Vitamin E - liquid 50% (non-GMO)

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that may contain alpha, beta, gamma or delta tocopherols. It is an excellent addition to all cosmetic products for skin and hair care. It also prevents rancidity of fats in your products, thereby extending the shelf life of oils and butters. It regulates oxidation-reduction processes and thus protects unsaturated fatty acids from oxidation.

Vitamin E – significance

Free radicals are highly reactive molecules produced as a by-product of normal metabolic reactions in the body. Free radicals »steal« electrons from the molecules of healthy cells and thereby damage them. The most important function of vitamin E is to protect the membranes of body cells from free radicals and their harmful effects, thus maintaining membrane integrity. As the only membrane-bound antioxidant, vitamin E plays a key role in preventing cell damage caused by oxidative stress, which is associated with premature ageing, the development of cataracts, uncontrolled diabetes, certain cancers, various inflammations and infections, and cardiovascular diseases. For example, vitamin E protects LDL (low-density lipoproteins – see the article on Cholesterol) from oxidation and thereby inhibits the formation of atherosclerotic streaks and plaques in the arteries.

As an antioxidant, vitamin E helps stabilise cell membranes and protects tissues that are particularly sensitive to oxidation from the harmful effects of free radicals: the tissues of the eyes, skin, liver, breasts and testes. It also plays an important role in the immune system, protecting the membranes of the specialised cells of that system. In addition to the above, vitamin E also increases the bioavailability of vitamin A by preventing its oxidation in the intestine.

Vitamin E is fat-soluble and can be used

in creams and lotions 0.2 – 5 %
in massage oils 0.5 – 2.5 %
in lip balms, ointments 0.2 – 5 %

Intended for cosmetic use only and not for consumption!