The industry of skincare products is growing by at least $8.052 billion every year. It’s impressive, but it should also warn us to be more careful with the products we buy. One way to make sure our skincare is healthy and natural is to check the ingredients. The most important ingredients are the right vitamins for skincare. What kinds of vitamins do you want to see in your skincare (food, formula, or serum)?

Vitamin A

Remember your alphabet; you want to see the first four letters in the skincare ingredients.

Let’s start with Vitamin A. Vitamin A is taken into the body and stored in the liver so the body can bring it out when necessary. It is also easily absorbed by the skin, so you can either eat foods rich in Vitamin A (eggs, yellowish and orange fruits and vegetables) or apply it directly onto your face or any other part of your body.

Vitamin A stimulates collagen production. Collagen is the protein that fills out your skin, making your skin more firm and healthy-looking. In this way, it can fight off wrinkles and combat skin stress at the same time. Regular use helps your skin reflect the change consistently.

Vitamin B Family

The second letter! There’s a lot of versions of Vitamin B, but they are all helpful to your skincare. You can take in Vitamin B through food (whole-grain foods, brown or red rice, red meat), through a formula, or via your skin. It’s power is regeneration and renewal. Vitamin B keeps your skin from drying out, acting as a natural moisturizer.

This quality also helps your skin if it’s experiencing a certain condition, by lowering inflammation and giving relief. It even protects against sun damage. Basically, Vitamin B is an all-in-one natural moisturizer that even protects you against further ill effects of dry skin or things that can dry your skin.

Vitamin C

Letter C. Vitamin C has antioxidants, which are what protect your skin and body from free radicals. Free radicals are produced by your body, the sun, pollution, you name it. They are natural productions of our body breaking down foods and proteins. Without antioxidants to attach themselves too, they might even attack the body. Antioxidants protect the skin from damage.

Because of this quality, Vitamin C can also help in wound-healing and removing marks from the skin. It specializes in damage repair and clearing out your skin. You can find it in many fruits and vegetables, especially oranges and other citric foods, and it can be applied directly to your skin to increase the effect wherever you want it.

Vitamin D

Supposedly, Vitamin D is that wonderful vitamin you get from the sun that leads to a healthier body and anti-aging skin. Unfortunately, with the heat, pollution, and radiation damaging our skin all around, it’s better to take this sitamin in topically (applied to skin) or through a formula. Vitamin D slows down the aging of the skin through dryness, and fights wrinkles by filling it out.

One of the main ways Vitamin D does both of this is its power to prevent elastin degradation. Elastin is a protein that adds resilience and strength to tissues, which include the skin. This makes it more resistant to damage or signs of aging, and lessens the challenges of keeping your skin moisturized and damage proof.

Take Your Vitamins

Skincare is something we don’t take lightly, so let’s not take the ingredients lightly either! What we put on our skin will matter in the long run. The most natural ingredients and vitamins take the best care of our skin. Just remember: Healthcare includes skincare.