Vitamin E for the eye area

“Life-bringing”, “beauty vitamin”, tocopherol, present in almost all cosmetic products, has fully earned all its enthusiastic and poetic names.

Dermatological care, in particular for the skin around the eyes with products containing this vitamin, provides a visually noticeable effect of rejuvenation and healing of the skin. It becomes more elastic, tightens, minor defects - scars, pigmentation - become less noticeable, and sometimes even disappear, the skin color is evened out.

Therefore, periodic treatment of the delicate skin surrounding the eyes promotes cellular renewal and neutralizes the impact of negative environmental factors.

Vitamin E is not produced in the human body, but is consumed from outside. Its source is food and vitamin preparations. However, it should be taken into account that the deficiency of this vitamin in the body (hypovitaminosis) cannot be compensated for by any cosmetic manipulations. They can only be used as an additional effect to refresh the skin around the eyes.

Indications vitamin E for the eye area

Dryness, peeling, hyperemia of the skin of the eyelids, the appearance of the first age-related changes - wrinkles in the corners, "bruises" and slight swelling, care for aging skin with noticeable signs of age - ptosis, pigmentation, wrinkles, swelling of the lower eyelids, "bags" and other clearly visible imperfections.

Young ladies can use cosmetics with vitamin E to prevent the appearance of early age-related changes in this delicate area.

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Release form

Tocopherol (vitamin E) is available in pharmacies in a variety of forms. We are interested in a 50% oil solution, packaged in glass bottles or red gelatin-glycerin capsules. Basically, all prescriptions are calculated for this concentration. There is also packaging in ampoules for injections, but the concentration of vitamin in the oil solution is much lower - 5 or 10%.

These preparations mainly contain synthetic analogues of vitamin E, the most common of which is dl-alpha-tocopheryl (DL). Natural compounds of the vitamin, of which there are four, synthesized from wheat germ oil, are expensive for manufacturers and, accordingly, consumers. The most widely known and widely used is α-tocopherol, the natural origin of which is marked in the accompanying annotations to the preparation with the indexes "RRR" or D (d, ddd, DDD).

Synthetic analogues are absorbed worse than natural ones. The bioactivity of synthetic analogues is also approximately half that of natural vitamins. Vitamins containing mixed natural and synthetic forms are now available for sale, the optimal proportion is considered to be 1.36 parts of natural origin to 1.0 synthetic. This combination increases the absorption of the vitamin preparation and satisfies the needs for the cost of production and consumption.

In addition to liquid forms of this vitamin, ready-made gels and creams for the skin around the eyes with vitamin E can be purchased in pharmacies and cosmetics stores. They are packaged in various packaging containers (tubes and jars), are intended for different age groups and skin types, and there are universal options. The price range is also quite wide.

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Pharmacodynamics

The main value of tocopherol is its powerful antioxidant effect. By binding free radicals formed in the surface layers of the skin under the influence of ultraviolet rays, wind, various, not always useful substances in the surrounding atmosphere, vitamin E helps the always open skin to resist intense harmful effects. Even with sufficient intake of this vitamin with food, the skin of the face uses it more generously. Therefore, the first signs of aging (wrinkles, pigmentation) appear primarily on the face, the thin and delicate skin around the eyes loses freshness even faster.

Practical experience shows that by increasing the supply of vitamin E directly to the skin, a significant rejuvenating effect can be achieved. The advantage of local application of the vitamin in creams, masks and oils is that the opposite effect - hypervitaminosis - cannot be achieved in this way, since the body will not accept more tocopherol through the skin than it needs.

External application of this substance stimulates cell proliferation and production of collagen fibers, old skin cells are replaced by new ones, renewed skin becomes more elastic and firm. At the same time, tissue respiration and blood supply improve, cellular hypoxia passes, the ability to withstand aggressive environmental influences, in particular, sun rays, increases.

Vitamin E has a detoxifying effect and delays the evaporation of liquid from the skin surface.

With regular use of products containing this vitamin, the skin of the upper eyelid gradually tightens, and the blueness and swelling under the lower eyelid disappear. Moisturized skin does not peel, has an even color and a refreshed appearance.

The use of tocopherol and products containing it is a good preventative measure against skin neoplasms and the appearance of pigment spots.

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Pharmacokinetics

When vitamin E is applied to the skin, it is absorbed only into the superficial layers of the skin in the required quantities (excess is removed by carefully blotting the skin with a soft cosmetic napkin). No systemic effect on the body occurs when using an oil solution of vitamin E, cream, gel or mask containing it externally.

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Dosing and administration

Ready-made creams and gels for skin care around the eyes are applied along massage lines, lightly tapping with fingertips, trying not to move the skin.

The easiest way to use: pierce the capsule with a needle and squeeze the contents onto a clean saucer. Apply the vitamin solution around the eyes with clean fingers. Leave for 10 minutes. The procedure can be done no more than twice a week.

You can add a drop of the oil solution to the creams or gel that you usually use, but only on the condition that this product does not contain vitamin E.

Mask for "bruises" under the eyes

Mix well a teaspoon of low-fat yogurt (without dyes and additives), half a teaspoon of honey and freshly squeezed lemon juice, three to four drops of tocopherol. Leave for a quarter of an hour, then rinse with warm water.

A mask that doesn't need to be washed off

Melt a teaspoon of cocoa butter in a water bath, add the same amount of sea buckthorn oil and five drops of vitamin E. Apply to skin and leave for no more than 20 minutes. Then carefully, without moving the skin, remove all excess with a cosmetic napkin.

Firming mask

Melt a tablespoon of almond oil in a water bath, add ½ yolk of a raw chicken egg and vitamin E oil for the skin around the eyes in the amount of a dessert spoon. Apply to the skin and hold for no more than 20 minutes. Then carefully, without moving the skin, remove all excess with a cosmetic napkin.

Summer mask

Finely chop the parsley until juice appears, take a tablespoon of the pulp and mix with the contents of two tocopherol capsules. Apply to the skin and keep for no more than 20 minutes. Then rinse with warm water.

With the mask on your face, it is recommended to lie down and close your eyes. If the masks are washed off with warm water, then after lightly patting the skin, you need to apply a moisturizing eye cream.

Moisturizing Home Remedies Containing Glycerin, Vitamin E for the Skin Around the Eyes

You can make your own moisturizing night cream with the ingredients listed above: pour 100 ml of boiling water over a tablespoon of chamomile flowers and leave to infuse. After 30 minutes, strain the infusion thoroughly through several layers of gauze to remove even small particles of the plant. Then prepare a clean glass jar (cup, glass), measure out two tablespoons of the infusion, half a dessert spoon of glycerin, a teaspoon of castor oil and the same amount of camphor oil. Squeeze out the contents of five capsules of vitamin E or measure out 15 drops with a pipette from a bottle. Mix everything thoroughly and let cool. Put in the refrigerator. Use in the evenings, after cleansing the skin. You can apply it not only to the skin of the eyelids, but also to the entire face and neck. Store only in the refrigerator for no more than five days, then make a new cream.

You can make a face mask with glycerin and vitamin E, the basis of which will be a teaspoon of glycerin with a tocopherol capsule squeezed into it. The second ingredient is also added in the volume of a teaspoon. This can be a raw chicken egg yolk, strong green tea, sour cream or cream. The components are mixed in a cup and applied to damp skin around the eyes. After a quarter of an hour, the remains of the mask are removed with a damp cotton pad or the face is rinsed with clean lukewarm water.

This mask and all those described earlier should be done approximately two hours before going to bed, otherwise puffiness under the eyes in the morning is guaranteed.

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Use vitamin E for the eye area during pregnancy

If a pregnant woman does not have an individual intolerance to vitamin E, then using it as a skin care product around the eyes is completely acceptable. The same applies to the period of breastfeeding.

Contraindications

Allergic reactions to this substance. It is recommended to do a test before use, applying a drop of the vitamin solution to the inside of the elbow in the evening. If there is no redness or rash in the morning, you can use it.

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Side effects vitamin E for the eye area

In rare cases – swelling, hyperemia, itching or rash at the site of application.

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Overdose

Frequent use of vitamin E oil around the eyes or exceeding the recommended amount, as well as failure to observe time intervals between the procedure and going to bed can increase swelling and ptosis.

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Interactions with other drugs

Tocopherol protects vitamin A from oxidation and promotes its absorption, however, the latter reduces the effectiveness of tocopherol. Therefore, it is better not to combine them.

Vitamin E does not combine with vitamin K and D.

Homemade products can only be stored in the refrigerator and for no more than five days, as they do not contain any preservatives. It is even better to make a small portion so that you can use it all at once.

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Storage conditions

The expiration date and storage conditions of finished cosmetic products with vitamin E for skin care around the eyes are indicated on the packaging or in the instructions.

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Reviews

Reviews of the use of tocopherol for rejuvenation of the skin around the eyes, as well as many other things, are ambiguous. Many are positive, however, everyone empirically finds their own remedy, someone uses pure vitamin, and for someone such a greasy remedy causes swelling. Many apply the oil only under the lower eyelid, and, moreover, dripping it on the outer tip of the eye, and then it spreads itself.

In fact, cosmetologists do not recommend caring for the skin of the eyelids with such oily products as those listed in the article. Creams and gels for this area usually have a thinner texture, but everyone's reaction is individual. Therefore, products with vitamin E can bring unconditional benefit, you just need to listen to your body, observe its reactions, and you will definitely find something useful for yourself.