Skin cancer and smoking rates are through the roof in this Northeast town, and there are a whopping 25 tanning salons for every 100,000 people! Portland may be famous for its historic Old Port district, but if its residents don�t smarten up they could soon be living with old skin. Being a slave to the tanning bed can aggressively speed up your skin�s aging process.
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No. 12: Tacoma, Washington
Not a fan of stress breakouts? (Stress raises your level of cortisol, which can affect oil glands and acne.) You may want to avoid Tacoma like the plague, because -- along with 21 tanning salons per capita and a high incidence of skin cancer according to the Center for Disease Control -- it is the most stressed-out city in our country. (Tacomans may find some relief from these top-rated acne-fighting products.)
Before blowing your next paycheck at the derm's office or on pricey skin care products, take a closer look at the place you call home. We looked at pollution levels, sunshine and humidity averages, skin cancer, smoking rates, and even tanning salons per capita to determine which U.S. locales could be disastrous for your skin. Did your city make the list?
