Hello Lovely,
What if the glow you’re longing for… The firmness you miss in the mirror… And the smoother, stronger skin you crave… Could begin with one essential ingredient?
Let’s talk about Vitamin A, – not in a dry, science-y way, – but in a your-skin-is-craving-this way.
Why Vitamin A Is a Skin Essential
Your skin naturally stores Vitamin A to function at its best. But here’s the catch: Sunlight, pollution, stress, and time strip it away. Without daily replenishment, your skin becomes depleted, leading to fine lines, dullness, sagging, and slow healing.
Vitamin A is like a daily dose of “yes” to your skin’s cellular renewal.
Here’s What Vitamin A Can Do for Your Skin
• Reduce fine lines and wrinkles by stimulating collagen production
• Speed up cell turnover, helping fade dark spots and sun damage
• Firm and tone aging skin for a lifted appearance
• Enhance skin's resilience, making it less prone to damage or dryness
• Strengthen the skin barrier, keeping hydration where it belongs.
Why You Need to Supplement Vitamin A Year-Round
Most women unknowingly lose vitamin A every single day, especially in the summer months, when UV rays are strongest. Even high-SPF sunscreens cannot fully prevent vitamin A breakdown.
Summer skin needs extra care: Your exposure to UV light is higher, your skin’s vitamin A stores are more quickly depleted by light and air, and visible aging can speed up if you’re not actively replenishing this vitamin.
That’s why daily topical application and consistent dietary intake of vitamin A is not just important. It’s non-negotiable for radiant, youthful skin.
Your Skin’s Best Friends:
Vitamin A + Antioxidants
Vitamin A doesn’t work alone. It needs protection. Pair it with antioxidants like Vitamin C, E, and beta-carotene to boost its strength and longevity.
When used together:
• Vitamin A renews the skin
• Antioxidants protect what’s renewed
• Sunscreen locks in the progress
Whole Food Sources to Support Your Skin
Support your skin from the inside out with these vitamin A–rich foods:
• Sweet potatoes – a beta-carotene bomb
• Carrots – help brighten and even skin tone
• Spinach, kale, swiss chard – deliver retinol precursors and antioxidants
• Egg yolks, salmon – provide active forms of vitamin A
• Apricots, mangoes – add a sweet way to boost your intake
Tip: Eat these with healthy fats (like olive oil or avocado) to help your body absorb the nutrients beautifully. Vitamin A is oil-soluble vitamin and calls for some fat presence when you consume it.
Morning to Night:
Your Skin’s Vitamin A Routine
Morning:
✔️ Antioxidant serum or food-based antioxidant intake
✔️ SPF every day – even on cloudy days
Evening:
✔️ Apply a Vitamin A serum or cream (start gentle!)
✔️ Lock in with a nourishing cream or lotion. Remember, the night time is for feeding the skin, not overloading it with moisture. Unless, of course, your skin is super dry. Again, you know your skin better than anybody else!
Start slow. Let your skin adapt. Low-strength forms (like retinyl palmitate or retinol) are great for building up tolerance.
Unique Facts You Might Not Know
• Vitamin A deficiency is the most common skin deficiency worldwide, even in women using expensive skincare.
• Even SPF 40+ does not fully protect vitamin A from UV damage. Replenish daily.
• Your skin’s ability to store vitamin A determines how radiant and firm it looks.
• Beta-carotene (plant form of Vitamin A) gives you a slow, gentle, glow-enhancing effect – especially powerful in women over 40.
• Skin exposed to sun is constantly losing vitamin A, even when protected. You need to top up every day.
Glow Happens with Patience
Unlike trendy ingredients that come and go, Vitamin A has decades of proven results, but it requires consistency. It’s not magic. It’s maintenance. But the payoff? Youthful skin that feels like you again.
So tonight, say yes to your skin. Feed it. Protect it. Restore it.
Do something small, yet as an act of love and care for your skin. Keep doing it until this action becomes your second nature. It’s called a habit.
Because your skin deserves timeless beauty.
