|
By age 40, the facial wrinkles of smokers are similar to those of 60 year old non-smokers. Eventually smoker's faces may appear wrinkled, gaunt, and may be affected by a slightly yellow tinge.
Smoking causes narrowing of the blood vessels in the outermost layers of your skin. This impairs blood flow to your skin, depleting it of oxygen and important nutrients, such as vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin C. Smoking also damages collagen and elastin fibres that give your skin its strength and elasticity. As a result, skin begins to sag and wrinkle prematurely.
In addition, repeated exposure to the heat from burning cigarettes and the facial expressions you make when smoking - such as pursing your lips when inhaling and squinting your eyes to keep out smoke - may contribute to wrinkles.
Repairing the Damage
To replace the vitamins that smoking has leeched from your skin you will need to start taking vitamin suppliments. These provide the building blocks that your skin needs to repair the damage that smoking has done to your skin.
Also, there are many skin care products available that will feed your skin the vitamins, minerals and collegen that your skin is lacking.
| 
