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posted 07-29-2002 11:17 PM            

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I'm currently taking a standard multivitamin, vit C 500mg, and 1000 IU's of Vit E. I know these are effective anti oxidants but are their any others that have a direct positive effect on the skin? also, does skin benefit more with external vitamins(creams, etc) or will internal vitamins do the trick just as well?

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posted 07-30-2002 12:44 AM            

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Vitamin A helps the skin as well as all mucus surfaces!!!

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posted 07-30-2002 08:24 PM            

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Ingested VitE upper safety dosage is 400 to 600 IUs for adults. Because VitE accumulates in the body check whether you really need 1,000 IUs.

You can use vitamins systemically [by taking them into the body] and topically [on the skin]. But you can't make your own vitamin-enriched lotion by just breaking a capsule and mixing it into some lotion. Apparently, each type is made somewhat differently.

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posted 08-21-2002 12:43 AM            

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also I find that fish oils (or flax) have done wonders for my skin/nails/and hair.

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posted 08-21-2002 07:40 AM            

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drinking lots of water has helped my skin more than any vitamin or cream i ever tried

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