You may be diligent about applying your anti-wrinkle creams, lotions  and staying out of the sun, but your efforts could be in vain due to the ageing effects of pollution on the skin.

And even if you don't live in a big city, indoor pollution from charcoal, wood-burning stoves, gas cookers and cleaning products can be an equally damaging culprit according to Trilogy's in-house skincare expert Corrine Morley on mailonline

'Our skin plays an important role as a barrier against pollution in the environment,' she told Femail.

'Air pollutants rob the skin cells of oxygen and encourage free radicals to form. Nitrogen dioxide, smoke, soot and carbon dioxide are very common in cities and the tiny particulates can easily infiltrate the skin barrier, penetrating to the deeper layers and causing damage.

'New evidence shows that exposure to pollution generates free radicals that can damage and age the skin in the same way as harmful UV rays from the sun do.

'Often implicated as a cause of dullness and uneven skin tone, air pollutants are sometimes found in even higher levels indoors than outside, so it’s important to protect your skin even if you’re mostly inside.

 

 

 
http://medfort.com.ng/the-ageing-effects-of-pollution-on-the-skin/