Best skin health: Certain foods and vitamins can increase skin sensitivity

Certain foods and vitamins can increase skin sensitivity

Try to avoid foods with hot spices curries or peppers. Be very careful not to touch the juice of fresh peppers because it can lead to several hours of misery. Very hot foods and liquids can also cause painful flushing of the skin. Caffeine and alcohol also cause vasodilation resulting in a flushing overheated and itchy feeling skin. Test yourself with these various foods and drinks, but keep in mind that while one food might not cause problems alone, in combination with others it can really irritate your skin.

Some vitamins can also increase skin sensitivity. People with sensitive skin should avoid high doses of Niacin (Vitamin B3) because it releases histamines to the skin causing vasolidation. In other words you get a strong red flush to your skin, you feel hot and itchy. Your body becomes accustomed to these doses of Niacin over time, but the initial flush can be very painful. In fact Niacin is very good for your skin, the initial flush from a high dosess can be painful as the pepper juice described above.