Got a niggling beauty question? Our expert is on hand. This week, Alice is concerned that her sweet tooth will cause skincare problems
One of the joys of being a beauty journalist is the unsolicited advice. A skin expert once glanced at my face and said, “You eat loads of sugar, don’t you?” To be fair, I was fuelled entirely on caffeine and cookies at the time, but the fact that it was obvious from looking at my skin was not welcome news.
It’s called glycation, and occurs when sugar molecules attach to fats and proteins, causing a loss of elasticity in the skin, lines and dark spots. Sugar fiends also tend to have crosshatched lines in places such as the upper lip, from deceased collagen.
