Can Moving to a New City Affect Your Skin?

After moving to a new state or country, many can experience some changes in their skin. This might include rashes, dryness, abnormal sensitivity and increased breakouts or oil.

Generally these changes are influenced by three key factors: water, climate, and food.

Water – I’m not referring to drinking water, but the quality of the water and how it can affect your skin when showering and washing your face. For example, if your skin has been used to hard water and now you’ve moved somewhere with soft water, something as simple as washing your face may be affected, because cleansers are harder to rinse off in soft water, so there may be a cleanser residue that your skin is not used to. Or if your skin has been used to soft water and now you’re using hard water, it may be harsher for those who suffer from dry skin…

Climate - It’s a fact that when seasons change, it affects the skin (negatively or positively). But it’s a slow transition during the change of season, so your skin can adjust more effectively. The challenge with moving to a new city, state, or country is that you are immediately thrown into a new climate and your skin may initially have a hard time adapting.

Read: How to Care for Your Skin During Seasonal Changes

Food - Certain cities, states, or countries will expose you to certain foods that you may or may not have as much when living elsewhere. For example, living in Texas I know I eat far more meat (barbecue) than I did when living in Boston or Minnesota, as well as more Mexican food (cheese), and these may have an impact on your skin from the hormones given to cows. Simply put, a change in diet may cause a change in the skin.

Read: Why Does Eating Dairy Cause Breakouts?

While it will always be difficult to determine the cause of a change in your skin, do know that anytime you make a change in your water, climate, and food, a change is made to the body and your skin – which may be positive or negative.

If you are experiencing changes with your skin, it’s time to change your products and seek advice from a skin care professional.

Have you found that your skin changed when you moved to a new city? How did you compensate for the change? Post a comment below.

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