▁to ▁down reg ulate ▁the ▁cut aneous ▁imm une ▁system ▁and ▁ep ith el ial ▁pro l ifer ation ▁while ▁prom oting ▁different iation . ▁ ▁Vit amin ▁C ▁is ▁an ▁ant io x id ant ▁that ▁regul ates ▁col lagen ▁synth esis , ▁forms ▁bar rier ▁lip ids , ▁reg ener ates ▁vit amin ▁E , ▁and ▁provides ▁phot op rote ction . ▁ ▁Vit amin ▁E ▁is ▁a ▁memb rane ▁ant io x id ant ▁that ▁protect s ▁against ▁ox id ative ▁damage ▁and ▁also ▁provides ▁protection ▁against ▁harm ful ▁U V ▁ray s . ▁ ▁Several ▁scientific ▁studies ▁confirmed ▁that ▁changes ▁in ▁bas eline ▁nut r itional ▁status ▁affect s ▁skin ▁condition . ▁ ▁The ▁May o ▁C lin ic ▁lists ▁food s ▁they ▁state ▁help ▁the ▁skin : ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables , ▁whole - gra ins , ▁dark ▁leaf y ▁gre ens , ▁n uts , ▁and ▁se eds . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ac id ▁mant le ▁ ▁Anth rop od erm ic ▁bibli op egy ▁ ▁Art ific ial ▁skin ▁ ▁Call us , ▁thick ▁area ▁of ▁skin ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁cut aneous ▁conditions ▁ ▁C ut aneous ▁structure ▁development ▁ ▁F inger print , ▁skin ▁on ▁f ing ert ips ▁ ▁Hy perp ig ment ation , ▁about ▁excess ▁skin ▁color ▁ ▁Inter tr igin ous ▁ ▁Me iss ner ' s ▁cor pus cle ▁ ▁Pac in ian ▁cor pus cle ▁ ▁Poly phen ol ▁ant io x id ant ▁ ▁Sk in