What effect does smoking have on the skin?

Smoking cigarettes is harmful to the skin because it causes the blood vessels in the top layers of the skin to narrow, which reduces the blood supply, as well as the amount of oxygen available to the skin, and reduces the removal of waste products and dead cells. Ultimately, this contributes to the reduction in collagen and elastin. It also prevents Vitamin A from bonding with skin cells to repair skin damage, leading skin to have a gray or blue color and a leathery texture. Smoking restricts blood circulation, taking away the rosy blush of young skin. Furthermore, the facial expressions smokers make when smoking may also cause wrinkles around the lips and around eyes.

To fight the signs of smoking on the skin, regularly apply Deep Moisture Mask ($65), an intensive nutritional supportive skin therapy treatment that revitalizes dry and environmentally stressed-out skin. With each use, skin is infused with hydration and begins to glow.

Daily, use Smoothing Marine Cream ($95) to intensely moisturize and boost skin's collagen production.

Anti-Puff Eye Cream ($75) specifically targets stubborn puffiness, dark circles, and wrinkles with a high concentration of active botanicals and vitamins. Skin is smoothed, soothed and softened with vitamins A, E and isoflavin, while Vitamin K lightens dark circles.

Finally, apply Ultra-Rich Lip Balm ($17) which contains shea butter, aloe leaf extract, jojoba and sweet almond oil. Marine collagen microspheres also act like miniature water reservoirs to deliver intense, long-lasting, wrinkle-combatting hydration.