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Article: What's your type? 20 top moisturizers for your skin
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- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- August 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright Cowles Enthusiast Media Aug 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Our skin is one of nature's most amazing feats of biological engineering. Consider, for a moment, that a single square inch of human skin harbors 19 feet of blood vessels, 19 million cells, 65 hairs, 625 sweat glands, and at least 90 oil glands. Equipped with all of these components, the skin works around the clock to shield us from invading bacteria, regulate body temperature, remove toxins, and provide a glove-fitting waterproof covering for our fragile bodies. What a remarkable instrument!
With all that our skin does for us, it demands relatively little in return, but does, of course, need some support to look and feel its best. Proper cleansing, toning, and nourishment from a balanced ...