Ingredient glossary / Antioxidant
Vitamin E (tocopherol)
On the label: Tocopherol · Antioxidant
What it is
A fat-soluble vitamin added to protect the oils in a formula from going rancid, and as a skin antioxidant. Often paired with vitamin C.
Antioxidants: Antioxidants slow oxidation in the formula (keeping oils from going rancid) and, for some, on the skin.
Wikidata: Antioxidant compounds with vitamin E activity. Q910277 →
In the research
1,967 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Dromedary hump oil: From its physicochemical characterization to, anti-inflammatory, wound healing and antinociceptive potentials · In vitro models, 2026
- Glycerin suppositories as inexpensive multi-sequence MRI skin markers · Skeletal radiology, 2026
- Ex vivo assessment of caffeine and α-tocopherol delivery to human and porcine skin: confocal Raman spectroscopy and Franz diffusion cell/HPLC analysis · International journal of pharmaceutics, 2026
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Products whose label lists it
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