin) as Vitamin E is fat soluble and can build up to toxic levels. Good luck and I hope I helped!
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