Anti-Ageing Benefits Or Rough Skin? How Living In Space Can Affect Your Skin

Space does make you age slower but does it make your skin better?

One small step in space could mean having to include a lot more steps in your skin-care routine. Popular scientific fact states that your body ages slower in space because of a phenomena called time dilation. Logically then, your skin should have miraculous anti-ageing benefits from living in space. But is that the only thing that happens to your skin in space? Here are a few ways living in space could affect your skin!

Your Skin Would Remain Tight And Young

One upside of living in space for your skin is that you would no longer need face plumping or lifting masks! All the anti-ageing and anti-wrinkle skin care products that you have invested in, you can leave them here on earth as you would definitely not need them in space. In space, your skin would sag lesser compared to that on earth. Our skin sags on earth because of gravity. Since there is no gravitational pull in space, your skin would sag less there. The fluid movement in your face in space would smoothen the fine lines and the wrinkles. As a result, you would have younger looking, smooth and plump skin.

Your Skin Would Be Dry And Would Probably Peel Off As Well

While your skin may not sag down in space, it would definitely not be the most hydrated in space. You skin would lack its natural glow and would feel extremely dry. Sometimes, you may even notice peeling of your skin which is not only disturbing to look at, but also feels uncomfortable and annoying. Space travel changes your cell metabolism added with the atmosphere changes. This would cause your skin to face rashes, dryness, peeling, itchiness and even skin sensitivity and redness.

Your Hair And Your Nails Would Probably Not Grow In Space

If you have just had a haircut before going to space, you will probably come back to earth with that same length of hair. The same would happen with your nails as well. Your hair and nails might stop growing when you are in space. This is practically because when you travel to space, process of cell proliferation in your hair follicles would be inhibited. Although there would not be any graying of your hair, your hair length would not even grow an inch when you are in space.