Vitamin E Oils and Capsules

• Vitamin E oils can be bought in many health food and retail stores and can be used directly on one's skin to moisturize and soften. Oils are used in many products as they generally work faster than taking a pill. Apply the oil to your face as part of your regular beauty regimen, as it can help the skin look and feel younger over time. Fine lines and wrinkles may appear to lessen with the repeated use of vitamin E.
  
  Vitamin E capsules can also be used by breaking them open to rub on the skin. This is also a way to get the most out of your vitamin E product, as the oil is condensed down for the maximum effect. Vitamin E capsules may be stickier than some lotions, but they are just as effective.
  
  

Vitamin E Lotions

• There are many products available today that include Vitamin E as one of their main ingredients. They tend to be inexpensive, and in addition to regular use for general skin health, are recommended for pregnant women to reduce stretch marks.
  
  The topical application of vitamin E by using various oils and creams is known to be more beneficial than taking it as a pill form, because the skin is then able to absorb the vitamin to its fullest efficiency. It is important, however, to make sure that your body is getting enough vitamin E overall, as well, and not just as a topical agent.
  
  

Recommended Vitamin E Applications

• Experts generally recommend using vitamin E products that have the alcohol form of the vitamin in their ingredients. This is called alpha-tocopherol and is preferred over the acetate form known as alpha-tocopherol acetate. The acetate form is not able to penetrate a person's skin as well, which in turn provides less of a benefit.