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Why do your skin of fingures shrink when you wash clothes for long?
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∙ 11y ago
Actually the wrinkles fingers get when in hot water or while handling soap or detergent for a long time is not due to skin shrinking, or even drying up like a mummy for that matter.
Oil and water don't mix, and skin has a protective layer of oil which hot water and soap ends up removing. Hot water because the surface tension is lessened, so more weak intermolecular bonds can be formed and soap because it contains big molecules which due to surface area also forms many intermolecular bonds. Both end up solubilizing the oil, which removes it when the water is washed away.
What happens the the fingers when they wrinkle is the water goes into the through the skin, and swells it slightly.
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∙ 11y ago
Kumba The Antarian
Kumba The Antarian
It is an evolutionary tactic to grip things better when in water and has stayed with us till today even though we don't need it that much
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Why does the skin of the fingers shrink when you wash clothes for a long time?
when we wash clothes our finger cells are dipped in hypertonic solution, so they loose water by osmosis and shrink.
Why the skin of your fingers shrink when you wash clothes for a long time?
when we wash cloths our finger cells are dipped in hyper tonic solution they loose water by osmosis and shrink
Why does the skin of your fingers shrink when you wash clothes for a long time '?
when we wash cloths our finger cells are dipped in hyper tonic solution they loose water by osmosis and shrink
Why does the skin of your fingers shrink when kept under water for long?
Your finger does not shrink. Your skin soaks up water and gets larger. It makes it look like your fingers shrink but its just your skin that is larger.
Can skin shrink?
yes skin can shrink because if your body grow alot and if your skin is tight already your skin will shrink and you will start growing cuts.
Can caterpillars shrink?
Yes. It moults as its skin is too big for it as it grows. This is the same as us. When we are a baby,we wear bab.y clothes. As we grow,we can't wear the same clothes anymore.
Why do your finger skin shrinks when you wash clothes for a long time?
THIS HAPPENS BECOZ OF THE PROCESS OF OSMOSIS...WEN OUR SKIN CUMS IN CONTACT WID WATER THE WATER FRM OUR HAND MOVES OUT THRU THE SEMI PERMEABLE MEMBRANE(SKIN) SO DATS Y OUR HANDS SKIN SHRINKS..... our skin of finger shrinks when we do the same, as when we wash the clothes the water around the fingers or hand behaves like hypertonic solution and water starts coming out from finger(cell) to out side region causing the fingers to shrink.
Why does skin of your fingers shrinks when you wash cloths for a long time?
when we wash cloths our finger cells are dipped in hyper tonic solution they loose water by osmosis and shrink
Can a gauged ear cartilage piercing shrink?
Yes, The skin will begin to cover the hole causing it to "shrink" usually you should have no problem reinserting the jewelry as its not cartlidge just skin which can be stretched
Do your nipples shrink in the cold?
They don't really shrink. The skin is very elastic, but when it's cold, it contracts in order to preserve heat.
How did hopi make their clothes?
the hopi made their clothes from cotton and wool and buffalo skin
What are the Indian's clothes made of?
seal skin and bariku skin.
