Why You Should Consider Adding Alcohol to Your Beauty Regimen

"Drinking red wine can be great for the skin as it's full of helpful antioxidants that have anti-aging benefits like restoring collagen," says Dana Richards, co-founder of Miami Gorgeous. "I recommend drinking in moderation: one glass of red wine a day is plenty. Any more can have the opposite effect and lead to dehydration."

Consuming one glass of wine also has reparative benefits. "Since our blood is an important food source for our skin, if our blood is healthier with more nutrients and oxygen, then our skin will also be healthier," says Karen Fernandez, lead esthetician at SkinSpirit. "And the acidic value of wine makes it exfoliate topically, which is also beneficial to the skin. Think Cleopatra who, legend has it, used aged wine to keep her skin soft."

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