Also important are zinc and vitamins A and E. A good multivitamin should provide 10mg, 1,500mcg and 100mg (150iu) respectively of these vital healing nutrients. I' d recommend eating seeds every day, which are rich in zinc and vitamin E. Provided you don' t have an open wound, rubbing the content of a vitamin E capsule directly into the skin around a cut can help reduce scarring. Also eat plenty of fruit and vegetables and supplement 1g of vitamin C. This will help the body make collagen, which is essential in the repair of both cuts and bruises.