It’s no secret that smoking cigarettes isn’t exactly a healthy lifestyle choice. But do you know just how much smoking can affect the way your skin ages?
Aside from sun exposure, smoking is the main cause of facial wrinkles, and that’s not just 
because of the 4,000 toxins being absorbed by your skin when you smoke.
This article gives a great overview of why smoking is so detrimental to skin. According to the article, “Cigarette smoke emits free radicals that destroy vitamin C in the skin, which leads to premature wrinkling.” Vitamin C is important to your skin because it helps with the production of collagen, which keeps your skin firm.
Just consider the difference smoking can have on your skin, especially as you start aging. If you are a young smoker, you may not be noticing visible effects of your habit now, but quitting is the only way to halt, and even reverse, some of the effects.