2
Jan
2010
Hazy beauty: the effects of snuff and the sun on the skin
It is common for the arrival of summer causes more than one cigarette smoking. Yet few people know that causes skin problems active or passive consumption of snuff smoke.
Apart from causing damage to internal organs like the heart and lungs, smoking has effects on the skin that are accentuated with the sun. Already there have been several scientific studies. It has even come to define the face of the smoker. In ten years of using the smoker can be identified only by a facial examination, showing marked wrinkles, face gaunt appearance tone gray and purple spots.
Besides inclement increasingly strong summer sun, the snuff addict suffers other consequences. Snuff smoke it causes dry skin as itreduces blood flow that normally comes with it. Therefore, decreased skin oxygen and essential nutrients that moisturize.
Because of nicotine, the skin becomes yellow fingers. This is an effect called dyschromia, and occurs in regular smokers. Snuff intake also promotes contact dermatitis and several types of urticaria.