CosBeauty Magazine #86

companies have seen an opening in
the cosmetic market.
Spotting city skin is easy, pardon
the pun. It’s dull and congested with
blocked pores and dehydrated with
patches of dryness. Stress has depleted
the skin of nutrients and it’s been
over-exposed to late nights, alcohol,
tobacco and other stimulants. It’s
choked with smoke and ragged thanks
to air-conditioning and other major
contributors to poor skin. However,
by protecting ourselves from ultraviolet
radiation and photo-ageing by
using the correct formulations and
the most effective method to deliver
our skincare, while supplementing
with vitamins and antioxidants, we
can significantly improve sallow skin.
Skin is made up of tiny pores that
ensure the skin can breathe and
regulate body temperature, among
other tasks; but they also filter out
the grime and debris associated with
everyday life. Of course, that means
that we city slickers have skin coated
with a fine layer of nasty toxins from
the pollution.
According to a University of
California, Berkeley study, skin
ailments are most certainly linked
to air pollution in cities. It found
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