soap. Like pinapple skin ‚ Pineapple fruit has some active principles with important effect on skin - sugars and a-hydroxy-acids (AHA) as well as enzymes. These active principles are responsible for its moisturizing and anti-ageing action‚ and also have an antifungal and purifying effect on the skin. The extract of pineapple also gives the skin the needed vitamin C and mineral. Pineapple Skin has a benefit in making herbal soap because it has that properties that can make the skin look good and protects
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For alternate meanings see skin (disambiguation) Diagram of the layers of human skinIn zootomy and dermatology‚ skin is an organ of the integumentary system composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. As the interface with the surroundings‚ it plays the most important role in protecting against pathogens. Its other main functions are insulation and temperature regulation‚ sensation and vitamin D and B synthesis. Skin has pigmentation‚ provided by melanocytes
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Skin is the largest organ in the human body. It is made up of three layers‚ the epidermis‚ dermis and the hypodermis. The epidermis is the outer layer of skin that keeps out harmful germs and bacteria but keeps in the vital fluids that humans need to survive. The dermis is the inner layer of skin that contains blood vessels‚ nerves‚ hair follicles‚ oil‚ and sweat glands Until the late twentieth century‚ skin grafts were constructed from the patient’s own skin. Traditional ways of dealing with large
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The skin is the largest organ of the body. On the average person‚ the skin is approximately 3000 square inches and weighs approximately seven pounds. While the eyes are the “windows of the soul”‚ the skin is the “window to the body” because it is the only organ that can be seen. The skin contains 25% of the body’s blood supply‚ which flow completely through the skin once every minute. The skin is the body’s largest organ of immunity. It is the body’s first line of defence‚ the boundary where
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Anatomy & Physiology Assignment The skin structure and its functions: The skin has many different functions such as sensation‚ heat regulation‚ absorption‚ protection‚ excretion and secretion. Can be remembered by ‘shapes’. [pic] The sweat gland is a looped gland located in the dermis. The gland produces sweat to help regulate body temperature when the body temperature begins to rise. During this process it removes small amounts of waste products such as salt and urea (chemical compound
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DERMATITIS 05/19/12 By: Melissa Garcia The skin is the heaviest organ in the human body. It is also very vulnerable to injury. One of the main risks to the skin is dermatitis. Dermatitis means inflammation of the skin. It is sometimes called eczema. The main symptoms can include itching‚ cracking‚ blistering and ulceration. If someone has dermatitis the skin often looks red‚ sore and scaly. There are many different types of dermatitis but one of the main causes of the illness developing
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Mcleod “Everybody’s Ethnic Enigma” One of the stigmas and constant stereotype I deal with on a regular basis is my skin color. Being a lighter skin color I am always asked the question what is your nationality? In majority cases most people’s response is you must be white‚ mixed‚ or Hispanic because you are not 100% black. Just because my hair texture is different and the color of my skin is lite why can’t I be black? Education is the key as a Christian approach. In the Bible God offered healing to
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and though there are many successful treatments‚ there is no cure for this deadly disease. Some of the most common cancers include; breast‚ pancreatic‚ colon‚ leukemia‚ skin‚ and plenty more. Skin cancer is a cancer that could easily be detected soon‚ with check-ups and self-examinations‚ but unfortunately is missed often. Skin cancer has three different branches that include‚ basal cell carcinoma‚ squamous cell carcinoma‚ and malignant melanoma. When a person is young normal body cells grow and
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and analyse a television text. It is a TV drama aimed at a teenage audience called Skins. I chose this particular text as it focuses upon many different characters and scenarios in regards to sexuality and this forms a basis for analysis and evaluation. Skins also focuses upon Teenage sexuality‚ specifically‚ which I believe is a broad and interesting subject to analyse with many opportunities to elaborate. Skins is a British teen drama‚ which was aired on Channel 4 on terrestrial television and
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multitude of skin lesions of the course of a lifetime. Some of the lesions are benign‚ easily visible‚ or just new benign growth. Therefore‚ most benign skin lesions are diagnosed on the appearance and history. However‚ if a lesion has exhibited unexpected changes in appearance‚ a biopsy or excision is indicated to confirm the diagnosis. Usually‚ benign lesions are symptomatic and can be managed with simple procedures‚ such as cryotherapy‚ electro-surgery‚ or excision. Some example of benign skin lesions
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