Smoking and its Effect on the Skin

Smoking is harmful to our bodies as well as our skin and it adds stress to your skin. It has been know to speed up the aging process of the skin which causes wrinkles. Usually after 10 years or more of inhaling smoke you will begin to see the aging effects on the skin.

The nicotine in cigarettes lead to the blood flow to your skin. It narrows the blood vessels in the outermost layer of the skin. Your skin does not get the oxygen that is needed. Our skin must have all the nutrients and Vitamin A in order to maintain its' radiants and glow.

Cigarettes is a big contributor to the aging effects of the skin causing the skin to sag and wrinkle. Skin wrinkles cannot be reversed but you can eliminated additional wrinkling by not consuming cigarettes at all. Vitamin A is good for the skin it is like a skin repair. Vitamin C serves as an antioxidant and it helps us to absorb iron into the body.

Your skin is fed within so what you put into your body will come out and affect the skin. The smoke from ciagarettes contains some of the most hazardous chemicals: Ammonia, hydrogen cyamide, butane, nicotine, carbolic acis, collidine, formic aldehyde, parvoline, prussic acid, pyridine, arsenic and cadmium. And the list goes on and on....

When the blood flow is affected it causes depletion of vitamins and affects the ability to remove waste that is caused by smoke. The collagen and elastin is also damaged by the smoke from cigarettes. The skin will begin to diminish its youthful appearances. It causes irreversible damage to your skin.

For many woman smoking causes aging and health problems much worster than for men. Study has proven that when a woman smoke it can contruibute to early menopause
not to mention, heart diease and cancer.

To learn more about how smoking can cause damage to your skin and body. please visit: www.beauty-antiaging-secrets.com and click on the smoking link.