What is hungover Skin ?

Its likely that you would have experienced a hangover or two in your life. This also means you’ve woken up the next day with skin that doesn’t feel as good as it otherwise does.

So, Alcohol is a diuretic, which means it dehydrates your skin. Sugar in certain alcoholic drinks enables a process called glycation which leads to the breakdown of collagen and elastin fibers causing fine lines and dilated pores.

Sugar can also cause a spike in the androgen hormone and sebum production resulting in acne. As a pro- inflammatory in contributes to puffiness, redness & flushing.

So how can you nurse your skin back to health?

• Supplements of vit-C or citrus fruits, pure lemon shots & antioxidant supplements such as glutathione will help to neutralize the free radicals that accumulates due to consumption of alcohol.
• Then you can have a lot of bright colored fruits such as berries, pomegranate and dark grapes which are rich in antioxidant.
• Lastly, Sleep it out – your body needs time to recover and sleep does its magic for recovery.