2007-03-26 08:44:37 · 6 answers · asked by jennytheowl 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
The wear and tear of skin on your fingers and toes reduces the amount of waterproofing keratin within the skin in these regions.
Whilst in the bath our skin will tend to absorb water due to osmosis.
Our skin becomes full of water and is then rather baggy!
The effect is most noticeable on our finger and toe tips.
2007-03-26 08:55:58 · answer #1 · answered by bumperbuffer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each person's pores and skin receives wrinkley at the same time as they take baths or are in water for a at the same time as. have not you ever went swimming, taken a bath, or performed in a warm bath and then appeared at your palms and feet afterwards....they're wrinkled. that isn't any longer some thing to agonize about and there is not any thanks to steer away from it. at the same time as he drives off thoroughly and about 10 minutes after his bath, his pores and skin will go back to ordinary. enable him have relaxing interior the bathtub, do not attempt to hurry him only because you do not opt for his pores and skin to be wrinkled. that isn't any longer going to smash him interior the slightest.
2016-12-02 20:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my grandma always told that its because the water sucks out some oil in your skin that keeps it from getting wrinkled but after awile it returns to normal like in 10 minutes after a soak in the tub it turns back to normal.
2007-03-26 08:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by Chantel J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dehydration
2007-03-26 08:48:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because your skin absorbs all the water and becomes overhydrated so the elasticity in your skin kinda gives and thats what makes it look wrinkly and not smooth.
2007-03-26 08:49:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because its wet and youve stayed there too long.
2007-03-26 08:47:57 · answer #6 · answered by LouLou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋