Vitamin E oil?!
Question:
Vitamin E oil?
People have said that vitamin E oil is good for reducing scars. how soon after a cut has been made can you apply the oil? can you apply it to a scab, or do you have to wait for a scar to form before applying it?
Additional Details1 day ago
freesumpin' - err, right.
Answers:
Yes, Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol NOT DL-Alpha tocopherol acetate, the synthetic version) is great for healing and scars.
Additionally there are over the counter meds for scars containing Allantoin. I'd apply them half and half!
Allantoin as an active ingredient in over-the-counter cosmetics: a moisturizing and keratolytic effect, increasing the water content of the extracellular matrix and enhancing the desquamation of upper layers of dead skin cells, increasing the smoothness of the skin; promotion of cell proliferation and wound healing; and a soothing, anti-irritant, and skin protectant effect by forming complexes with irritant and sensitizing agents.
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