Why smoking accelerates the aging process?

Because nicotine and carbon monoxide from cigarette arising constrict blood vessels in the outermost layers of the skin, reducing the blood supply to the cells. Consequently, the skin loses oxygen and essential nutrients to stay healthy. In addition, many of the chemicals in the smoke of snuff cause the skin to lose firmness and elasticity.

The result? The skin is wrinkled and aging much faster than anticipated because of the cigarette. And not only wrinkle your face, but also your hands and inner arms.

While aging is part of life, we can do to delay in coming. One way is to quit smoking.

The skin contains 70 percent water and 13 percent of stratum corneum, which is the surface. When below these percentages, it weakens and deteriorates. Exposure to sun, air pollution, use of snuff and lack of vitamins and minerals, make it dry and cause premature wrinkles, sagging and opacity. Therefore it is important to keep enough water in our skin through a balanced diet and implementation of products and rituals that the hydrate.

Breaking the myth

It is true that dry and sensitive skin are more prone to dehydration, however the combination and oily skin also need moisturizers or home remedies to help them maintain their natural moisture. Most of them suffer constantly from the aggression of strong soaps or cleaners that alter their pH, with 10 the skin gets dry and unhealthy look. There are a variety of creams, serums and tonics with antioxidants and anti-irritants moisturize specially designed for this type of skin, but do not abuse them as they may be dead cells in the skin or it may lose its ability self-recover.

On the other hand, it is common that women have a little of each type of skin at different times of year, so it is recommended changing 10 of products depending on the condition of your skin.

Signs of dehydration:

- Dry or scaly skin
- Accumulation of dead cells
- Lack of elasticity and flexibility
- Flab
- Irritation
- Itching
- Uneven skin tone

To the rescue

The factors causing dehydration are external, associated with water losses, and internal, due to the inability to retain enough water. However, there are several things you can do to help your skin.

In addition to having balanced eating habits and care for your skin, you can resort to spa treatments or dermatologist to help you moisturize your skin. The hot spring baths, saunas, steam baths, body scrubs and facials are a good way to improve moisture levels and hydration of your skin, because they improve the condition of the stratum corneum, facilitating the exchange of minerals, and will give the skin a deep cleaning, eliminating impurities and dead cells.