Nutrients that Benefit your Skin
Nutrients such as vitamins and essential fatty acids (EFA) are a vital element of a healthy body. Vitamins work as hormones and antioxidants. They also regulate cell and tissue growth. EFAs can also affect cell signaling and regulating swelling.
Since the skin is the largest organ in the body, the proper intake of vitamins and EFAs, will have an effect on its state.
There is one natural product that contains both vitamins (vitamin A in this case) and EFAs. This product is Rose Hip Oil and it has been shown to have a positive affect on different skin types and skin problems.
Rose hip Oil is extracted from the seeds within the hips of a wild rose-bush that lives in the lush rainy valleys of the southern Andes Mountains of Chile. It is known by the locals as "Rosa Mosqueta", and by scientists as Rosa Affinis Rubiginosa. And has existed in the cosmetic and dermatology industry since its discovery for over 25 years already.
It works great to relieve dry skin. The prescription treatment for acne called Retin-A is derived from vitamin A. The less strong, over-the-counter solutions are sold as retinols and used as anti-aging treatments.
Rose Hip Oil and Vitamin A.
If your vitamin A levels are within the normal range, adding more probably won't have much of an impact on your skin. That said, if those levels drop even a bit below normal, you are likely to observe some skin-related symptoms, including a dry, flaky complexion. That's because vitamin A is necessary for the maintenance and healing of skin tissue. Without it, you'll notice a difference. Fruits and vegetables are filled with vitamin A.
Topical vitamin A is the presentation that makes a real difference in your skin.
Medical studies show a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles, good acnecontrol, and some psoriasis relief, all from using skin care products containing this nutrient. Rose Hip Oil is the natural skin care product that research has shown to have a highly bio-available type of Vitamin A, namely trans-retinoic-acid. Topically applied Rose Hip Oil causes a "reversal of skin alterations produced by chronologic aging and photoaging."
Because Rose Hip Oil contains natural bio-available trans retinoic acid, it is an alternative for the trade marked drugs Retin-A, Renova, Tretinoin, (also in the market with many other names), which alleviates dry, sun flawed and wrinkles in aging skin, without the drug's negative effects. Rose Hip Oil also contains essential fatty-acids which help maintain healthy skin.
Rose Hip Oil and Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs).
If your skin is dry, prone to inflammation, and usually dotted with white heads and black heads, you may be lacking essential fatty acids, nutrients that are vital to the production of skin's natural oil barrier. Without an adequate supply of EFAs, the skin creates a more harsh type of sebum, or oil, which can result in problems.
The main ingredient in Rose Hip Oil is a natural type of topical Vitamin-A with regenerative and distinctive anti-inflammatory actions. Improves blood irrigation, elevates the epidermis rejuvenation and the capacity to produce new tissue as a consequence of an acceleration of the differentiation of the keratin.
There is also evidence that trans-retinoic-acid actually prevents sun damage. Scientists have discovered that even brief exposure to sunlight increases the activity of enzymes that break down the proteins collagen and elastin that provide structural firmness for the skin. Products containing trans-retinoic-acid reduce the activation of these enzymes.
Scientific research has also shown the cicatrizing action of Rose Hip Oil and its healing actions on accidental, dermal and post-surgery scars. It reduces hyper-pigmentation, flattens hypertrophia (bulky scars) and softens fibrous chords. All these actions end up in an almost complete reduction of scars.
Acne and other related skin blemishes can now be easily eliminated thanks to a natural skin care solution solution made with organic components that regenerates and soothes your skin. Try it out and watch how your skin gets healthy.
Published February 5th, 2008