Does drinking water help keep the skin supple?
It does because it replenishes the water content of the innermost layer of skin, the dermis which contains 70 percent of the skins water content. The dermis acts as a reservoir for the epidermis (outer layer) which constantly loses moisture through the surface, a process called trans- epidermal water loss (TEWL) that occurs in all healthy skin. However when the epidermis’s water content falls below 10%, the surface will appear dry and lose smoothness and suppleness. If you drink the normal 8-10 glasses of water a day (not coffee, diet soda) you should hydrate your skin sufficiently. 12. Tell me about melanoma… Melanoma is the deadliest and fastest growing cancer on the skin. It is usually an irregularly shaped brown spot on the skin. In the U.S. there are more cases of melanoma each year than there is of AIDS. One American dies of melanoma almost every hour (every 68 minutes). In the U.S. your chance of getting melanoma in 1940 was 1 in 1500. By 2010 scientist predict it will be 1 in 5
