Essential Vitamins & Minerals

5 Vitamins and Minerals for Hair, Skin, and Nails

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Just like a rose bush needs nutrients to help the roses grow and look beautiful, our bodies need nutrition to help us look our best. Beauty is not only about what lotions or creams you put on your body, it’s also impacted by what you consume. Our hair and nails are always growing, and our skin is constantly renewing itself. Anything that grows needs ongoing nourishment.

Read below to learn how vitamins, zinc, and collagen can help support gorgeous hair, skin, and nails.*

What vitamins are good for skin and hair?

While there are many nutrients important for your body’s health, there are specific vitamins and minerals that support beauty. Let’s learn more about these key nutrients for hair, skin, and nail support*:

Vitamin A & skin health

Vitamin A supports skin health from within.* There are two main forms of vitamin A: beta-carotene which the body can convert into vitamin A, and preformed vitamin A, also known as retinol. Vitamin A activity is measured in Retinol Activity Equivalents (RAEs), which you’ll see on supplement labels, whether the source is retinol or beta-carotene.

Beta-carotene is found in fruits like mangoes, cantaloupe, and apricots, as well as in vegetables like sweet potatoes, red peppers, and carrots. Preformed vitamin A (retinol) is found in dairy, eggs, fish, and organ meats. Vitamin A is found in many multivitamins as well.

Biotin beauty benefits

Biotin is an important part of how your body digests protein, fat, and carbohydrates to transform the food you eat into energy your cells can use.* Biotin also supports hair, skin, and nail health.* Biotin is found in eggs, fish, meat, seeds, nuts, and some vegetables such as sweet potatoes. If you are looking for gummy vitamins with biotin, check out vitafusion biotin gummies.

Vitamin C & skin

Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant that supports collagen formation,* as well as helping to fight free radicals in the skin.* Vitamin C is found in a wide variety of fruits and vegetables including citrus fruits, kiwifruit, mangoes, broccoli, winter squashes, and bok choy. If you are looking for gummy vitamins with Vitamin C, check out vitafusion power C or power C extra strength.

Vitamin E benefits

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that helps to fight free radicals in the body, including the skin.* Vitamin E is found in nuts, oils, seeds, and some fruits and vegetables like spinach, broccoli, mango and tomatoes. If you are looking for a gummy vitamin with Vitamin E, check out the many vitafusion multivitamins!

Zinc benefits

Zinc is an essential mineral that provides cell support.* There is a broad range of foods that have zinc, including oysters, red meat, poultry, seafood, beans, nuts, seeds, and dairy. If you want a gummy vitamin that focuses on zinc, check out vitafusion power zinc.

Zinc also helps support clear skin† and you can find zinc in vitafusion daily complexion care. It’s a gummy with a tangerine strawberry flavor that makes taking care of your skin deliciously easy.

† When used over time for non-cystic acne, results may vary.

Collagen and skin

It’s not a vitamin or a mineral, but collagen is a protein that is important for many parts of your body. You can find collagen in your skin, hair, teeth, and nails, as well as your organs, tendons, and cartilage. Our bodies make collagen from the amino acids found in the proteins we eat. However, as we age, our bodies produce less collagen.

Collagen is found in animal foods like meat and fish. Foods made with animal-based gelatin also have collagen.

Gummy vitamins for beauty

Vitafusion offers several options that can help support beauty from within:

hair, skin, & nails: This gummy multivitamin provides 11 key nutrients per serving, including vitamins A, C, E, and biotin to support luxurious hair, gorgeous skin, and healthy nails.*
daily complexion care: In delicious tangerine strawberry flavors, each serving provides 30 mg of zinc gluconate to support clear skin† plus antioxidant vitamins C & E to help fight free radicals*. It’s a delightfully delicious addition to your beauty routine.
nighttime skin support: These tasty gummies contain retinol (vitamin A RAE) to support skin health, 1250 mg of collagen per serving, and botanicals traditionally used for calming.* In a decadent blackberry lavender flavor, these beauty support gummies support your skin while you sleep.*