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How Excess Salt Affects Your Skin

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Excess sodium leads to your body getting dehydrated, which automatically means your skin is negatively affected and turns dry, making it irritable and patchy with time. Hence, it's best to avoid foods that are high in salt content if you truly wish to care for your skin.

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01Dehydrated skin

Oily skin

Excess sodium leads to your body getting dehydrated, which automatically means your skin is negatively affected and turns dry, making it irritable and patchy with time. Hence, it's best to avoid foods that are high in salt content if you truly wish to care for your skin.

02<a href="https://www.bebeautiful.in/all-things-skin/everyday/how-to-reduce-puffy-eyes">Puffy</a> eyes

Oily skin

Foods that are high in salt can cause water retention which leads to your skin swelling up. The reason you might be suffering from puffy eyes is because of your excessive sodium intake.

03<a href="https://www.bebeautiful.in/all-things-skin/everyday/how-to-prevent-ageing">Premature ageing</a>

Oily skin

When you're addicted to foods rich in salt, you basically increase the sodium content in your body. This immediately causes your collagen levels to deplete wherein your skin starts ageing suddenly and drastically.

04Oily skin

Oily skin

Ever thought excessive salt could actually be the reason for your breakouts? It's totally possible! Well, while in those with dry skin, the skin turns further dry, for those with oily skin, the oil glands go on an overdrive in an attempt to compensate for the loss of moisture—something that often leads to acne.

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