| Author |
Message |
|
|
|
Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:35 am  Quote |
| when you stopped. and if so, what changes. thanks |
|
|
|
|
|
Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:18 pm Quote |
Oh yes - I think I have posted this before but the reasons I have never gone back to smoking after 6 years were my dentist and my aestheticians reactions. My gums are amazingly healthy now – but that’s not what you want to know about is it?
I always had regular facials every 5 to 6 weeks with the same aesthetician. She noticed within 2 months that my skin was clearer and brighter. I had far fewer blocked pores, white heads, little bumps and I had fewer fine lines appearing around my eyes and mouth. I didn’t tell her I had stopped smoking because she used to bug me about it so much – but she knew right away. The biggest change in my skin was the veins though. I have very pale English skin and have always been susceptible to broken capillaries on my face. I work out of doors a lot, drink tea and drink alcohol so I have always had problems with my veins. I get them fixed with a laser every so often. Before I quit smoking it was every 6 months because the veins would come back right away – now I get them treated perhaps once every three years and the same veins don’t appear, it is normally new ones. I can’t tell you how good this is – yes my skin looks better now than it did 6 years ago – but also I have saved a fortune in laser treatments. See why I can NEVER smoke again? |
|
|
|
|
|
Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:43 pm Quote |
I think the most important change with quitting smoking is that you will now be giving skin products a much better chance of working. I have often wondered if some people who say they have used a product and it has had no effect when others have also used it with success, are smokers.
Providing you also eat relatively healthily then the clean blood supply feeding your skin will show improvements in a very short period of time. |
_________________
Skin: Over 50, combination & prone to breakouts, oily t-zone, fair, tans easily. |
|
|
|
|
Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:24 pm Quote |
| My Father in law was a chronic smoker for 40 yrs. A couple of years ago he had a stroke and gave up smoking a pack a day cold turkey. About one month after he quit I could see that his skin tone was healthier, brighter, skin plumper, eyes brighter, and he had a glow looked 10 years younger. The change is amazing. |
|
|
|
|
|
Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:50 pm Quote |
Jenhelen:
Congratulations on quitting smoking. I teach Dental Hygiene classes and YES, it definitely will help your gums and overall dental health to quit. Smoking decreases blood flow - restricting capillaries which influences almost everything. Smokers are up to 6X more likely to have serious periodontal problems leading to loss of teeth than those who do not smoke. We see it all the time in our dental clinic - it's almost a given.
And your skin - Oh yes, it has to look better - same reasons! Awesome for you. |
|
|
|
|
| Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:13 pm |
If this is your first visit to the EDS Forums please take the time to register. Registration is required for you to post on the forums. Registration will also give you the ability to track messages of interest, send private messages to other users, participate in Gift Certificates draws and enjoy automatic discounts for shopping at our online store. Registration is free and takes just a few seconds to complete.
Click Here to join our community.
If you are already a registered member on the forums, please login to gain full access to the site. |
|
 |
|
