Skin Cosmos

Skin Physiology

Information, links, references, figures, and diagrams describing the function of skin. The most important function of the skin is to maintain a protected and homeostatic internal environment that prevents microbes to enter, but more importantly, to prevent damage to ones DNA. Moreover, the skin is a barrier to outside insults, provides nutrition through vitamin D, regulates temperature as with sweating, and can provide a psychological means of physical attraction, as with the use of cosmetics. 

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