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Science Fair Project. Vitamin E Miracle or Myth? Put the Petal to the Mettle! Riley Ostler Lopez Elementary. Statement of the Problem. Can Vitamin E extend the preservation of skin?. Project Overview.
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Science Fair Project Vitamin E Miracle or Myth? Put the Petal to the Mettle! Riley Ostler Lopez Elementary
Statement of the Problem Can Vitamin E extend the preservation of skin?
Project Overview Does Vitamin E really work? Well you can find out in my science project. Although you can use Vitamin E on skin, you can also test this experiment on rose petals. My purpose is to find out if vitamin e will effect the color, texture, appearance, and size of the rose petals. Observing the petals for preservation. Does vitamin e make a difference? Will the petals stay fresh and young rather than the untreated rose petals? The reason why I chose this topic was to see if Vitamin E could really make a difference in the appearance of skin or in this case a rosepetal.
Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant that stops the production of reactive oxygen species that are formed when fat undergoes oxidation. Vitamin E can aid or possibly prevent Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson’s disease, Breast Cancer, and Skin Cancer. The daily intake that kids 9 to 13 years should take 11 mg of Vitamin E each day. Vitamin E is used for many health benefits. It is an antioxidant that has anti-aging benefits as well. Vitamin E’s antioxidant activity is vital in aiding protection to the skin cells. Vitamin E protects the skin from ultra violet light, pollution, drugs, and other elements that produce cell damaging free radicals. Vitamin E Research
Vitamin E is a dietary source and supplement. You can find Vitamin E in cereals, seeds. Seed oils, nuts , almonds, hazelnuts, spinach, turnips, beets, collards, and in many tomato products, pumpkin, and sweet potatoes. A more controversial benefit of Vitamin E is the treatment of scars. Acne scars, surgical scars, and various forms of damage due to burns. Recent research has questioned this benefit. Studies claim that Vitamin E may make the scar look worse. This is a definable opposition that the millions of individuals that claim Vitamin E creams help soften the appearance of scars. Many dermatologists recommend the use of Vitamin E in aiding prevention of scars. Vitamin E Research
Vitamin E Research Definitions Oxidant noun: A chemical agent that oxidizes. Antioxidant noun: A substance that opposes oxidant of prevents or makes difficult reactions make easier by oxidant. Oxidize verb: To combine with oxygen. Alzheimer’s disease noun: A disease of the central nervous system characterized by the wasting away of brain tissue with gradual loss of memory and mental abilities-called also Alzheimer’s. Parkinson’s disease noun: A nervous disease of later life that tends to get steadily worse and is marked by trembling and weakness of resting muscles and by a characteristic way of walking. Controversial adjective: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of controversy; polemical; a controversial book. Dermatologists noun: A physician who specializes in dermatology and especially in the treatment of the diseases of the skin.
Vitamin E Research Definitions Radical adjective: A person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in law and methods of government. Polyunsaturated adjective: Of, an oil or fatty acid: having many double or triple bonds in a molecule. Supplement verb: To add to (supplement their incomes by doing odd jobs) Soluble adjective: Capable of being dissolved in a liquid (sugar is a soluble in water) Vital adjective: Concerned with or necessary to the continuation of life (vital organs)
Variables • Controlled variables:Rose petals, ziplock bags. • Independent variable:Air, water, rose petal • Dependent variable:The size, appearance, texture, and color is how I’m going to measure therose petal. I will measure the size of the rose petal by using a school ruler. I am going to measure by inches, and measure length and width.
Hypothesis My hypothesis is that a rose petals appearance will remain young and fresh when coated in Vitamin E daily.
Materials • The materials I used are: • nine large flower petals • nine zip lock bags (same size) • a black marker • a 8 oz glass of water • several vitamin e capsules (one whole for each of thepetals labeled vitamin e • white stickers (nine of them for each bag)
Procedure 1. Place three rose petals in three separate plastic bags labeling them “Air”. 2. Dip the three rose petals in a cup of water and put them into three plastic bags labeling them “Water”. 3. Lightly coat three rose petals with Vitamin-E and put them into three plastic bags labeling them “Vitamin E”. 4. Observe and measure the rose petals every day for at least seven days, recording changes in color, size, texture, and appearance.
Conclusion • The results of my experiment proved to be that rose petals coated in Vitamin E did stay young and fresh longer than untreated petals. The untreated rose petals seemed to age most quickly. The rose petal treated in water lasted longer as well, but not as long as the rose petals treated in Vitamin E. The petals treated with water didn’t shrink, but it wasn’t as vibrant red as when I started, and the edges started to curl and change in color. Vitamin E did prove it can extend the preservation of a rose petal. Based on my observation Vitamin E used every day in beauty creams can help reduce fine lines and help preserve the skin keeping people looking young.
Works Cited 1. “Antioxidant,” Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary. 1998, page 32 2. National Institute of Health. “Vitamin E Fact Sheet (5/4/2009) http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminE.asp. 3. “Vitamin,” “World Book Encyclopedia” V. 20, 2005, pp.432
