{"id":9400,"date":"2023-12-12T02:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T19:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=9400"},"modified":"2023-12-12T02:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T19:18:01","slug":"the-sober-skin-benefits-from-cutting-out-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=9400","title":{"rendered":"The Sober Skin Benefits from Cutting Out Alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p> <span class=\"drop-cap__first text-dropcap \">I<\/span>t wasn\u2019t until my quarter-century birthday that I had my first sip of alcohol. In college, I traded boxed wine and cheap beer for Shirley Temples and ginger ale in Solo cups (to fit in, of course), a decision that was motivated by my discomfort around seeing how alcohol impacted the behaviors of my family members while I was growing up.<\/p>\n<p>When I started law school, my relationship with alcohol changed. Social drinking, networking over shared glasses of merlot, and drinking while traveling became the norm. I began to look forward to getaways where I could enjoy poolside drinks and the occasional preflight mimosa (after all, airports are the ultimate judgment-free zone). Now that I&#8217;m in my 30s, I&#8217;ve begun to reflect on how drinking influences my life\u2014especially as the hangovers that come along with it have become harder to cure\u2014so ahead of a recent trip to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D104860X1561639%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DSTMSBT-1141763%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.marriott.com%252Fen-us%252Fhotels%252Fmlexr-the-st-regis-maldives-vommuli-resort%252Foverview%252F&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fsober-skin%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/mlexr-the-st-regis-maldives-vommuli-resort\/overview\/\" data-type=\"affiliateLink\" data-aff-intermediate=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=104860X1561639&amp;xs=1&amp;xcust=STMSBT-1141763&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marriott.com%2Fen-us%2Fhotels%2Fmlexr-the-st-regis-maldives-vommuli-resort%2Foverview%2F\">St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort<\/a> with my husband, I decided it was the perfect time for an alcohol-free reset.<\/p>\n<p>As an Islamic country, Maldives prohibits bringing alcohol into its borders and it&#8217;s only available for purchase by guests at licensed resorts and hotels, a tidbit that helped influence my decision to abstain.\u00a0I knew that not drinking would make me <em>feel<\/em> better\u2014improved sleep, more energy, and better digestion all come along with going alcohol-free\u2014but knowing the correlation between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/mocktails-glowing-skin\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/mocktails-glowing-skin\/\">alcohol and skin health<\/a>, I was also curious about how it would impact my appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlcohol is a diuretic which causes increased urination that leads to dehydration of the body, including the skin,\u201d explains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookejeffymd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.brookejeffymd.com\/\">Brooke Jeffy<\/a>, a board-certified dermatologist in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/leafgroup_ca5e0_wellgood?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D104860X1561639%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DSTMSBT-798743%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.meetbtwn.com%252F&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fsober-skin%2F&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.meetbtwn.com\/\" data-type=\"affiliateLink\" data-aff-intermediate=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=104860X1561639&amp;xs=1&amp;xcust=STMSBT-798743&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meetbtwn.com%2F\">BTWN Skincare<\/a>. \u201cDehydrated skin has less elasticity and looks flaky, dull, and irritated. Alcohol also causes disrupted sleep leading to hormone fluctuations that can trigger breakouts and damage collagen in the skin.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content \" style=\"\" data-module-init=\"related-content\" data-module-immediate=\"\" v-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"related-content__wrapper \" v-cloak=\"\" :class=\"{'is-loaded':isLoaded}\">\n<p> <span class=\"inline pr-6 text-seafoam-dark\">Related Stories<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <related-content class=\"related-content__links\" parent-article-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/sober-skin\/\" current-title=\"I Stopped Drinking for Just 2 Weeks, and It Made a *Major* Difference in My Skin\" current-image=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1450268558_418x278_true_70.webp\" v-on:parsely-posts-loaded=\"onPostsLoaded\" start-date=\"2023-06-11\" tag=\"div\" inline-template=\"\" url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/sober-skin\/\" secret=\"w5ztterVB03LGZJLfXS0hf3EvQBuFFIWew9hmVQxthU\" apikey=\"wellandgood.com\" limit=\"3\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"related-content__card mb-[10px] sm:mb-[20px]\" :class=\"{'related-content__card--full':posts.length === 1}\" v-for=\"(post, key) in posts\"> <a v-on:click.prevent=\"trackLinkGA($event, key)\" :href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/sober-skin\/post.url\" data-url-source=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content__link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content__card--image bg-tan\" :style=\"{ backgroundImage: 'url(' + post.image_url + ')' }\"> <img decoding=\"async\" :src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/sober-skin\/post.image_url\" :alt=\"post.title\" class=\" js-inline-lazy-load\" src=\"\"\/> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/related-content> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I stopped drinking for seven days leading up to the trip and kept my sobriety going the entire time I was at the resort, which meant nearly 2 weeks sans alcohol. And though it wasn&#8217;t a huge chunk of time, it was long enough for me to see some pretty notable results.<\/p>\n<p>According to Caitlin Garcia, a program director at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renaissancerecovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.renaissancerecovery.com\/\">Renaissance Recovery<\/a>, an alcohol and drug treatment center in California, there&#8217;s no magic amount of time that people will start to see effects after they cut out alcohol\u2014it varies from person to person. While some people will notice a difference after a week, for others, it can take up to a month.<\/p>\n<p>I found myself in that first category.\u00a0Midway through the 12-day experiment, my skin was noticeably clearer\u2014so much so that I was able to pare my makeup routine down to the bare minimum (no heavy foundation here!). My face was less puffy, my under-eye bags were non-existent, and my dull, redness-prone skin looked bright and even. Looking at myself in photos (and realizing that I liked the way I looked in them better than I typically do) made me realize that sobriety was <em>definitely<\/em> making a difference in my appearance. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1141769 js-inline-lazy-load\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/unnamed-6_falsexfalse_true_70.webp\"\/> \u201cCutting out alcohol allows your skin to keep key nutrients that create a clear complexion,&#8221; confirms Garcia. &#8220;It can clear acne as a lot of alcohol contains sugars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the effects the experiment had on my complexion, I also found myself feeling overall\u00a0<em>better.<\/em> Waking up after an evening of mocktails and rejuvenating juices left me energized instead of headachey, and without a cocktail in my hand throughout the day, I found myself naturally gravitating toward more<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/optimal-hydration-longevity\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/optimal-hydration-longevity\/\"> hydrating beverage options<\/a> (shoutout to water!) that kept me feeling my best.<\/p>\n<p>Despite my past tendencies to look at travel as a chance to indulge, this mini-experiment showed me that it isn&#8217;t as difficult to abstain from alcohol on vacation as I&#8217;d originally thought. This, in large part, is thanks to a shift toward hotels (and restaurants, and other establishments) embracing non-alcoholic options to meet the needs of their customers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With healthy living being a new order since COVID, the number of guests who do not drink alcohol is on the rise, and these guests look for non-alcoholic alternatives that taste as good, or even better, than the alcoholic version,&#8221; says\u00a0Sebastian Arockiadhas, the assistant restaurant manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/stregismaldives.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/stregismaldives.com\/\">The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort<\/a>. I can confirm: The resort&#8217;s virgin mango colada\u00a0<em>absolutely<\/em>\u00a0fits the bill.<\/p>\n<p>While I don&#8217;t plan on cutting out alcohol forever, this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/best-sober-curious-drinks\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/best-sober-curious-drinks\/\">sober-curious<\/a> experiment served as an important reminder about balance. It made me realize that I can still relax and enjoy travel without alcohol\u2014and that my skin and overall wellbeing can reap the short-term benefits.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It wasn\u2019t until my quarter-century birthday that I had my first sip of alcohol. 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