Antioxidants, sun and minerals
Vitamin E
Vitamin E, an oil-soluble antioxidant from plant oils, used as tocopherol or its acetate form.
- Antioxidant
- Conditions skin
- Seals in moisture
- What it does
- Used in creams, serums, oils and sunscreens as an antioxidant that protects the formula and softens skin, often beside vitamin C or plant oils.
- How often
- Daily where the formula's directions allow; retinoid products, shot essences and masks keep their own schedules, and sun care has its own reapplication timing.
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