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Health wise, we all know that smoking is not a good idea - but do you know about the effects it has on your skin, hair and aging? Read on and you may be on your way to making quitting your New Year’s resolution.
Here are just a few of things that happen when you smoke:
It increases wrinkles, especially in women
Can produce pale or yellowish skin in places
Brings about premature aging of your skin
Slows wound healing
Increases your risk of squamous cell cancer
Dries the surface of the skin because nicotine is a diuretic
Reduces the vitamin A levels in the skin
Lowers the blood supply to the skin and reduces collagen and elastin production (two very important proteins that gives your skin its strength and firmness)
Nicotine, carbon monoxide and hydrogencyanide have toxic effects on the healing tissue and they also suppress the immune system to increase susceptibility of viral infections of the skin such as warts.
Now if that doesn’t scare you into quitting ---- how about that smoking makes you
look at least 10 yrs older?
So you quit or are trying to, now what?
Because everyone’s skin is different, it’s best to have a consultation with an esthetician. This skin care professional can analyze and recommend treatments and regimens that can help return your skin to a healthier condition.
By Catherine Larkin, Licensed Esthetician
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