The pollution is a real enemy for your skin. Day after day it acts on your skin and ages your skin prematurely. Your face, neck and hands are at highest risk. Your skin can protect itself from the pollution but if the pollutants stay on your skin for a longer period that can change your skin’s structure and cause serious problems. The air pollution not only irritates your lungs but also affects the way you look. When we breathe in air pollution, very fine particles easily enter our lungs where they can cause many serious problems – breathing problems, asthma, and nausea. High polluted air irritates the lungs, cause nausea, coughing and chest pain, damages blood vessels, affects the immune system. Air pollution seriously affects the skin – it increases the oxidation of the sebum, causes pimples formation, allergies and rashes. Air pollution can also aggravate health problems for the elderly and others with heart or respiratory diseases. Smoggy air may lack moisture and cause skin dehydration.
The pollutants cause premature aging of the skin as they “suck out“ the oxygen from the skin cells and your skin looks dull and sagging. The complexion becomes grayish, rashes appear and small pimples form. Despite causing premature aging, pollution can also cause skin allergies, diseases, pigmentation, eczema and even acne. Pollution damages your skin as it increases the free radicals and the effect of the UV radiation, it decreases collagen and elastin production, resulting in a rough skin texture, clogged pores and fine lines.
That’s why you should follow a strict skin care regimen to keep your skin healthy and good-looking.
Cleansing
Cleansing your face every night is a must no matter what your skin type is. Avoid washing your face with water from the sink as it contains high levels of chlorine that dry out your skin and damage it. Use mineral water to wash your face, just as Beyonce does – she never uses water to cleanse her face. Twice a week exfoliate your face and do a peeling mask for deeper cleansing.
Protection
Face creams and body lotions containing antioxidants, fatty acids, vitamins, hydratants will help you fight with the air pollution.
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