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It’s summer, and especially if you’re spending time outdoors, the last thing you need is dry skin. I’ve recently heard from a few customers who were having this exact problem, and luckily the solution is pretty simple.

Vitamin B5 acne treatment works by enhancing the rate at which your body metabolizes skin oil. Unlike other treatments that target oil, B5 usually does not result in dry skin. The reason for this is because, while B5 gives your body more of the “fuel” it uses to metabolize sebum, your body still only uses as much as it needs. Generally once your skin is clear, your body will either eliminate the excess coenzyme-A or use it for something else. However, not everyone’s body regulates itself properly. If you’re finding that taking B5 regularly is causing dry and flaky skin, the simple answer is to decrease your dosage incrementally.

Now obviously you don’t want to, and shouldn’t have to, go back to suffering with acne. But neither should you have to make a trade-off and deal with dry skin instead. If you are experiencing dry skin after using B5, it’s basically because vitamin B5 acne treatment is working *too* well. You’re probably among those who are very reactive to the introduction of B5, and thus you probably need less than the average user. This is good news for you, since it will save you money and perhaps make your daily regimen even easier.

For best results, keep changes in your dosage gradual. Don’t decrease your dosage drastically overnight, or you may end up with a new breakout. Play it safe and decrease by one tablet for a week, then try another, etc., until you find your safety zone. Clear skin shouldn’t have to come with any negative side effects.

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Pomegranates are the latest craze in health food, making their way into both health drinks and topical products. They’ve been credited with helping everything from heart disease and arthritis to skin cancer and acne. Obviously, the impact of some of these benefits can get a bit overblown, but there’s no denying that pomegranates are a healthy addition to most any diet.

Pomegranates are a fairly unique fruit native to the Middle East. They have a husky skin that peels away to reveal hundreds of clustered, grape-like beads of fruit, each surrounding a seed. In all honesty, pomegranates can be somewhat of a pain to eat, so its nice to see them more readily available these days in juice form, etc. A single pomegranate contains over 40% of your recommended daily value of vitamin C. They are also rich in vitamins A and E, as well as folic acid. It’s said that eating one pomegranate provides three times the antioxidants found in a glass of green tea.

Now granted, if you were to eat a pomegranate’s worth of raspberries, blackberries or blueberries, the antioxidant content might very well be just as high (if not higher), so statistics like these can seem a bit sensational. However, the fact remains that pomegranates are one of the healthiest fruits out there. Besides their vitamin content, pomegranates are also rich in the mineral iron. Iron is used in the production of hemoglobin, which further promotes smooth and supple skin, and can enhance your skin tone.

While pomegranates are a great addition to your diet, it’s really not a good idea to try applying pomegranate juice directly to your skin, especially in the case of acne blemishes that may effectively be open wounds. It’s pretty much always a bad idea to apply any acidic fruit directly to an open wound. It won’t help your acne heal faster, but instead may just end up irritating your skin in the end.

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Summer is synonymous with sunshine, and chances are you may be getting a bit more sun yourself over the next few months. As I’ve expressed before, the sun is not at all the enemy of healthy skin that it is often made out to be. In moderation, getting some sun exposure can actually help your skin in a number of ways, such as maintaining your body’s supply of vitamin D and promoting healthy circulation. If you’re like most people, the real threat to your health is not overexposure, but rather not getting enough sun. That said, UV radiation can still have negative effects along with the positive, and for countering those, you need vitamin E.

Excess UV radiation can result in the formation of free radicals - unstable molecules that can form negative chain reactions within your cells. Vitamin E is one of the most noted vitamins in defending against these free radicals forming, and is often recommended by dermatologists for those who spend time under the sun. It’s kind of like nature’s sun screen for protection that’s more than skin deep. Vitamin E won’t stop you from getting a sun burn, but it will minimize that damage that UV radiation inflicts under the surface. If you are suffering from a burn, vitamin E can still help in aiding the healing process, since it plays a direct role in the skin healing process, enhancing your tissue repair.

Like all of the main vitamins, vitamin E is an antioxidant. Free radicals are often associated with oxidation - the loss of electrons from atoms and their associated molecules. Vitamin E is helpful in preventing the oxidation process, and is particularly helpful in protecting polyunsaturated fats from being oxidized.

So if you’re planning to spend some time outdoors this summer, don’t forget to take some vitamin E. Common food sources include cold-pressed vegetable oils, dark green left vegetables and whole grains. Vitamin E is easy to find as a supplement as well, and often just as helpful in supplement form. Because it usually comes in gel caps, vitamin E supplements have a higher absorbance rate than many traditional tablets. Taking one 400 IU capsule per day is a good idea to keep your skin safe, without blocking the helpful aspects of sun exposure as typical sun-block products do.

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