How does where you live affect your skin? A new study ranks geological locations for skin care.
We all know the weather affects our skin. For me, summers equal more freckles and burnt noses, while winters mean super dry cheeks and a pale complexion. However, a new study has come out ranking cities on skincare based on dermatologists per capita, skin cancer rates, climate, air pollution, tanning beds per capita, and percentage of adults of exercise regularly and smoke.
Jessica Wu, M.D., author of “Feed Your Face” and skin and beauty expert for Daily Glow, analyzed 55 US cities to find ”where skin is most likely to shine and which locations need to clear up their complexion.”
Check the gallery for the top 10 cities! Is your city on the list?
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Baha, I love how Washington (my state) is on here. Yeah, we have great skin because we never see the sun! x) And as for “In Seattle, the sun only shines about half the year” …….. Haha, we don’t even get THAT! It’s basically only sunshiny for maybe three and a half months out of the year, in late spring-through summer -__- Oh well, at least I know my skin is healthy!
orchid / 248 posts
I live in Canada, so no my city isn’t on here
dahlia / 2012 posts
That model must live in Photoshopville. I should move there so I can have no pores, too.
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They all are on or near a major body of water, excepting Austin.
daffodil / 1615 posts
Yay Baltimore! My hometown is finally known for something other than the murder rate!
magnolia / 1054 posts
weeeeeeeeeee!! seattle!
daffodil / 1525 posts
I live in Los Angeles, so……. probably not.
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the four cities that I have lived in are all on that list! yay for seattle, portland, austin, and new york!
ranunculus / 3457 posts
I live in Moow, Russia. I think all the smoke is bad for my skin, but not seeing the sun for nearly 9 months has made my spots disappear.
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TEAM WASHINGTON <3
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SF
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hmmm the correlation here is that they live by the beach, so if you live near water or wash your face with water every day then you’re good to go
sunflower / 297 posts
I really hate click-through posts. Why can’t you post it all on the same page?
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People like tanning too much in Dallas to be on here.
orchid / 205 posts
SF! All of these are cities on the water, wonder if that has any impact?
guest
From Northern California (no where near central).
Aside from Honolulu, I noticed the cities that are listed here are mainly cities more from the north.
guest
Phoenix should be on the list. Even though it’s in the desert and hot as hell, your skin actually becomes softer and smoother (if you don’t tan) because there is less extreme changes in seasons. Your skin gets used to the heat and changes to compensate for the loss of moisture.
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@MoonFaeEyryan@xanga - That’s sounds pretty cool. I really wanna go to Russia, Brazil, Germany and a few other places before I die. I love other cultures.
peony / 2 posts
I’m not really sure living in any city is really good for your skin, too much polution.
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