Vitamin E has been around a long time in the skincare arena.

The one thing vitamin E is well known for is its ability to lighten scars. Overtime, with regular use of this vitamin, it will make your scars incredibly lighter.

However, this is not the only thing that vitamin E can do in your skin care routine. Many people think that they do not need vitamin E in their skin care regimen if they do not have scars. Vitamin E can accomplish much more than just lightening scars.

Here are a few vitamin E “secrets” that you may not know:

• Vitamin E prevents wrinkle formation
Vitamin E is a healer. It will actually help skin to reseal itself when cut. This is the reason why its the best at treating scars. Dry skin leads to cracked skin, which in turn forms into wrinkles. You already have a head start on wrinkles if you are already using vitamin E.

• Vitamin E is doubly effective with proper exfoliation
When you exfoliate your skin you remove the dead skin cells on the surface. The depth of acne scars and wrinkles will lessen with regular use of vitamin E. Wrinkles and scars will change quickly with regular use of vitamin E and responsible exfoliation. You should never exfoliate more than twice a week, however, if you do, you risk irritating your skin to the point of chronic inflammation.

• Vitamin E is successful at treating stretch marks
Stretch marks happen when your skin tears or stretches but does not actually break. There is still an opportunity for scar to tissue to be made when skin has already been distorted. If you apply vitamin E before you actually get stretch marks and also to the marks you already have, it will prevent permanent streaks on your skin.

Naturally, these are just the ways vitamin E can be used topically. People will also use vitamin E in a supplement that they take daily. Breaking open a vitamin E oil supplement and putting it on your stretch marks can work quite well. The results that vitamin E gives your body on the inside and out will totally and completely amaze you.