Pablo has rightly said, “Always Remember to take your Vitamins: Take your Vitamin A for Action, Vitamin B for Belief, Vitamin C for Confidence, Vitamin D for Discipline, Vitamin E for Enthusiasm!!”
The cool and crisp winter air is gradually giving way to the bright and blazing sun and we all know, how this transition fetches a variety of skin woes! Not only the adults, but even the teenagers go through a trying time figuring out the best treatment. For the latter when all of a sudden, their flawless skin of the pre-teens takes a turn for the inexplicable issues, it’s time to look for the best solutions, close at hand.
What all is on my plate, does matter!!
Give me a hand, to open up the Pandora Box and let us measure & weigh the benefits of “ABCDEK” & “P”. Also, we have to ensure that we should not avoid “W”, which in this blog stands for the uncontaminated potable water!!
Vitamin B12, Unfurled For Skin Care…
Benefits of Vitamin B12 on the Skin
- Vitamin B speeds up cell metabolism and promotes healthy skin.
- Research has revealed that Vitamin B can benefit our skin, both when ingested and when applied topically.
- For a healthy skin make sure that you are getting Vitamin B through diet and your skin care regime.
- Vitamin holds a very important place in the enhancement of healthier and glowing skin.
- It not only keeps the skin tone healthy but also protects against eczema.
- Vitamin B 1 is an antioxidant that helps to increase blood circulation. It also protects us from the effects of ageing, smoking and alcohol consumption.
- Vitamin B2 helps to keep skin healthy and prevents acne breakout.
- Vitamin B 5 has shown the capability to reduce oil formation and thus, reduces acne formation. It has also become very popular in skin care industry because of its ability to assist in retaining moisture. It helps hydrate and hydrated skin appears plumper, healthier and shows signs of aging much slower. Vitamin B5 is also needed for healthy growth and production to fight eczema.
- Biotin is required to make skin, hair and nails healthy. It also helps to treat specific skin diseases like seborrhoea dermatitis, acne and eczema.
- Vitamin B and its multiple derivatives are used as a key product in anti-ageing products. Niacin has shown to improve the epidermis, the upper most layer of the skin to retain moisture while nicotinamide, when applied topically reveals softer, smoother skin with less dryness and flakiness and reduction of fine lines.
- It also protects against harmful UV rays of sun that cause skin cancer.
- Vitamin B also serves as an effective skin lightening agent. With regular usage, you can see your hyperpigmentation decreasing. It also makes a potential treatment for acne, rosacea and any blister causing diseases.
- Vitamin B helps to reduce redness, scaliness, and other skin irritations.
- Vitamin B also protects skin from getting puffy and it enhances the life span of cells.
- Vitamin B enhances the permeation of blood and fluids into different areas of the skin, so that the outer layers of the skin on our body can receive oxygen that is carried by the blood.
- Vitamin B obtained from dairy products protects the skin from crackling and drying out.
A word of caution!!
In case, you wish to have the supplements, please note the following:
Water soluble vitamin B-complex:
- You need to consume good amount of water.
- In general, water when taken in the right amount, it facilitates the absorption of. Vitamin B 12 and thus aids metabolism.
Potential dangers of supplementation:
- When it comes to B12, overdosing doesn’t present much of a concern
- The vitamin is water-soluble, meaning that any excess will get flushed out of your body in your urine.
- However, B12 supplements may interact badly with certain kinds of medications, including: Metformin (a popular diabetes drug), proton pump inhibitors, histamines, and certain antibiotics.
