2006-09-05 00:07:57 · 6 answers · asked by sarah090182woodhead 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
From the link provided: "Because water has soaked into the callus on your skin, and made it swell and wrinkle up. The callus is usually thickest on your hands and feet."
2006-09-05 00:19:15 · answer #1 · answered by ChiChi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You normally have an oily coating on your skin that prevents water from soaking into it. If you are in soapy or chlorinated water the oily coating is removed and the water enters your skin. Your cells are slightly salty, salt is hydrophillic; i.e it attracts water, so your cells fill with water and swell up, this process is called osmosis.
You'll notice that this doesn't happen in salt water. The ocean is saltier than you are so the salt in the ocean 'attracts' the water more than you do.
2006-09-05 07:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by SmartBlonde 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because 2 much water goes in the skin
2006-09-05 10:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by ?*?*? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because your skin cells have absorbed too much water
2006-09-05 07:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a bloody good question...... why?
2006-09-05 07:14:12 · answer #5 · answered by MissCandi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SmartBlonde and ChiChi are right! :)
2006-09-05 07:44:43 · answer #6 · answered by Isa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋