Although the health benefits of wine have been well documented, if you’re trying to clear up your skin you may want to go easy on it.

According to a new study, wine may actually be the worst of all alcoholic drinks for your skin, even though it may be good for your heart.

Dr Mark Menolascino says ‘wine face’ is a real thing which can result in droopy eyelids, enlarged pores, pronounced lines or redness between the eyes, dehydrated skin, reddish cheeks and nose and deep nasolabial folds.

The fact that alcohol dehydrates the body means it actually makes small lines and wrinkles worse. People who drink a lot of wine find more evident wrinkles between the brows compared to other parts of the face.

Dr Menolascino says it can also cause capillaries to dilates which results in flushed cheeks and reddish skin.

The anecdote to ‘wine face’ without giving up wine completely is drinking it in moderation and consuming a lot of water between glasses and after.