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What Causes Smoking Wrinkles?

Does smoking causes wrinkles In my last post I wrote on straws and wrinkles . If you read that post,you will get a hint on the above topic ( smoking wrinkles ) because I wrote briefly about smoking. Now back to the topic for today. Most people now know the health effects of smoking as it affects the lungs which can lead to cancer. Do you also know that smoking is not good for your skin? Yes, your skin is not safe too. Smoking does causes wrinkles otherwise known as smoking wrinkles . It is known as one of the major cause of wrinkles. How does smoking causes wrinkles? Perhaps, the most important way smoking causes skin wrinkles is that it causes free radical damage to the skin. The smoke from the cigarettes is know to cause the damage of collagen and elastin. These are elements that gives the skin its support. When this occur, the skin cannot be held together and thus leading to development of lines and wrinkles and in most causes premature wrinkles . Another way smoking wrink