Worst cities to live in for our skin

Are you having troubled skin? TotalBeauty looked at pollution levels, sunshine, humidity averages, skin cancer, smoking rates and even tanning salons per capita to determine which US cities could be disastrous for your skin. 

Portland, Maine, came in #13 thanks to skin cancer and  smoking rates, and there are 25 tanning salons for every 100,000 people. Tanning beds have been known to aggressively speed up your skin's aging process. Number 12 is Tacoma, Washington. According to TotalBeauty, you may want to avoid Tacoma, like the plague, because along with 21 tanning salons per capita and a high incidence of skin cancer, according to the Center for Disease Control, it's the most stressed out cit in our country. Stress raises your level of cortisol, which can affect oil glands and acne.

Macon, GA, is number 11 on the list. "Macon ma be the Heart of Georgia," but it's residents might want to run to the borders for the sake of their pores." macon is one of the most humid cities in the country. Your skin needs some humidity to prevent it from dehydrating, but too much can trigger breakouts. When you sweat, it mixes with oil and dirt which can clog pores and cause breakouts. 

Number 10 is Tampa, FL, with our above-average sunshine, tropical humidity levels and a smoking rate of 23.4 percent (the national average is about 20 percent). No excuse for UV worshipping. Say it ain't so, Kansas City, Missouri is number 9 on the skin care worst city list. Missouri has one of the highest levels of skin cancer in the country, more than one quarter of the residents smoke. Heavy pollution an 81 percent average humidity aren't helping complexions either. Smoking is the quickest way to age the skin. It prevent oxygen from reaching the skin, restricts blood vessels and triggers mmp1, the enzyme that destroys collagen. Collagen loss means looser skin tone and sagging skin. 

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