Vitamin E is one of those ingredients that is often overlooked, but it definitely deserves the spotlight. It protects your skin, aids in repair, and works with other ingredients to enhance their effectiveness. At Hypogeen, we use vitamin E in our products because of its versatility and gentleness – perfect for even the most sensitive skin.
What is Vitamin E?
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that naturally occurs in foods such as nuts, seeds, and avocados. It is a collective term for a group of eight molecules, which are divided into tocopherols and tocotrienols. In skincare, the form ‘tocopherol’ or a derivative of it is commonly used. This powerful antioxidant protects your skin from harmful external influences and helps repair skin cells.
What does Vitamin E do for your skin?
Did you know that Vitamin E is a true team player in skincare? While ingredients like Vitamin C often get all the attention, Vitamin E is the quiet force that helps protect, repair, and strengthen your skin. However, Vitamin E can't do it all alone. It works best in combination with other antioxidants, such as Vitamin C, enhancing each other's effects. Together, they form a powerful duo that helps protect your skin from harmful influences.
It protects against harmful influences.
Vitamin E acts as a powerful antioxidant and neutralizes free radicals. Free radicals are harmful substances that damage your skin due to exposure to UV radiation, pollution, and other external factors. By fighting these, Vitamin E prevents further damage and keeps your skin healthy.It supports the skin's natural regeneration process.
Vitamin E plays a role in the repair of damaged skin cells. This not only helps make the skin smoother and healthier but also contributes to fading scars. The natural regeneration process of your skin is stimulated, allowing your skin to heal faster from minor damage.Thanks to its antioxidant properties, it helps prevent skin aging.
Free radicals are a major cause of premature skin aging. By neutralizing them, vitamin E helps keep the skin smooth and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. While vitamin E does not have a direct firming effect, it does prevent the damage that accelerates aging.It strengthens the skin barrier.
A strong skin barrier is essential for retaining moisture and protecting your skin from dehydration and irritation. Vitamin E helps strengthen the skin barrier, making your skin better protected from external influences and better hydrated. This is especially important for people with sensitive or dry skin.It stabilizes other active ingredients.
Vitamin E works perfectly in synergy with other antioxidants, such as vitamin C. It helps these ingredients remain more stable and penetrate deeper into the skin. This allows them to perform even better, fighting free radicals and promoting a radiant complexion. Together, they provide optimal results in your skincare routine.
Hypogeen Day Cream
- Contains Q10, Squalane, Vitamin E, and Hyaluronic Acid
- Helps prevent skin aging.
- Day cream without parabens, silicones, and fragrance.
- Strengthens the skin barrier and soothes chapped, red, or irritated skin
How to recognize Vitamin E on the INCI?
On the ingredients list of your skincare products (the INCI list), you can recognize Vitamin E by names like Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate, Tocopheryl linoleate, and Tocopheryl succinate. Why so many? Well, Vitamin E exists in both natural and synthetic forms. When natural Vitamin E is added, you'll recognize it as 'tocopherol'. Natural Vitamin E is often considered the most potent form. Synthetic Vitamin E appears as 'tocopheryl' or a derivative such as tocopheryl acetate. Both forms provide protection and repair, but natural Vitamin E has slightly higher bioavailability.
Vitamin E in Hypogeen Products
At Hypogeen, our focus is on hypoallergenic care. Vitamin E fits perfectly into our philosophy. It is not only a powerful antioxidant but also gentle enough for the most sensitive skin. By combining Vitamin E with other natural, hypoallergenic ingredients, our products provide the protection and care your skin needs, without the risk of irritation.