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What makes the skin waterpoof?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The natural oil of the skin, called sebum. Sebum is produced in the dermis (the second layer of skin, below the epidermis), and rises to the surface of the epidermis, making the skin waterproof.

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