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Cigarette Smoke and Damaged Hair
Most people are aware of the damaging affects of cigarette smoke when it comes to their skin, but fewer know the affects it can have on your hair. Whether you are a full-blown smoker or just light up on occasion, each puff has consequences. Some affects are obvious, like the lingering odor of cigarette smoke clinging to your hair, while others take time to truly show.

Are You Willing to Risk Your Hair?
Smoking cigarettes has been shown to damage hair follicles in men and women. This damage may be caused by many of the known toxins contained within cigarette smoke or can be caused by the decreased blood flow to the scalp. As the follicles become damaged, they are less capable of producing healthy hairs. This can lead to thinner, more brittle strands. In turn, the damaged hairs are more prone to breakage and splitting. This makes it harder to maintain longer locks, and may make hair appear more frizzy as hairs break at different lengths.

On top of damaged hair, smoking can also lead to premature signs of aging of the hair. Smoking lowers the amount of oxygen being transported to hair follicles. This can cause graying hair at a younger age than would otherwise be seen in a non-smoker.

Can Smoking Lead to Hair Loss?
Smoking increases levels of the hormone DHT in the body. DHT can affect a follicles ability to produce hairs and is considered to be notable responsible for male patterned baldness. Couple the hormone-related hair loss with the loss caused by follicles damaged by toxins and lower blood flow, and you may experience significant reductions in hair growth much more quickly. This may be particularly troublesome for men concerned with premature balding, but can cause a noticeable impact on a woman's hair as well.

No matter your primary concern, smoking will likely have a negative impact on your hair. Whether through premature graying, follicle damage or hair loss, smoking can prematurely age the look and feel of your hair. Add this to the list of known risks and consider it the next time you consider lighting up. Is it worth it?

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Both men and women tend to develop thinner hair as they age, however smoking can accelerate this process.

Cigarette smoke enters the bloodstream through the lungs and is carried by the circulatory system to every part of the body. The result is that the cells of the smoker’s body are bathed in the more than 4,000 chemicals and gasses found in cigarette smoke. No part of the body is truly exempt from the toxins in cigarettes, and even hair follicles can suffer from damage.

Smoking Damages Your Hair

Experts think the toxic chemicals in smoke can damage the DNA in hair follicles causing them to shrink and wither. Unhealthy follicles simply cannot produce healthy hair, making smokers much more likely to have damaged and thinning hair or go bald.

Smokers Go Gray Quicker

Smoke restricts the blood flow to the follicles, prematurely aging them and causing gray hairs to appear earlier in life than they otherwise would.

Smokeing Can Cause Hair Loss

Cigarettes also increase the amount of the hormone DHT in the body – a hormone known to contribute to hair loss.

Smoker Hair Smells

The odor of cigarette smoke is also easily held by the hair and skin, causing even clean hair to smell like stale smoke - yuk!

News is Worse for Men that Smoke

Men who smoke are about twice as likely to lose their hair as nonsmokers, after taking into account factors that increase the risk of baldness, such as aging and genetics, according to a 2007 study in Taiwan.