1. Information On Dermatological Conditions
Helping Your Skin
Skin is considered the largest organ of the human body, covering muscles, bones and internal organs, exposing it to all the outside toxins, air pollution, suns harmful rays, insects, cold, wind and heat. Since skin protects our bodies, the best thing we can do for skin is to protect it – both inside and out. To protect our skin inside we rely on a healthful diet, filled with fruits and vegetables, fish, whole grains and lean meats, and taking supplemental vitamins and minerals to ensure we are receiving what we need so that our cells can produce healthy skin. To protect our skin outside, we rely on topical preparations that block the suns harmful rays and provide vitamins and minerals directly to the skin.
A recent study performed at UC Berkeley confirmed that skin conditions such as dermatitis, psoriasis and eczema are aggravated by air pollution found in or near cities. Ozone, a chief component of city air pollution, rapidly strips Vitamin E out of the outermost layer of skin, called the stratum corneum, and without its protection, makes our skin much more vulnerable to itchy, inflamed, scaly conditions. It is believed that without Vitamin Es protection on this layer of skin, the skin fat molecules composed of ceramides, cholesterols (the good kind) and unsaturated fatty acids which form a barrier for the skin, are much more likely to oxidize and degrade, thereby rendering this natural barrier ineffective.
In recent years, we have discovered that for healthy skin, B vitamins and Vitamin E are essential inside and out. Topical use of Vitamin E provides a variety of protections and functions. Because Vitamin E is directly absorbed into the skin, it works as a wonderful moisturizer, preventing evaporation of moisture from the skins surface. It reduces pore size and slows down oil secretion on oily skin. It helps stop inflammation and skin cell damage (wrinkles) caused by exposure to the suns harmful rays (UV A and B). Vitamin E assists wound healing and prevents keratinization or scar formation. For ease of use, nothing beats our Vitamin E-Spra for getting Vitamin E topically onto your skin where it seals in moisture and provides protection from air pollution and damage from the sun. Or, try our Vitamin E Oil combined with apricot and coconut oils to avoid stickiness and allow Vitamin E to be absorbed easily and quickly into your skin. Both have 28,000 IUs (International Units) of Vitamin E (the more IUs a Vitamin E product has,the purer the Vitamin E content).
Aside from air pollution and suns rays, there are other irritants that come into contact with our skin on a daily basis that can cause contact dermatitis with its telltale itching and blisters or bumps or insect bites from bees, wasps, yellow jackets, mosquitoes, spiders or chiggers. Many have found that Grampas Salve is wonderful relief from the pain and itching associated with these conditions. People report pain and itching stops and other skin irritations do not develop, when treated with this amazing salve. It is also great for cold sores or fever blisters and, if applied at the first sign, may not even appear.
Besides protecting our bodies, our skin is literally the face we show the world and we want it to look as good as it can. Nothing speaks of a healthy individual as clear, glowing skin. So protect this largest organ inside and out. The rest of your body will be glad you do.
