But no matter what your dry skin looks like, it’s pretty much always frustrating and uncomfortable. Not to mention, everyone’s skin is different, so it can be hard to find which products and lifestyle changes can help your own complexion. However, there may be an unlikely culprit you might want to look into, especially if you’ve tried time and again to keep your skin moisturized with little to no success. Let’s dive into the relationship between vitamin D and hydrated skin.* In terms of how, exactly, the vitamin affects skin health, we know that vitamin D has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that help protect skin cells.* Plus, vitamin D plays a crucial role in thyroid health as it helps regulate the production of thyroid hormones3.* These thyroid hormones play a key role in keeping your hair, skin, and nails youthful and strong (in addition to influencing metabolism, mood, sleep, etc.). And while we’re on the topic of hair health: “We know that vitamin D is very important for the hair follicle and therefore hair growth,”* says board-certified dermatologist and hair care expert Raechele Cochran Gathers, M.D., on an episode of Clean Beauty School. “In fact, vitamin D is one of the fat-soluble vitamins needed for maintaining and creating functioning hair follicles.”* Add that to the vitamin’s roster of beauty benefits. But it’s pretty difficult to cross that 50 ng/ml threshold (and maintain it for life) without vitamin D supplementation.* Supplementation can help keep your vitamin D levels steady, no matter what time of year it is and how much sun you get in your daily life.* Double-board-certified integrative medicine doctor Amy Shah, M.D., said it best in her review for mbg’s vitamin D3 potency+: “Achieving vitamin D sufficiency isn’t a seasonal need; it’s a daily endeavor.” So if you’ve hit a wall trying to restore moisture in your skin, a high-quality vitamin D supplement can help give your skin the final hydration nudge it needs.* Not to mention, our vitamin D3 potency+ supplement also contains organic and virgin avocado, olive, and flaxseed oils, all of which support skin health as well.* In fact, one user even considers it her “secret weapon for radiant skin.”* As she writes in a personal review: “I’ve been taking mbg vitamin D3 potency+ every night for about two months now, and it has made a massive improvement in my skin’s clarity and hydration—even compared to the vitamin D3 supplement I was taking before.”*
