skin
- Skin is thickest, 1/5 inch, on the upper back. It is thinnest on the eyelids, which is only 1/50th inch thick
- Your skin weighs about 3.2kg (of course some weigh more)
- Your skin sheds 50,000 cells every minute. [Discover mag 2/07]
- Skin tone is made up of only 4 hues: All skin start off white. Blood vessels add a blush of red. A yellow pigment also tints the canvas. Lastly, sepia-toned melanin appears black in large amounts. The mix of these 4 hues create all skin colours
