Vitamin B5 Pantothenic Acid is derived from the Greek term "pan" in Pantothenic acid and means "everywhere." Along with 8 other B Vitamins, Pantothenic Acid is required for converting food into energy; building red blood cells; making bile; and synthesizing fats, adrenal gland steroids, antibodies, and acetylcholine and other neurotransmitters which are chemicals that permit nerve transmission. Pantothenic Acid in dexpanthenol lotions and creams relieves the pain of burns, cuts, and abrasions; reduces skin inflammation; and speeds wound healing.

Vitamin B5 also helps reverse some of the deficiency symptoms related to poor growth and development in the body. Some researchers think that taking a higher dose of this can stop or limit hair from graying. But mainly, Vitamin B-Pantothenic Acid has the most positive studies show that this taken regularly can lower cholesterol-an accumulation of which may cause heart attacks.