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We literally have nothing closer than our own skin. But how well do we know her? As a test of knowledge, we offer an article about interesting facts related to the skin.
Interesting facts about the skin
Did you know that…
1| Skin is our largest organ
2| She weighs more than a skeleton
The weight of such a large organ significantly exceeds the weight of the human skeleton. We are talking about the skin in a “complete set”: epidermis plus dermis plus subcutaneous fat. Yes, yes, the very storage of nasty excess fat.
Surprised? By the way, wrinkling your forehead, squinting, opening your mouth too wide and touching your face with your hands are habits that are best abandoned.
The skin is the first to take revenge for unreasonable weight loss. Firstly, with a sharp loss of fat, it simply sags. And secondly, she becomes lethargic and wrinkled beyond her age, showing with her whole appearance that starvation diets do not suit her.
3| The skin is a complex system
Some big numbers: each square centimeter of skin is approximately:
3 million cells;
about 100 sweat glands;
pieces 15 sebaceous glands;
the same number of hairs (after all, the sebaceous gland is almost always associated with the hair);
about a meter of blood vessels.
4| Microorganisms live on it.
In total, the length of human blood vessels is twice the height of Everest! In people with thin and sensitive skin, the vessels can show through, forming an excessive blush and mesh on the face.
Checking skin sensitivity with tickling is a lot of fun. Haven’t tried in a while?
5| The skin protects us with all its might…
The skin is the main human shield, although it is covered with only the thinnest hydrolipidic film. Among the main functions of the skin are not only barrier and protective, but also receptor. That is why the skin is very often the first to “present” us with an allergic reaction – it signals a “hostile” component in the environment. As a boundary with the outside world, the skin regulates temperature and protects the internal organs. When we have a high temperature, we sweat and the skin acts as a cooling system.
6| …and may even save our lives
Sweating is not only a matter of removing excess heat. We sweat intensely in response to acute stress. This is a kind of additional lubricant for the feet and hands to run faster or cling to branches, escaping from the enemy.
At this moment, the skin also works, no less intensively than the muscles.
The skin secretes up to half a liter of sweat daily. It is curious that sweat itself is odorless, it is “activated” by bacteria. They feel especially good in secluded spaces – under the armpits or on the feet covered with shoes.
7| Skin has feelings!
Interesting facts about skin care
The most interesting fact about skin care at all times is that its health depends on your lifestyle and protection from the sun.
About moisturizing
Sheet mask “Moisturizing + Aquabomba” with pomegranate extract, Garnier
The formula with hyaluronic acid combined with moisturizing serum and pomegranate extract is a sip of water for dehydrated skin.
Elixir for face Life Plankton Elixir, Biotherm
The gentle elixir is enriched with thermal plankton, intensively moisturizes the skin, strengthens and tones it, helps to cope with the signs of aging.
About the update
It only seems to us that we do not shed our skin like snakes. Every 28 days, the top layer of the skin, the epidermis, completely changes. This is exactly what the cell cycle is.
Keratinocyte is the main cell of the epidermis, which originates in its basal layer and makes its way up all its short life, to then become a scale of the stratum corneum and peel off.
Over the years, this process is inhibited, so peeling is required on a regular basis in anti-aging care. By the way, a significant proportion of house dust is precisely the flakes of the stratum corneum – our shed skin.
Serum peeling effect with glycolic acid Revitalift Laser in ampoules, L’Oréal Paris
Glycolic acid stimulates skin renewal. As a result, it becomes smoother and more radiant, and age spots are less noticeable. The ampoules contain a 10% concentration of glycolic acid, so the effect can be seen even after the first application. The recommended course is 7 days.
Facial scrub with pineapple and papaya Pineapple Papaya Facial Scrub, Kiehl’s
Exfoliates and renews the skin with the mechanical action of soft apricot kernel powder and enzymes from pineapple extract. They break the bonds between the cells of the stratum corneum and facilitate exfoliation.
About night care
Night sleep can conditionally be compared with a self-regeneration session. The creators of cosmetic products take into account the activity that takes place under the cover of night in a sleeping body, so special night care products help a more intensive course of recovery processes.
Apply care not strictly before bedtime, but one and a half to two hours before you go to bed.
Transforming night cream-mask for the face “Luxury nutrition. Extraordinary Oil, L’Oréal Paris
Oils of argan, rose, lavender, rosemary, royal jelly, which contains 28 useful components, and emperor extract – all this in a cream with a rich texture helps the skin recover from daytime stress.
Night Regenerating Cream-Mask Slow Age, Vichy
This cream provides intensive skin oxygenation and enhances the effect of natural regeneration. Antioxidants play a major role, they help repair the damage accumulated during the day at night. Everything you need to slow down the aging process. It contains some of the strongest antioxidants – resveratrol and baicalin, as well as tocopherol (vitamin E), soothing and restorative niacinamide.
About washing
The most basic and paradoxical occupation. Of course, you need to wash your face in the mornings and evenings, especially if you live in a dusty city. However, every time we wash ourselves, we remove sebum from the surface of the skin – a protective film, which we subsequently have to actively restore with the help of cosmetics.
Today we have to actively intervene in the purification process. The main thing in washing is to choose a product according to the type of skin. Well, a tonic to complete the cleansing procedure.
Cleansing cream-gel for the face “Basic care” with rose water, Garnier
Suitable even for sensitive skin. The line of cleansers with soothing rose water also includes a make-up remover milk and toner.
Moisturizing Cleansing Foaming Oil, CeraVe
A gentle facial wash that lathers like a gel and can even be taken in a bath! Comfortable and familiar form for cleansing combined with a very mild effect on the skin. The oil, like all Cerave products, contains three ceramides and therefore moisturizes while cleansing and helps restore the skin barrier.
About flavors and pleasure
Everyone knows that cosmetics are chosen in accordance with the type of skin and the expected result: moisturizing, anti-aging effect, nutrition, antioxidant protection. But one of the most important criteria, which does not depend on skin type or age, is pleasure.
The scent, the texture, the feel on the skin – everything should be to your liking. Only then will the effect of care be complete.
Interesting articles about facial skin
Why do we need these amazing facts? This is by no means idle curiosity. The more we learn about our own skin, the more carefully and carefully we begin to treat it.
A selection of our tests and quizzes will help you learn more about your skin and care for it.