Stopping smoking will benefit the skin. Well,
almost immediately! For, there is no doubt that smoke, tars, nicotine
are all drying agents and contain carcinogens. Its harmful effects are
beyond dispute. So, the glow or dullness of the skin has something to do
with the smoke that you inhale.
Therefore, the
decision to quit smoking should be firm and irrevocable! Just as a
wavering candle can not withstand a storm, a wavering mind will not be
able to quit smoking! Our food intake, the quality and content, is bound
to show on our skin. Look at the face and observe the skin of a young
adult who is smoking for the last, say, 8 to 10 years. The strong
effects will definitely show; wrinkles are the sure indicators. The skin
will look aged.
The overall blood circulation is also affected
due to smoking. The outer layers of the skin are the first to suffer the
maximum damage. The reason is not too far to seek. Oxygen supply and
nutrients are deprived to the skin, so also the Vitamin A, which is of
utmost importance to the health of the skin. It is the beginning of
decay of elastin and collagen, two substances absolutely necessary for
the elasticity and strength of the skin.
Exercises are generally for good of the body, they are for its
health and shape. But this smoking exercise is the most damaging, taken
from any angle! How many times a smoker opens and closes his mouth,
while smoking just one cigarette? While inhaling pursing of the lips is
involved. And you squint your eyes to escape from the smoke. Will it not
contribute the fast arrival of more and more wrinkles? The heat
generated from the burning cigarette, as it becomes smaller and smaller,
will definitely change the color of the lips. No smoker's lips have ever
been rosy. The black patches on the lips look very dirty and unappealing!
So, the conclusion is obvious. Try to recapture the lost glow of
your skin, which is only possible by quitting smoking-not now and
then-once for all!
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