In biology today, our teacher taught us that the lipid bilayer on the cell membrane can get broken up by detergents. So if normal cells get damaged by detergents, why don't skin cells? What is different?
2007-10-17 10:28:39 · 2 answers · asked by Andy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Skin cells are and can be damaged by detergents. Some people are quite allergic to specific detergents, because the detergents are reacting to the skin.
Stop using detergents for awhile, then go back to using them. There is a big difference. Everything you place on your skin affects your skin.
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2007-10-17 10:33:01 · answer #1 · answered by twowords 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If cells with a lipid bilayer get broken up, what if the cells did NOT have a lipid bilayer? Hmmmm.
As the previous writer said, detergents can affect skin cells by allergic reaction, and by dissolving in water on the skin to create a high pH solution.
2007-10-17 10:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋