I've been openeing vitamin E softgels and putting the liquid on my recent cuts which some are still open... I heard this can help with the scaring? Is that true? Is it bad to do this? Can it make me sick?
2006-10-24 19:11:53 · 5 answers · asked by coffeejitterzz 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
the function of Vitamin E is to protect the body cells.
If a free radical comes attacking a cell.. Vit. E will sacrifice itself to protect the cell.
Some lotions have vitamin E so they won't get rancid immediately.. and protect the outer layer of the skin from pollution, etc. and most likely vit. E is applied externally... not on open wounds... because inner body can't absorb vit. E without taking it internally wherein it has to be synthesized to its proper form.
So vit. E, has no effect on scarring...
2006-10-24 19:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by guapito_azucar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been putting vitamin E oil on a scar in order to make it fade some.
Vitamin E oil is good to put on your tummy when pregnant to help prevent stretch marks. You can buy Vitamin E oil in a bottle that will be the same as the soft-gel. Just to be on the safe side I would use triple antibiotic ointment until the cut started to heal-this will help with scaring as well.
2006-10-24 19:30:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vitamin E helps you heal. I'm not sure about the scarring. Since you are using the soft-gels there is no reason that they should make you sick.
2006-10-24 19:16:28 · answer #3 · answered by theoriginalquestmaker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know. Why have you got all these cuts? No it wont make you sick
2006-10-24 19:16:00 · answer #4 · answered by puffy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
es it works really well on minor cuts burns and scrapes.
2016-03-28 06:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋