Vitamins Help Battle Sun Damage

With the heat and old man sun bearing down mercilessly, using Vitamins C and E can help in the battle against skin damage.

Studies in Britain's Journal of Dermatology says Vitamin E cream is useful in stimulating the body's antioxidant defenses.

Meanwhile, a report in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology says people taking daily 1,000-unit supplements of Vitamin E alongside Vitamin C suffered less skin damage from ultraviolet rays than test subjects taking a placebo.

But experts say neither can completely replace the role of good common sense on going out into the sun. Limit your exposure each day, particularly if your skin is still in its winter pallor stage, and always use an effective sunscreen.