| Your skin is actually the largest organ in your body. It's | | | | It also serves as a sensory receptor, and can feel pain, |
| actually comprised of three layers, the epidermis or top | | | | which indicates danger, pleasure, and well as |
| layer, the dermis, or middle layer, and the subcutaneous | | | | environmental and temperature conditions. |
| or inner layer. Your skin is the barrier between your | | | | Your skin actually regenerates every 15 to 18 days |
| body and the outside world, and protects your insides | | | | when you are young, slowing down to regenerating |
| from the outside world. | | | | every several months once you hit your seventies and |
| Your skin has four major functions. | | | | later. It weights up to about 11 pounds and is mainly |
| It keeps harmful biological and non biological stuff out, | | | | made of water, along with protein and a little fat. |
| like bacteria, pollutants, viruses and more. | | | | Your skin naturally ages, but you can keep it from |
| It regulates your body temperature. When you are hot, | | | | aging faster than normal by taking care of it. Avoiding |
| you sweat, releasing water and toxins and cooling you | | | | sunlight is the biggest factor, but not smoking or coming |
| down. When you're cold, tiny muscles around your hair | | | | in contact with lots of second hand smoke is another |
| follicles cause goose bumps and help you warm. | | | | significant factor, as well as diet. |
| Of course your skin is a waterproof barrier as well, | | | | Your skin is not only your largest organ but pretty |
| keeping moisture inside and preventing your body from | | | | amazing as well! |
| being flooded when you swim or bathe. | | | | |