We get wrinkly hands (palms) and feet (soles) from the water.  Why not the rest of our skin too?
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we have a epidermis layer on our body. in the hand the layer is thin.\nwe also have sweat glands all over the body.\nwhen we are in water for long time there is diffusion of the water from the fingers to the water source. \nso there is wrinkeling taking place
1025993
Mine do that, too.  My Dr. told me it was no big deal and that I should go barefoot more often.  Also, he advised me to buy and use one of those pumus foot scrubbers to use after I had been swimmimg and last thing in the shower after the skin on my feet had softened.  Also, she shouldn't pull the skin off because eventually it will bleed- just let it come off with the scrubber or completely naturally.
655291
Osmosis. Since the water in you has salt, there is an osmotic gradient that pulls water from the outside to the inside through your skin (which, like leather in general is semi-permeable). The soap washes away natural oils which tend to slow down the process. Your skin gets wrinkly as it gets more water because it is attatched to deeper structure where the wrinkle fold is and the where it puckers out, that has more water and is more swollen than normal.
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Your skin is made up of two layers. The outer layer is called the epidermis and the lower level is the dermis. The outer layer (epidermis) produces an oily substance called sebum. You can see this substance when you touch a window or mirror and your "oily" fingerprint is left there.\n\nOne job sebum does is it keeps water out of your skin—a job that it does very well. However, after long periods of time in a swimming pool, shower, or bathtub, much of the sebum is washed off and your outer layer of skin starts to absorb water. As it absorbs water it swells, but since the epidermis is "tied" down to your dermis in certain spots, it expands more where it is not "tied" down and this causes your skin to wrinkle.\n\nThe difference between your skin and a raisin is that raisins wrinkle because they shrink, but your skin wrinkles because it is getting bigger.
138888
I live in Michigan where winter is absolutely horrible to hands... on top of that I'm also a bartender my hands are in water all the time.  The only lotion I have found to actually keep my hands from drying out is Melaleuca's Renew.
803163
The skin is waterproof so we do not absorb water.  We sweat when we come out of a hot bath to cool down.
776125
I'm not sure if it's the sound of the water, the smell of soap and shampoo or the invigorating water hitting my head, shoulders and back that gets my circulation pumping.\nThe saying of washing away your troubles is true as the dead skin gets sluffed off and the perspiration/dirt falls down the drain.\nI don't know what I'd do if I had to miss my weekday shower to wake up and start the day.
457072
The cooling effect is caused by the air or water removing heat from your skin. The water being much more dense, can and does remove much more heat than air. If the water and your hand are stationary, your hand will eventually heat up the water touching your hand and then it will feel warmer. As soon as you move your hand the cooler water will be felt again. This is where Chill Factor can be explained also.  As the wind speed increases the fresher cold air removes more heat from the skin making it "feel" colder.
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your eyes cannot handle the amount of impurities in the waters of the ocean or pool... what make your eyes burn is them trying to clean all that stuff up.. Its ok if you do it for a little bit, because the eyes are one of the fastest healing tissues in the body.. but you dont want to do it often enough that you damage the tissue permanently
49725
Drinking more water makes your skin look better.
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Simple, the skin there is thickest, and it absorbs water at a different rate, it is the excess water due to hydration that causes the wrinkles, thats why when we 'dry out' it dissapears.
955600
Now for the correct answer. It is due to the process of osmosis. The water outside your body has a higher concentration of dissolved solutes then the inside of your body. This means there is a higher concentration of water in your body than outside your body. Osmosis will cause water to move through a semi-permeable membrane from inside your body to the water outside. Thus there is a net water loss and your skins wrinkles.
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I'm not quite sure what you are asking here.\nHowever I can tell you that in order for us to remain whole our blood exerts a pressure of 1 atmosphere on our skin to balance that exerted on us by the air around us.
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Water IS absorbed through the skin.  Evidence of this is when you get wrinkled skin after taking a long bath or after being in a swimming pool.\n\nThe problem is that water moves slowly into the skin.  In saltwater, the process of osmosis is essentially balanced, which in turn negates water absorbtion.
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Your skin felt the need for moisture.  The temperature of the water as well as the humidity of your surroundings will affect it also.  You could have had something to drink that dehydrated you a little.  You could of been thirsty and didn't know it.  Lots of reasons.\n\nJust be thankful that your body is created in such a way to handle this without you having to think about it.
937494
Not to long ago I read that those little zit-like things happen on your legs and arms if you're dehydrated. The article said that they'll go away if you drink more water.
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Ok obviously this is for a class - so why don't you consult your text book.  The answer will be in there.  Think about it logically too - your skin, in an of itself is a natual barrier.  It is made of tightly packed cells that are keratinized to prevent too much water getting in.  Get the drift...??