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Title: Why does skin wrinkle in the bath?
Post by: PaulaOR on 21/02/2009 13:30:02

PaulaOR asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Why does our skin get wrinkled after a long soak in the bath or pool?

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What do you think?

Title: Why does skin wrinkle in the bath?
Post by: Madidus_Scientia on 21/02/2009 16:31:24

You'll notice your hands get more wrinkly than say your belly. This is because you have more dead skin on your hands because you're always using them. The dead skin absorbs water and expands, causing the wrinkles.

Title: Why does skin wrinkle in the bath?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 21/02/2009 22:03:57

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=10266.0
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=19011.0
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=10329.0