Interesting Facts about Skin

 

1.     The largest organ of the body is the Skin. It is an amazing organ – protective, flexible, waterproof and act like a major sensor.

2.      Skin constantly changes and regenerates itself. Skin contains 64% of water. Our Skin is thicker than a piece of paper.

3.      Our human skin has strength of 0.871-1.169 newton and its energy is calculated as 3.75 – 6.432 N.mm.

4.      A human loses 30,000 to 40,000 cells from the skin by just flaking off the surface, every hour. Over a day, we lose almost a million skin cells. In year we shed 3.6kg (8lb) of skin. The dust that collects on your table, chair or any other surfaces is mostly dead human skin cells.

5.      There are four layers of skin in our body. Epidermis is the thinnest layer whereas Dermis is the thickest layer of our skin.

6.      There are 25 to 30 layers of skin contains dead cells that act like a gate that safely keeps the water and chemical inside your body.

7.      A man’s skin flakes have germs than a woman’s – but a woman’s have a greater variety.

8.      We have different skin color because of the pigment called Melanin and Ultraviolet radiation of the sun.

9.      Ultraviolet radiation from the sun is absorbed by our skin to produce Vitamin D. Excess rays can damage to our skin cells. The skin produces Melanin to block these excess ultraviolet rays.

10.  People who are living near the Equator region receive high sunlight and high ultraviolet rays so their skin is dark. People who live away from Equator receive less sunlight and less ultraviolet rays, which is the reason behind the fair skin.