Despite the media attention and the millions of dollars every year spent on cosmetics and skin wrinkles, many millions more are spent on the single worst habit to exagerate the problem and make dealing with it worse.

Within the medical community and now the population in general, it is accepted that any type of smoking, whether cigarettes, cigars or other, adversely impacts  our health. It is sometimes less appreciated though that it impacts our skins appearance and through the release of free radicals.

These “imbalanced particles” react with our skin by damaging perfectly healthy cells in the outermost epidermis layer. The damge they inflict on the skin is cumulative and as a person ages, the combined affect can be huge. 

It isn’t only free radicals which are found in every puff of smoke which affect our appearance. Smoking just one cigarette depletes the level of Vitamin C stored within the body. This essential vitamin is directly involved in the creation of collagen which is a vital component of healthy looking skin.

Furthermore, Vitamin C acts as a powerful anti-oxidant which assist greatly in reducing the effect of free radicals. So not only does the skin lose its ability to renew itself, it also loses a powerful defense against damage in the first instance.

One of the best methods, therefore, of avoiding eye wrinkles is to stop smoking and reduce your exposure to smoky environments. Of course, there are many other important factors which make the cessation of smoking a great boost to your health and general wellbeing. It is of course a better idea not to take it up in the first place!