Skin Care 101 : Locate The Source of Air pollutants to Your Skin

Tobacco smoke

Blue-violet light from digital devices, flat-screen TVs and lightbulbs.

Particulate Matter (PM) is a range of air pollutants from different sources; nano-size particles from vehicle emissions are considered some of the most harmful.

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) from exhaust fumes, especially diesel, cigarette smoke, wood and solid fuel burning.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from car exhausts, industrial emissions, paint and varnish.

Oxides, including nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and carbon monoxide (CO) from combustion engines, eg, cars and lorries.

Low-Level Ozone (O₃) is formed by the interaction of sunlight, PAHs, VOCs and NOx.