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13 Aug 2007
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Smoking and aging
Hi
Is it the nicotine in the cigarette which causes aging of the skin - or is it something in the smoke (e.g. carbon monoxide)?
Thanks
Is it the nicotine in the cigarette which causes aging of the skin - or is it something in the smoke (e.g. carbon monoxide)?
Thanks
CyberDoc
Dear Em
It is a combination of oxygen deprivation and toxic chemicals coming into your body. See http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact10.html
It is a combination of oxygen deprivation and toxic chemicals coming into your body. See http://www.ash.org.uk/html/factsheets/html/fact10.html
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