Your skin is considered the largest organ in the human body.
Your skin is made up of three major layers – epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis (also called the subcutaneous tissue).
Your skin protects your inside organs while keeping infections out and prevents you from getting sick.
Your skin loses about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells from the surface almost every minute, even though you do not see it happening.
Your skin sheds a layer of these dead cells every 24 hours and renews itself about every 28 days.
Your skin swells when it absorbs water.
Your skin contains a protein called keratin which is also found in hair and nails
Your skin is the thinnest on the eyelid.
Goose bumps are actually little pimples that help retain a layer of warm air over our body.
Did you know?
One person dies every hour from skin cancer
One in five Americans will develop skin cancer
85% of all aging is due to sun damage
Skin cancer in women under the age of 40 has tripled in the past 30 years
Five sunburns doubles a woman’s chance of getting skin cancer
UV exposure at tanning salons is just as risky as sunbathing outside
People with fair skin that burns rather than tans, people who have red hair, and people with blue eyes are at greater risk of developing skin cancer
People who have extensive freckling on their upper back are at a greater risk of developing skin cancer
People who have a history of sunburns, especially during childhood, are at a greater risk for skin cancer
The depletion of the ozone layer may be significantly affecting the incidence of melanoma
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun between 10 am and 3 pm and exposure at high altitudes are the most dangerous times to be exposed to the sun
Those with an impaired immune system–especially those who have had an organ transplant, leukemia, or lymphoma–are at a great risk of melanoma
According to one study, the use of a sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher during the first 18 years of life would cut lifetime risk of melanoma by 78%
Skin Facts