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Why do peoples skin wrinkle when they've been in water for a while?

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Asked By: YBlah 41-45  5 months ago

Or to be more specific, why do the fingers and toes wrinkle? Have you ever wondered that? I hadn't till today.

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  1. linklock - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by linklock Jan 9th, 2013 at 7:17AM

    Your skin cells absorb water, but since your skin is already stretched tight over your flesh, it bunches up on itself, causing the wrinkles.

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  2. YBlah - 41-45 years old

    Reply by YBlah Jan 9th, 2013 at 7:20AM

    But why only the fingers and toes? There are other parts of loose skin which don't wrinkle. Like the skin around ones ****

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  3. linklock - 46-50 years old - male

    Reply by linklock Jan 9th, 2013 at 7:24AM

    Because your skin has a waterproof protein called keratin. I guess the fingers and toes this protein wears off faster there. Eventual your body produces more and your skin becomes waterproof again.

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