*Foundation-free skin in the photo.
Vitamin A can easily be described as the holy grail of vitamins for skin. If you’re an acne sufferer, this vitamin is your cure. Many dermatologists prescribe Accutane (which is pretty much a medication that makes you overdose on Vitamin A), and while that could temporarily solve your problem, I don’t think that it’s the best approach. Instead, I recommend finding the perfect supplement dose for you (you can have your doctor decide what amounts if safe for you since everyone is different). Although, typically speaking, 25,000 IU taken about 4 times a week shouldn’t cause any harm AND keep the acne or any other skin ailment at bay.
Why 4 times a week and not every day?
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning that it stays stored in your body for awhile, and unlike water-soluble vitamins, it won’t flush out of your system if you have high amounts. Meaning, that it’s easy (and could be potentially hazardous) to overdose on Vitamin A or any other fat-soluble vitamin.
So why choose Vitamin A?
It encourages healthy skin cell production, and it also stimulates fibroblasts (the cells responsible for developing tissue that keeps skin firm and healthy). What this means is that it can help prevent wrinkles, whilst also getting rid of any acne, or acne scars you may have.
When choosing a Vitamin A supplement, I suggest going for the cod liver oil, as that has the best sort of Vitamin A (meaning the most potent and non-chemical).
If supplements aren’t your thing, then try to include more of these foods in your diet:
Chicken Liver, Beef Liver, Butter, or Eggs. For a less aggressive Vitamin A you can choose to eat foods that have beta-carotene (a Vitamin A precursor) which can be food in colorful vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, and spinach.
Most importantly: In order for the skin to benefit from Vitamin A, the body converts it to retinoic acid, which can also be found in topical serums (my favorite is from Isabis Formulae).
How has it changed my skin?
Ever since I’ve been using Vitamin A supplements for the past year, I’ve seen a vast improvement in my skin. Not only do I rarely get blemishes, but when I do, they last for a less amount of time and leave fewer scars behind. Of course, the supplements or topical serums won’t be as effective if not followed by a healthy diet with low doses of sugar (as much as I love it, anything with sugar is basically poison for your skin).
So it’s a no-brainer that if you’re suffering from acne or wish to have a better complexion, then Vitamin A will be your new best friend.
By: Azzurra Nox
The Inkblotters 
Yes! I’ve been taking vitamin A every other day for about a year now and it’s been the best decision I ever made!
Great post x
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I actually didn’t know how beneficial Vitamin A could be, till I read up about how Accutane is pretty much an overdose of Vitamin A and my skin problems weren’t severe enough to go down that route, so I thought…welll maybe if I took small doses of this it will help me….and it was done MIRACLES. All those acne creams are a waste of money when you can take vitamin A supplements and it works so much better!
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I’ve never considered vitamin A! I’ll be giving it a go 🙂 lately I’ve been using vitamin E oils and other products on my skin which has been amazing so it’ll be interesting to see how this compares 😊❤
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Vitamin E is also really good for your skin (it has different benefits), and the Vitamin A serum I linked above includes Vitamins E & C as well. If you’re looking into taking supplements, I’d advise not to take more than 25,000 IU three times a week or so. Cause being fat-soluble, you don’t want to overdose on it. But I hope it works out for you!
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I love using natural remedies – thanks for the tips!
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You’re welcome! Hope it helps!
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Hi Azzurra! How weird, I’ve never even considered taking Vitamin A supplements for my skin… but I’ve been using retinoid creams (Vitamin A applied topically) for anti-aging purposes for years now! Thanks for the tips and I’m about to embark on a sugar detox, too, so wish me luck:-) Smiles from Switzerland and have a great day!
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Yeah, I’ve used topical serums with Vitamin A (and those work too) but Ive noticed that the supplements are the fastest way to get results. Good luck with the sugar detox! I try not to have too much of it since I do have a sweet tooth! Thanks!
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