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Skin Enemies and The Ageing Process...
City Life and Chemicals such as carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, lead and chlorofluorocarbons (all part of what we know as pollution) set off free radicals, which lead to collagen and elastin breakdown. Car fumes and dust can filter in through air vents; chemicals are released into the air by machines; and there’s UV radiation from unnatural light sources and computer screens. These are what we call enemies of the skin.
Pollution, sun exposure, sugar, cigarette smoke all trigger the formation of free radicals. The result is a skin “breakdown” manifesting in premature ageing or even severe conditions such as skin cancer.
Sugar: A diet too high in sugar or simple carbohydrates may have a negative effect on the skin’s appearance. Sugar in the human body can attach itself to structural proteins like elastin and collagen, causing them to be less flexible and potentially more prone to degeneration… Remember that the body converts anything that’s starch- rice, pasta, cake, and flour- into sugar.
Sun: If you don’t use some type of sun screen, the sun will damage your skin. While a teeny bit of sun exposure is necessary for vitamin D production, too much sun will prematurely age the skin. According to dermatologists, the sun’s ultraviolet rays are accountable for more skin damage than any other factor.
Smoking: The skin of a smoker is, on average, 40% thinner than a non-smoker’s. Smokers have far more wrinkles than non-smokers. Particularly noticeable are the lines around the mouth from puckering and eyes from squinting through the smoke. Smoking causes the little blood vessels in the skin to constrict, resulting in less blood flowing to the skin and therefore slower healing.
Alcohol: Alcohol is also a vasodilator: when you drink, your skin feels warm because your blood vessels actually relax, allowing more blood flow to the skin. If you do this consistently, the blood vessels eventually start to stretch, which leads to greater blood vessel formation.
Stress: Mental overload and undue stress can cause your skin to behave badly. When you’re stressed, the body releases adrenal or stress hormones, which bring about a number of changes in the skin, including blemishes and or oily/ dry patches.
Free Radicals Free radicals are reactive molecules created naturally by the body, particularly when it is exposed to sunlight or under stress. Excessive exercise can also trigger abnormal free radical production due to the increased intake of oxygen… Free radicals are unstable molecules that act as scavengers in the skin, damaging connective tissue, cell membranes and DNA, our basic genetic building blocks. On the skin, this chemical chaos results in a high skin cancer risk and premature ageing.
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