Smoking and Your Skin

Sub Topics

• Diet, Vitamins and the Skin
• Smoking and Your Skin
• Skin Care Throughout Life
• General Guidelines for Skin Care
• Facial Care
• Skin Cleansing
• Surfactants and the Skin
• Toners
• Moisturizers
• Hand and Body Moisturizers
• Body Lotions and Bath Oils
• Some Special Ingredients of Skin Care Products
• Additional Products
• Differences in Societies

It is wise to avoid smoking, if for no other reason than that it damages the appearance of the skin. (There are other, even better, reasons too!) Cigarette smoke and tar deprive the skin of the nutrients and oxygen it needs for good health, ultimately leaving it looking dull and lifeless. They lead to the formation of harmful free radicals and weaken the collagen and elastin fibres, with the result that the skin becomes prematurely wrinkled.