Cigarettes are the enemy of beauty.
Smoking not only seriously affects internal health but also negatively affects the external beauty of the smoker.
Gold teeth:Nicotine incigarettecan stain teeth, causing yellow teeth. Therefore, smokers never have bright white teeth.
Dull skin:Nicotine content incigarettealso reduces vitamin C levels in the body, restricting blood flow to the skin, causing dry and discolored skin.
Dark circles under the eyes:When the skin is regularly exposed to cigarette smoke, and the body's immune system is weakened, dark circles will appear. In addition, if you smoke, you will have a 4 times higher risk of insomnia than non-smokers. Insomnia often causes eye bags and dark circles.
Stretch marks:Smoking weakens the elasticity of the skin by affecting the connective tissues in the skin, thus causing unwanted stretch marks.
Wrinkles:Cigarette smoke can impede the blood supply to the skin, depriving the skin tissues of the necessary nutrients. As a result, the skin cannot be smooth and healthy, leading to the formation of premature wrinkles.
Gold nails:Not only does nicotine stain your teeth, it also stains your fingers and fingernails.
Thinning hair:Experts say that the toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke can damage the DNA in hair follicles, creating free radicals that damage the cells there. Therefore, smokers will have thinner hair and gray hair earlier than non-smokers. Men who smoke will also have a risk of hair loss twice as high as non-smokers.
Warts:Smokers are susceptible to infection caused by the HPV virus, increasing the risk of developing warts on the lips, face, hands, feet, genitals...
Psoriasis:This autoimmune skin disease is common even if you don't smoke. However, if you smoke, your risk of developing psoriasis increases. A 2007 study found that if you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day for 10 years, your risk of developing psoriasis increases by 20%, and after 11 to 20 years, your risk increases by 60%.
