One of the joys of being a beauty journalist is the unsolicited advice. A skin expert once glanced at my face and said, “You eat loads of sugar, don’t you?” To be fair, I was fuelled entirely on caffeine and cookies at the time, but the fact that it was obvious from looking at my skin was not welcome news.
to fats and proteins, causing a loss of elasticity in the skin, lines and dark spots. Sugar fiends also tend to have crosshatched lines in places such as the upper lip, from deceased collagen.
to suggest that lowering your sugar levels can have a positive impact on your skin’s condition.
Facial expert Dr Preema Vig says: “While diet can slow glycation by limiting free sugar in the bloodstream, targeted skincare can also alleviate the damaging effects.” Vig suggests consuming antioxidant-rich foods such as green tea, red grapes and blueberries to help stimulate collagen.
, an antioxidant-rich moisturiser that is also formulated to target collagen decline and glycation. In short, your pal was right – I’m sorry.
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