Which type of Vit E for DIY Vitamin CE+Ferulic Serum
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Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:05 pm

My question below is in regards to this serum (posted by Kassy_A):
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1oz 15% Vitamin C Serum (3/18/10)

1 tsp L-Ascorbic Acid
2 tsp Distilled H20
1 tsp Jojoba Oil
1 tsp SKB (Don't use more than 1 tsp, it's too tacky!)
1 tsp Aloe Vera Gel (or just use 2 aloe and leave out the SKB)
1/8th tsp Vitamin E
1/8th tsp Ferulic Acid
1/2 tsp vodka
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My question is about the type of Vitamin E to use in the Vitamin CE+F Serum. I seen a few suggestions from others (mixed tocopherols/100% natural/ETC), but didn't come across anything concrete.

Maybe I'm making too big of a deal about Vitamin E type (maybe it doesn't matter much?).

I came across two Vitamin E products and was wanting to see if I could get an opinion on them.

Product 1: Hobe Naturals Vitamin E Oil (50,000IU) - (Ingredients: 100% Pure vitamin E oil, safflower oil, lemon oil)
Product 2: Solgar Liquid Vitamin E - (Ingredients: d-Alpha Tocopherol plus d-Beta, d-Delta and d-Gamma Tocopherols (EACH DROP = 20IU's))+(Other ingredients: Wheat germ oil, sunflower oil)
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If anyone has any other Vitamin E suggestions I will be happy to hear them or if anyone can refer me to a thread regarding Vitamin E types for "Vitamin CE+F" serums I will happily read it.

Thanks.

free skin care · Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:01 pm

I know that alpha-tocopherol is the only form of vitamin E (there are 8 forms) that counts towards the RDA...but the other forms do have some but different forms of biological activity...for example, gamma-tocopherol is excellent for quenching nitrogen radicals in the brain.

I would probably guess that a mixture of R tocopherols and tocotrienols would be best...but I hoping that someone with more experience will chime in with info specific to topical application...

Cheers Smile

free skin care · Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:27 pm

All of the studies done (and also the patent held by the company that made this combo famous) were done with the alpha tocopherol at 1% ferulic acid at 0.5% and the l-ascorbic acid at 10% or over.

It probably won't hurt anything if you use the other forms of vitamin E in addition, but I'd use the alpha at at least 1% because that's the percentage it's been clinically tested at with this trio. There are even some people who swear by adding a low percentage of beta carotene to their c serums, but I've never tried this myself. I think Dr. Oz is the one who made that idea popular, but I'm not sure.

Sat Dec 22, 2012 5:53 pm

Thanks for the reply back.

It's been a few months since I made the thread, however I still haven't bought anything in regards to the serum just yet Laughing

EDIT: Never mind. I found the proper vitamin e place of purchase. From makingcosmetics (Vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopherol)).

free skin care · Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:24 am

Kdvwest wrote:

I found the proper vitamin e place of purchase. From makingcosmetics (Vitamin E (dl-alpha tocopherol)).

There are people who argue that the d analogue is better than dl because it's completely natural, but I never had a problem with dl when I used it.

Not to drag the conversation out any further, but I thought I'd throw the idea out there in case somebody else reading had never seen it before.

Sun Dec 23, 2012 1:59 pm

Couldn't find the regular non-DL version of alpha. Seems the only other route is with the d-tocopherol mixture (alpha-beta-delta-gamma).

Chlorophyll wrote:

Not to drag the conversation out any further.

Seems one of the hardest parts is sourcing the vitamin e. So drag it on as far as it can go Bad Grin

free skin care · Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:08 pm

^

I personally use locally purchased gel caps. But for some reason, none of the stores in my town can keep the same brands/sizes/types on the shelf for longer than a few months. It is SO frustrating, let me tell you!

I cave and get lotioncrafter's mixed tocopherols every now and then. But there's something about those individual gel capsules that just make me feel better. I mean, there's much less room for oxidation there.

free skin care · Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:34 pm

Chlorophyll wrote:

All of the studies done (and also the patent held by the company that made this combo famous) were done with the alpha tocopherol at 1% ferulic acid at 0.5% and the l-ascorbic acid at 10% or over.

It probably won't hurt anything if you use the other forms of vitamin E in addition, but I'd use the alpha at at least 1% because that's the percentage it's been clinically tested at with this trio. There are even some people who swear by adding a low percentage of beta carotene to their c serums, but I've never tried this myself. I think Dr. Oz is the one who made that idea popular, but I'm not sure.

Thank you, Chlorophyll! Smile

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