February 23

Best Vitamins For Skin
Posted on February 23rd, 2010 at 6:09 AM by Supernatural Botanicals

Best Vitamins and Minerals for Skin

  • Vitamin A is essential to keep skin’s elasticity, prevent dryness, wrinkles and aging of the skin. A person deficient in vitamin A will have flakiness, itching and possibly pimples. Vitamin A can be found in meat, milk, cheese, eggs, spinach, carrots, squash and broccoli.

    Of the vitamin B complex group, biotin is the most important for healthy skin. It is available in bananas, eggs, oatmeal and rice. The body also produces biotin.

    Vitamin C  keeps skin well-toned. A deficiency can cause wrinkles and skin discoloration. As skin ages, more vitamin C is essential to maintain elasticity. Broccoli, kale, cabbage, strawberries and cantaloupe are all full of Vitamin C.

    Vitamin E restores moisture to skin and slows the aging of skin cells. Vegetable oil, green leafy vegetables and nuts are good sources of vitamin E.

    Iron transports oxygen in the blood to hair and skin. Magnesium helps the absorption of other vitamins and minerals. Zinc helps prevent sagging and wrinkles.

    • October 15

    Label Readers
    Posted on October 15th, 2009 at 2:06 PM by Supernatural Botanicals

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    Just because you can’t pronounce an ingredient that is included in your lotions doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing.  Case in point …Butyrospermum Parkii.  Sounds scary, doesn’t it?  It’s the formal name for Shea Butter, an ingredient extremely beneficial for your skin.  How about Tocopherol?  Sound like a chemical?  It’s not, it’s Vitamin E.  Ascorbic Acid, that certainly can’t be good for your skin.  Wrong again.  Ascorbic Acid is Vitamin C. 

     So just because you can’t pronounce an ingredient on a label doesn’t mean it’s not good for you.  Educate yourself (of which you doing are by reading this!) and become familiar with ingredients and their formal names.  Since your skin absorbs up to 94% of what’s put on it (and processes through your body, into your liver), you should know what what you are putting on it. 
     
    Conversely, if you see the word Paraben on a label …walk away.  Parabens = Bad.  For more on Parabens and other toxins, visit out website.

    September 29

    Foods That Are Good For Your Skin
    Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 1:44 PM by Supernatural Botanicals

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    You’ve heard the cliche, you are what you eat.  As it turns out, that’s exactly right!  Since the body doesn’t store excessive amounts of wrinkle-fighting vitamin C, you need to consume Oranges, Lemons, Limes, and Grapefruit (in addition to a multivitamin) to keep your skin looking hydrated and youthful.  Oranges contain the highest level of vitamin C of these four fruits.  Eating citrus fruits helps the body maintain high levels of vitamin C, an antioxidant, which increases collagen, the supportive protein fibers that stop your skin from sagging.   Of note, collagen breakdown increases in your mid 30s, so be proactive and eat citrus fruits to help your skin fight the good fight. 

    November 18

    Take a Multi
    Posted on November 18th, 2008 at 10:09 AM by Supernatural Botanicals

    vitamins.jpg   Taking a multivitamin remains to be one of the easiest ways to stay healthy for very little effort.   In real time, it’s almost impossible to take in the required nutrients your body needs via your diet.   The human body needs nutrients to function properly.  When there is a deficiency, we are in danger of becoming seriously ill or even dying.  Vitamin supplementation can reverse illness caused by vitamin deficiency, sometimes miraculously.

    We need vitamin D, especially in the winter months, when our skin lacks sun exposure.  According to experts, Dr. Oz being one of which, we should consume 1000 International Units, or IUs, daily for proper vitamin D dosing.   Vitamin E has been considered liquid gold in keeping skin looking young and full of elasticity (my mother being a shinning example of this, and being a vitamin E lover for as long as I can remember…she looks at least 10 years younger than she is.)   Vitamin C is better than ever this time of year to ward off cold-causing germs by strengthening your immunity. 

    If you take prescription medications, check with your pharmacist to assure there are no cross reactions to multivitamins with prescriptions meds.  Otherwise, there’s absolutely no reason you shouldn’t be taking a multivitamin on a daily basis.  We love big results with little effort, and that’s exactly what a multi will do for you.  Read labels, stay informed, and choose what works for you.  Take a multi daily.  It will help your body to function more efficiently, and it makes your skin glow.  It’s a win-win anyway you slice it. 

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