Smoking and Your Skin

You can spot a regular smoker by their skin.

A smoker’s skin ages so fast that wrinkles may start appearing before the age of 30, through loss of natural elasticity and blood supply.

Into middle age, the damage is impossible to miss  -  dry, leathery, greying skin with patchy areas of pigmentation. (Smokers’ skin is 40% thinner than non-smokers’)

Chemically, the effect is caused by an increase in metabolic waste, which speeds up the ageing of the cells, breaking down the collagen that nourishes the complexion. This is compounded by lines around the eyes and mouth caused by the act of smoking.