How does smoking affect my skin health?

Smoking actually has a significant impact on your skin's health. Not only does it rob your skin of substances it needs, such as vitamin A and oxygen, but it also lessens the amount of blood that reaches the topmost layers of skin. Normally, the skin contains a lot of collagen and elastin, which are types of fiber that allow the skin to stretch and be strong. Although collagen and elastin decrease as people age, smoking destroys these fibers much more quickly, resulting in wrinkles and older-looking skin.