When u get sunburned, why does ur skin peal?

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When u get sunburned, why does ur skin peal?

2006-07-03 01:11:28 · 4 answers · asked by fcnhott1 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body

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Because the sunburned skin is dead, and new skin is growing underneath, and when that new skin grows in, the old peels off to make way for the new skin.

2006-07-03 01:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by RunescapeMike2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The ultra violet rays have killed a superficial layer of skin cells, and the dead cells slough.

2006-07-03 01:16:51 · answer #2 · answered by ringocox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

because burned skin is dead and the body sheds its dead cells all the time

2006-07-03 01:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's dead

2006-07-03 01:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋