Vitamin E - synthetic

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

Vitamin E - significance

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

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

Vitamin E is fat-soluble.

It is intended for cosmetic use and not for consumption!