Beautify From Within, These Are 5 Natural Vitamins To Keep Skin Glowing

Illustration of food sources containing vitamins for facial skin (Freepik/Drobotdean)

JAKARTA – Keeping skin tight and glowing can be done not only by wearing complete skincare. But it can also be done by eating foods that contain vitamins that are effective in maintaining healthy skin.

Based on research reported by Medical News Today, Monday, December 13, a number of vitamins contribute to maintaining healthy skin. In many cases, the effectiveness of vitamins is believed to be directly applied to facial skin. But with a healthy diet, not only skin health is maintained but also overall health.

Here are 5 types of vitamins and food sources with vitamin content that are useful for keeping your skin glowing even though you are no longer young.

1. Vitamin A

Skin care products that contain vitamin A, generally contain a composition of retinol, tretinoin, and isotretinoin. Food sources that support healthy facial skin from within include dark leafy green vegetables, sweet potatoes, and eggs.

Vitamin A maintains the skin's ability to actively regenerate dead skin cells. Not only that, vitamin A is useful for improving skin texture, skin color, preventing acne, and slowing signs of aging. Plus, the content of vitamin A also makes the skin less sensitive to the sun.

Illustration of vitamins for facial skin (Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

2. Vitamin B

B vitamins include 12 types of complex supplements that research shows help the body produce healthy new skin cells. Vitamin B3, or in skincare, namely niacinamide, is active in helping to overcome signs of aging on the skin. Including age spots and skin discoloration.

Food sources that contain vitamin B complex include meat, eggs, seafood, nuts, and seeds. In addition to consuming these food sources, you also need to make sure you drink enough mineral water to help keep your skin hydrated from the inside out.

3. Vitamin C

Vitamin C is useful as an antioxidant that prevents oxidative damage caused by free radicals. Many studies have shown that oxidative damage can trigger the appearance of signs of aging, not only a decline in body health but also aging of the skin.

Vitamin C is also useful for increasing elasticity and brightening skin tone when used topically or applied to the skin. So, many serums or skin care products use a vitamin C composition.

Increase collagen and fight the effects of sun damage can also be obtained when eating food sources that are high in vitamin C, such as papaya, oranges, broccoli, potatoes, brussel sprouts, and strawberries.

4. Vitamin D

Getting vitamin D, can be reached by sunbathing in the morning. In addition, milk, cereals, salmon, and tuna are also high in vitamin D. The benefits of vitamin D include helping to overcome inflammation, skin irritation, overcome some types of acne, and eczema. In fact, based on a study conducted in 2010 found that vitamins D and E can help treat atopic dermatitis.

5. Vitamin E

Vitamin E has the same benefits as vitamin C, which is useful as an antioxidant that helps slow down aging caused by free radicals. Vitamin E supplements through natural food sources, according to research, can slow down skin aging, such as eating whole grains, beans, spinach, mango, and corn.

Besides the vitamins above, there are many other types of nutrients that can improve skin health. That is, it is good if you eat a variety of nutrient-rich foods.