Research Summary:
Researchers have identified vitamin E as essential to one’s diet and potentially beneficial for skincare. Vitamin E has been primarily reported to increase photoprotective properties and reduce erythema. However, some studies on scar formation and other effects have been inconclusive. More research under randomized controlled settings should be pursued to better understand the role vitamin E plays in skin health.
Vitamin E's increasing photoprotective properties have been shown to benefit anti-aging and skin brightening. As it becomes more popular in cosmetics, the amount of vitamin E present in a product may not always be clear. To address this, scientists have developed various methods for measuring vitamin E in creams. The most widely adopted technique is high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
We propose a study to quantify the amount of alpha-tocopherol in commercially available lotions. This would be implemented using an HPLC system to analyze commercially available lotions containing vitamin E. Pure alpha-tocopherol and tocopherol acetate will be used as comparisons to the contents of the commercial lotions.
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