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Facts
About Your Skin
(January 1999)
Most people know very little about their skin. Below are some facts that are more than just interesting. They may help you to better care for your skin.
General Facts
- The skin is the largest and most visible organ of the body.
- The skin performs many tasks: regulates body temperature, protects internal organs, provides sensation and metabolic functions.
- The skin has two main layers: the epidermis (outer layer) and the dermis (inner layer).
- Using ordinary soap can cause dry skin because it removes both oil and water from the skin.
- Bubble baths tend to dry your skin and should be avoided.
- Moles may be pink, light to dark brown or even black, and they may or may not have hair(s).
Acne
- Acne is not caused by chocolate, nuts, cola, pizza, potato chips or any other foods a person eats.
- As many as four out of five teenagers have acne.
- One in five adults between the ages of 25 and 44 has acne; nearly half of all adult women have mild to moderate acne.
Aging Skin
- A tan indicates damage to your skin - - the result of injury caused when ultraviolet radiation from the sun damages the elastic fibers of the skin.
- More than 50 percent of your lifetime exposure to ultraviolet light generally occurs before you reach the age of 18.
- How wrinkled your skin becomes depends largely on how much sun you've been exposed to in your lifetime.
Hair
- Most people shed between 50 and 100 hairs each day.
- Nearly two out of every three men develop some sort of balding in their lifetimes.
- Hair is made of keratin, the same protein that makes up your nails and the outer layer of your skin.
- When your hair is wet, it is fragile. Towel dry it gently.
- Some women lose large amounts of hair within two to three months after having a baby.
Nails
- Your fingernails thicken and grow more slowly as you get older.
- Changes in diet will not strengthen your nails.
- The condition of your nails may offer clues to your general health
- Dermatologists are specialists in treating skin, hair and nails.
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