Vitamins and Minerals Which are Beneficial for the Skin Helps Keep the Collagen Balance of the Body Stable

• Vitamin C = Appropriate amount of vitamin C helps increase the collagen production in body. (1)(3)
• Vitamin B2 = Vitamin B2 riboflavin, has a great effect on the collagen production which produces healthy skin and hair. The lack of vitamin B2 will unbalance the collagen amount in body. (2)
• Zinc = Zinc helps preserve the healthy skin.  Zinc is an important mineral which helps renew the skin. (3)
• Pantothenic acid B5 = Pantothenic acid, also known as vitamin B5, is a vitamin which is used for hair and skin health. Vitamin B5 has an effect that will help grow health hair and reduce skin sagging or wrinkles . Vitamin B5 helps reduce existing acne lesions and prevent the frequence of new acne. (3) (4)
• Vitamin E = Vitamin E has an impact when fighting against wrinkles or sagging on the skin. As a strong antioxidant, it helps fight with the damage that is caused by the oxidation of the cells on the skin. Vitamin E oil, helps prevent free radicals in body which has a great importance for aging. (3)

Vitamins and Minerals which are Beneficial for the Skin Helps Keep the Collagen Balance Stable

• Biotin = Biotin, which reduces the hair loss , also slow downs the process of the hair turning grey. It is known that biotin is beneficial not only for the hair health but the skin too. Biotin could be adviced to those who are having problems with their nails..(5)
• Vitamin A = Vitamin A is vital for the production of hair, skin, bones and teeth. Vitamin A helps protect the skin from infections. It is a vitamin that has an effect on eye health, embryo development and the wrinkles on the skin. Vitamin A is a vital nutrition for healing tissues and renewing the epithelium which also contains the skin.(3)
• Selenium = It strengthtens the antioxidant defence system which prevents the skin from aging.
• Phosphorus, iron, calcium, magnesium, B12 has a role in the cell division process.
• Vitamin A, Vitamin C, magnesium, zinc and iron help increase the synthesis of hyaluronic acid.

Fiber, by helping the digestive system, makes time for the absorption of the materials needed to produce collagen in body.

• Since collagen, multivitamins and minerals are taken all at the same time fiber makes time for the body to absorb all the nutritions.

REFERANCES

1) Topically Applied Vitamin C Enhances the mRNA Level of Collagens I and III, Their Processing Enzymes and Tissue Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 in the Human Dermis. Betty V. Nusgens, Philippe Humbert,* Andre Rougier,² Alain C. Colige, Marek Haftek,³ Charles A. Lambert, Alain Richard,² Pierre Creidi,* and Charles M. Lapie

2) Riboflavin metabolism--relevance to human nutrition. Lakshmi AV. Indian J Med Res. 1998 Nov;108:182-90.  Zinc and Skin Health: Overview of Physiology and Pharmacology James R. Schwartz PhD, Randall G. Marsh PhD, Zoe Diana Draelos MD, Dermatologic Surgery, July

3) Natural Remedies for Promoting Skin Health Chris D. Meletis, N.D., and Elizabeth Wagner, N.D. ALTERNATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES—JUNE 2002

4) Leung, L.H. Pantothenic acid deficiency as the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris. Med Hypoth 44(6):490–492, 1995.

5) Serum Biotin Levels in Women Complaining of Hair Loss. Trüeb RM. Int J Trichology. 2016 Apr-Jun;8(2):73-7. doi: 10.4103/0974-7753.188040.

6) Mark Hyman M.B The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss ULTRA METABOLISM 2006 Atria Books s.93

7) Comprehensive Aesthetic Rejuvenation: A Regional Approach edited Jenny Kim, Gary P.Lask P.18 2012 Informal Healthcare