Charlotte Lo Buono
Italian scientists have found that vitamin E may be more effective than vitamin A in preventing UV-induced skin damage. Their data also suggest that certain compounds in the vitamin E family called tocotrienols are more effective at preventing photodamage to the skin than tocopherols, another group of compounds in the vitamin E family that are more well known and widely used in cosmetics. The team’s research was recently published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. According to a report by CosmeticsDesign.com, their findings indicate that tocotrienols, which have not been widely studied before, may have a use as an ingredient in skin care products including sunscreen and moisturizer.