SOURCE: TotalBeauty.com

 

SANTA MONICA, CA--(Marketwire - May 27, 2009) - Got that glowing, un-wrinkled, zit-free skin like you see on celebrities? Hmm, sorry. But probably not, if you live in one of these cities.

13 WORST-SKIN CITIES
No. 1: Bakersfield, Calif.
No. 2: Houston, Texas
No. 3: Pittsburgh, Pa.
No. 4: Las Vegas, Nev.
No. 5: Phoenix, Ariz.
No. 6: Charleston, W.Va.
No. 7: Cleveland, Ohio
No. 8: Detroit, Mich.
No. 9: Kansas City, Mo.
No. 10: Tampa, Fla.
No. 11: Macon, Ga.
No. 12: Tacoma, Wash.
No. 13: Portland, Maine

"Skin care is women's biggest concern," says Beth Mayall-Traglia, editor of TotalBeauty.com, the leading web site offering beauty advice and unbiased beauty product reviews covering 40,000+ products. "Our study goes beyond just 'outing' bad skin cities -- it draws national focus to the deadly skin sins -- smoking, sun exposure, pollution. So while you can't control the pollution level in your city, you can do something -- you can wear SPF, wear a hat, stop smoking. That's our aim here."

The editors at TotalBeauty.com researched pollution levels, sunshine and humidity averages, skin cancer, smoking rates, and even tanning salons per capita to determine which U.S. cities had the most harmful skin conditions. Each city had varying environmental and social conditions that led to a high susceptibility of sun damage, acne and/or pre-mature aging.

Check out the full story here for details on why each city was chosen.

TotalBeauty.com also published a story on the 10 best cities for your skin based on the same research and findings.

10 BEST SKIN CITIES
No. 1: Cheyenne, Wyo.
No. 2: San Francisco, Calif.
No. 3: Washington, D.C.
No. 4: San Antonio, Texas
No. 5: New York City, N.Y.
No. 6: Billings, Mont.
No. 7: Flagstaff, Ariz.
No. 8: Honolulu, Hawaii
No. 9: Bismarck, N.D.
No. 10: Anchorage, Alaska
No. 11: Cincinnati, Ohio
No. 12: Albuquerque, N.M.
No. 13: Eugene, Ore.

Check out the full story here to find out why each city was chosen.

About Total Beauty Media, Inc.

Founded in 2007, venture-backed Total Beauty Media, Inc. operates TotalBeauty.com, home of the largest database of independent, unbiased beauty product reviews for women. Launched in December 2007, TotalBeauty.com already features more than 180,000 user-generated reviews spanning more than 40,000 products, including most prestige, mass-market, salon and spa products. In addition, it publishes daily editorial coverage of beauty news and trends, including TotalBeauty.com TV -- its immense library of beauty how-to videos. Finally, its 'Community' resource enables women to share their opinions and connect with other women who have similar beauty issues and questions. TotalBeauty.com and its community of more than 180 beauty bloggers and beauty-related sites collectively generate more than 4.2 million monthly unique visitors.