Premature Aging

[NotYingYang]

What is it from analogs that encourage wrinkles, bad skin, and premature aging? Does vaping do the same?

[halopunker]

Hmm, Can't seem to find a definite answer on 'What in cigarettes causes the skin to age quicker'. Most just say 'Cigarettes Cause...'

Toxins really take their toll on skin. Modern anti-aging research shows that keeping the toxins out of our bodies leads to firmer skin with a more even tone. Reducing the amount of pollution and toxins will be reflected in your face. Even if you are not a smoker yourself, the presence of smoke in your environment is a real concern. We know that second-hand smoke causes health problems. It also causes aging in the skin.

Some Interesting Reads:

How Smoking Causes Wrinkles(Quote Above)
Cigarettes and Aging

[Frankie]

I think analogs cause blood circulation problems, restrict the flow by nicotine action on vessels and CO2 action on the blood itself, which cause some damage to the tissue, skin and other, too.

[halopunker]

I think analogs cause blood circulation problems, restrict the flow by nicotine action on vessels and CO2 action on the blood itself, which cause some damage to the tissue, skin and other, too.

As for heart and other circulatory diseases, the two chemicals in cigarettes that stand out as the biggest problems are nicotine and carbon monoxide. Nicotine, besides being addictive, has very powerful effects on arteries throughout the body. Nicotine is a stimulant, speeding up the heart by about 20 beats per minute with every cigarette, it raises blood pressure, is a vasoconstrictor - which means it makes arteries all over the body become smaller making it harder for the heart to pump through the constricted arteries - and it causes the body to release its stores of fat and cholesterol into the blood.

Circulatory Damage

[TropicalBob]

Excellent answer, and true. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, and the tiny veins that service skin can't receive enough blood to nourish it. As my dermatologist told me on my last visit, "Your skin is shot."

Note that this repetitious, daily vasoconstriction will also cause long-term damage to eyes, ears, organs and sexual function. It's all part of the price nic addicts will pay -- some day. And e-smoking doesn't avoid those problems if nicotine continues to be inhaled. Add hardening of the arteries to your list, as well, along with cholesterol imbalances.

[NotYingYang]

So even without all the carcinogens of analogs, vaping (because of the nicotine) will also encourage rapid skin aging?

[TropicalBob]

Call it "premature" skin aging. Your genes make all the difference in the world in how you look at 50, 60 or 80. A non-smoker might look worse than you!

[Cage]

I don't know the science behind it all, but if you just look at the way we contort our faces when we smoke. The squinting, puckering and exhaling multiplied hundreds of times daily has to have some effect on it.

[taz3cat]

Tbob is right I look like my grandmother did at my age, she used snuff.

[taz3cat]

Tbob is right I look like my grandmother did at my age.