| Vitamins, proteins and minerals are the general | | | | seeds and cold-pressed vegetable oils. Vitamin E has |
| nutrients that are required for healthy hair. These | | | | also been shown to retard the ageing process. |
| nutrients are present in the food we take. Lack of | | | | Supplement of vitamin E can only be beneficial |
| these nutrients causes several problems like hair loss, | | | | whether you have grey hair or not. The best natural |
| thinning of hair, shedding, brittleness, premature graying, | | | | sources of vitamin E are wheat germ, Soya beans, |
| dandruff, and so on. Hence, vitamins are very | | | | broccoli, brussel sprouts, spinach and eggs. |
| important in order to have healthy hair. Vitamin E is | | | | It is recommended that Vitamin E be taken at the |
| found in the following food sources: cold pressed | | | | same time every day. Taking it at meal time has been |
| vegetable oils, soybeans, wheat germ oil, broccoli, | | | | shown to decrease stomach upset and further |
| grains, spinach, dried beans, nuts, ready to eat cereals, | | | | enhances its absorption. If you are using it topically, the |
| raw seeds, eggs and green leafy vegetables. Vitamin | | | | gel cap needs to be broken and the gel applied to the |
| E is used to prevent sterility and also other diseases | | | | skin directly. Supplements are not always required as |
| like muscular dystrophy. Vitamin E acts as an | | | | there are some good food sources of Vitamin E. |
| antioxidant that aids effective circulation in the scalp | | | | Wheat germ is considered an excellent source |
| due to increased oxygen uptake in blood. It aids in | | | | providing as much as 54 IU. You can also find Vitamin |
| supplying oxygen to the blood and thus retards cellular | | | | E in green leafy vegetables, vegetable oils, and many |
| aging. Its anti-oxidating property also helps it to alleviate | | | | seeds and nuts. |
| fatigue, strengthen capillary walls and bring nourishment | | | | Safety concerns : Recent concerns have been raised |
| to cells. It also prevents and dissolves clots in the | | | | about the safety of vitamin E supplementation, |
| blood.vitamin E is found to have some side effects like | | | | particularly in high doses (400 IU/day or greater). An |
| high blood pressure and reduction in blood clotting. | | | | increased risk of bleeding has been proposed, |
| Vitamin E is found to have a significant influence on the | | | | particularly in patients taking blood-thinning agents such |
| health of not just hair but also skin. Vitamin E is used to | | | | as warfarin, heparin, or aspirin; or in patients with |
| prevent sterility and also other diseases like muscular | | | | vitamin K deficiency. Recent evidence suggests that |
| dystrophy. Vitamin A is very useful for healthy sebum | | | | regular use of high-dose vitamin E supplements may |
| in the scalp. Vitamin A can be found in meat, eggs, | | | | increase the risk of death (from "all causes") by a |
| cabbage, apricots, cheese, carrots, spinach, peaches, | | | | small amount (1), although a different study found no |
| milk and fish liver oil. Vitamin E helps in increasing scalp | | | | effects on mortality in women who took 600 IU units |
| circulation. Vitamin E is found in wheat germ oil, nuts, | | | | daily (2). Caution is warranted. |
| green leafy vegetables, soybeans, dried beans, raw | | | | Read out Beauty tips. |