Commentary: How Do Cigarettes Affect the Skin?


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If the health risks aren’t enough to make you quit smoking, consider this: smoking has been found to be more responsible for aging the skin than sun damage (Baumann-cited, Daniel et. al., 1971). A recent German study also demonstrated that smoking is linked to acne, as about 40.8% of smokers exhibited acne, compared to 25.2% of non-smokers, amongst a population of 896 citizens. Are any number of cigarettes safe? No. It has been found by Daniel et. al. that even individuals who smoke less than a half a pack daily are still more... read more