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10 Interesting Facts About Your Skin You Need to Know

How many facts about your skin can you name in a minute? Two…three, maybe ten? Well, you should be able to name a few if not all. If you are wondering why, it’s because knowledge is power, and knowledge is preparedness, especially in skin care.

The skin is the largest organ in the body, and sometimes it can be largely misunderstood. This means in our busy world, the blame is not always entirely on you. In most cases, we are more worried about acne, rashes, blemishes or sunburn and any other concerns that come to mind when thinking about our skin. But how many facts about your skin do you already know? More importantly, how do they affect your overall skin health? Let’s dive in and check out some fun and useful facts;

#1. The Skin Has Three Vital Layers

Another fact about your skin you may not know about is that this huge organ is made up of three distinct layers. The skin layers consist of a) the waterproof top layer, b) the epidermis (a dominant middle layer consisting of connective tissue, hair follicles, and the dermis glands). Finally, we have the hypodermis, the innermost layer which is mostly made of fat and also acts as connective tissue. The hypodermis supports the skin’s structure by attaching it to muscles.

#2. Skin Aging Starts at 20

If you thought aging starts in the 40s or 50s, think again. When you hit your 25th birthday, your collagen levels are not truly celebrating. At this age, collagen levels can start to deplete slowly resulting in near-visible sagging skin. I bet you didn’t see this fact about your skin coming. Additionally, this age usually shows the onset of fine lines. Of course, antioxidants like Vitamin C can greatly help maintain young, healthy-looking skin.

That being said, proper skincare should start in your 20s. So we thought it would be better to get that fact out of the way as early as possible.

#3. Skin Regulates Body Temperature

The skin is able to regulate body temperature thanks to its active sweat glands. This serves as one of the skin’s primary functions for the body. Sweat glands, which are normally located in the dermis, react with changing temperatures. When the temperatures go up, our glands release sweat to try and cool the body down. Alternatively, when the temperature drops, our body maintains heat by constricting blood vessels. This limits the amount of hot blood that reaches the skin, ensuring we don’t lose heat when we need it most.

#4. Your Skin is Home to Billions of Bacteria

If you thought we are already past the interesting facts about your skin, guess again. Your skin is home to a microbiome that can host over 1000 different types of bacteria. This also includes viruses, microbes and even pathogens. Not to worry though, these tiny ecosystems are usually friendly. In fact, they work in concert with the body’s own system to many good benefits. From healing wounds, fighting inflammation and helping to strengthen the immune system, these bacteria are worth their stay.

#5. Your Skin is a Dead Cell Shedding Factory

For every minute you blink, your skin is shedding off cells. This is a natural procedure to make room for new ones. Another fact about your skin shedding cell business, almost half of the dust in your house is roughly made up of dead skin cells. Would you believe that!

#6. Melanin Colors the Skin

Another fact about your skin that can be confusing is its color. You have probably wondered where the skin gets its color from. The answer is melanin. Melanin is a pigment made in the outer layer of skin (epidermis) and which determines skin color from pale to very dark. Usually, the color is determined by how much melanin your body makes. While everyone has the same amount of melanin-producing cells, not everyone produces the same amount. Simply put, the more melanin your body makes, the darker your skin.

#7. Acne Is Your Skin’s Mortal Enemy

No skin condition gives the skin more work than acne. We all have acne at some time in our lives. Although acne is most common during adolescence, some bad skin care decisions often trigger acne in adults. Adults get acne mostly due to clogged pores. Clogged pores are usually caused by an overproduction of natural oils or in other cases, lack of proper exfoliation.

Without exfoliation, dead skin cells can get trapped in pores and cause clogging, resulting in acne. Always think about your skin when setting up a regimen.

#8. Thin Skin and Thick Skin

Your skin has different levels of thickness depending on which part of the body it is located. For instance, eyelids and the eye area are known to have the thinnest part of skin on the body. Your neck has the second thinnest skin and these areas usually struggle first from the early signs of aging.

You can always take care of sensitive areas with the right eye area products and neck creams to avoid premature aging.

Finally, your feet have the thickest and strongest parts of skin found on the body. This is one fact about skin you probably already knew.

#9. The Skin Renews Itself Every 28-30 Days

The epidermis, the thin outer layer of the skin sheds off dead skin cells every 28 days. This is a natural process and an important one at that. Just like a snake sheds off its skin for a newer one, the skin completes the same cycle every month. This is one of the more notable facts about your skin since the process allows newer skin cells to generate below the epidermis. Unlike our reptile counterparts, however, it takes dead cells about 30 days to reach the surface. Usually, they just slough off. With exfoliation as part of your skincare regimen, it becomes much easier to get rid of the dead cells while maintaining clear skin manually.

The Golden Body Butter & Salt Scrub Kit from Gold Elements will do it for you. It contains a 24-karat gold-infused salt scrub plus body butter. This allows you to exfoliate your body and moisturize it to give you a fresh and vibrant skin.

#10. It’s The Largest Organ in Your Body

One more reminder won’t hurt. And this one fact about your skin you will not forget. The skin is the largest organ in the body. It comfortably spans over 22 square feet, easily beating our second largest organ, the liver. That’s 1.73 square meters of one single organ, and 16 percent body weight, in case your mind wasn’t already blown.

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