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2. Don’t smoke
Smoking makes your skin look older and contributes to wrinkles – continue smoking and you’re going to end up looking varnished. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin, which decreases blood flow. This depletes the skin of oxygen and nutrients that are important to skin health.
Smoking also damages collagen and elastin — the fibers that give your skin strength and elasticity.
If you smoke, the best way to protect your skin is to give up the habit. Ask your doctor for tips or treatments to help you stop smoking or use an over the counter patch or other approach to stopping the habit.
