A detailed research of vitamins began in 1911. This research has proven that vitamins are substances which actively participate in ability to live cells of all organisms. There are some dozens of vitamins, each of which adjusts the certain chemical processes in cells.
For quite some time vitamins have been used successfully in cosmetics. These biologically active substances are rather widely applied by manufacture of various creams, masks, lotions and tonics. To number of the most popular and claimed vitamins-antioxidants in the cosmetic industry concern vitamins A, C, E.
As recently as 20 or 30 years ago; vitamin K has not been applied in cosmetics. This vitamin is contained in spinach, carrots, salad and cabbage, however, as vitamin K concerns to a category of fat-soluble vitamins, it is acquired by an organism only in combination with vegetative or animal fats. At the use of vitamin K with vegetative or animal fats, absorbability of this vitamin increases twice.
One of the basic functions of vitamin K is the regulation level of thrombinogen in the blood. Thrombinogen is a substance which provides coagulability of the blood. Additionally, vitamin K strengthens the muscular system of the heart and vessels. So that the adult human could receive a daily doze of vitamin K it is necessary to eat rather a plenty of the vegetables containing vitamin K. However, in order for the body to receive enough quantity of vitamin K it is necessary to use special vitamin K products. To a number of therapeutic vitamin K products it is possible to attribute vitaminized drinks of preventive and medical purpose, biologically active additives, multivitamin capsules and tablets.
However, rather frequently avitaminosis K can negatively influence the health of skin. In this case it is expedient to use oral therapeutic vitaminized preparations in combination with cosmetic vitamin K products. Among the most popular cosmetic vitamin K products it is possible to note vitamin K creams. These creams promote smoothing of wrinkles, allow the epidermis cells to rejuvenate and also provide restoration of normal blood supply in deep layers of skin.
Vitaminized creams are rather effective for application on sensitive sites of skin. For example, one of the most effective preparations for care of sensitive and gentle skin around eyes is vitamin K eye cream. This cream possesses ability to smooth fine wrinkles in corners of eyes, reduces hypostases on blepharons. Improvement of eye skin blood supply helps to normalize water balance of skin and promotes restoration of eye skin elasticity. Except for vitamin K creams various lotions and tonics with vitamin K are also rather distributed.
These vitamin K products are recommended to use daily. At the regular application this liquid cosmetic vitamin K products sate skin with vitamin and promote significant increase tone of skin.
In order to define the presence of avitaminosis K it is necessary to consult the doctor who after the result of blood analyses will appoint doze and circuit reception of vitamin.