Hormones, health, hygiene and genetics are all factors known to affect your skin health, but another key element is often ignored—where you live. Without realizing it, where you live in the USA could be a huge contributing factor to skin concerns, with each state having varying impacts of air quality, UV rays, temperature and humidity on the epidermis. To shed some insight into the subject, skin care brand analyzed existing third-party government data on environmental factors across the states.
Clarins used figures from World Population Review for air quality, Statista for data on average fine particle matter pollution levels, official government website EPH Tracking analyzed sun exposure state-by-state, and statewide temperature rankings from the national centers for environmental information were also referenced by the brand to give a complete overview. These sources were then used to reveal the "best" and "worst" states for skin health, with a score from 0-50 awarded to each state, although Alaska and Hawaii weren't included in the overall rankings due to lack of data in some subcategories. Those with a lower overall score were seen to have the best environment for skin health, while the higher scores indicated bigger environmental stressors.
When it comes to the for your skin health, those residing in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire can rest easy knowing they've taken the top three spots. Maine had the lowest overall score of just 6.3 out of 50, with its UV exposure l.