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[poeticdevastation]

I have acne/acne scars and very oily skin and was wondering if vitamin E works well as a moisterizer to remove scars and heal reduce prevent acne?
Is this true?
If so, do i just buy the capsules and apply it to my face after washing?
Should i use if i have oily skin?
Do i leave it on my face or wash off because i was told it can be sticky?
Can i mix it with another moisterizer and if so can you name a good one?
Help will be lovely!!

Edited by poeticdevastation, 07 November 2011 - 06:55 PM.

[Carolhardin]

Yes, Vitamin A and E are good moisturizer for the skin. Vitamin E is also good for to cure the acne.

Edited by Carolhardin, 06 November 2011 - 10:54 PM.

[bryan]

poeticdevastation, on 03 November 2011 - 06:19 PM, said:

I have acne/acne scars and very oily skin and was wondering if vitamin E works well as a moisterizer to remove scars and heal reduce prevent acne?

You seem to be unaware that the "vitamin E" that the vast majority of supplements contain isn't even vitamin E at all, but a completely artificial ester of vitamin E. If you look at the label on the capsules you have, you'll almost certainly see that they contain (for example) "alpha tocopherol acetate", which isn't the same as "alpha tocopherol". The "acetate" part of the chemical turns it into an ester, which makes it chemically much more stable. When you swallow the tocopherol acetate later, the acetate is removed from the tocopherol during the process of digestion, leaving you with honest-to-goodness real vitamin E.

The problem with all this is that applying an ester of vitamin E to your skin isn't as effective as swallowing it. It's "de-esterified" to some extent when you apply it to your skin, but I don't really know to what extent that happens. Does it happen to only a slight degree (like maybe 5% to 10%), or does it happen to a larger degree (maybe 40% to 50%)? I don't know, but if I were you, I wouldn't bother wasting money by applying expensive vitamin E acetate capsules to your skin until I knew for sure.

[Carolhardin]

If we have a normal skin, it is ok to wash it once a day, but for oily skin it is must to wash the face at lest twice. I have also the oily skin. I wash it twice a day. There is no need to use moisturizer or cream at night time.

[burningiraffe]

I always stay away from any product that i wil be using on my face that contains vitamin E. I was told by my estitician that Vitamin E clogs pores.