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Q: Why does swimming in the ocean make your skin sting?
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Why your skin doesn't wrinkle when swimming in the ocean?

maybe because of the salt in the water.


Is ocean water good for a wound?

Yes because it helps your skin wound heal but it could sting your wound


What causes itchy skin and rash after swimming in the ocean. what is the best treatment?

It might be swimmers itch or "cercarial dermatitis." See the related link for more information. In the future, make sure to rinse off after you get out of the ocean.


Why does your skin feel tight after swimming in the ocean?

you're skin feels tight because of the salt water, which makes your body feel not as loose as it usually does


How is bee sting caused?

Only in rare cases will a bee sting without being seriously provoked and many species of bee don't sting at all.The sting of a Honeybee (worker) is barbed, so it remains under your skin after it has stung you. When the bee attempts to fly off her intestines and some muscles are pulled out with the poison sac. The muscles make the poison pump into the skin.


What skin is chagrin made out of?

Sting ray


Is swimming in the ocean good for poison oak?

It probably can't hurt it. The salt water from the ocean may help dry out the rash. However, make sure when getting out of the ocean you clean and dry off your rash. This is because any open sores in the rash may alow bacteria from the water to enter your skin and cause an infection.


What do bees do when they sting you?

When bees sting you, they insert a barb into your skin and then send a venom down the barb and into your body.


How do you get rid of the sting of an ant bite?

yes they do bits, and sting your skin in your house, and using diphenydramine,in the bottle


Are redants poisns?

no But they can sting when they go inside your skin


Can you get rabies from a bee sting?

No. But if saliva from a rabid animal got on the wound caused by the sting (the puncture in your skin) then you could.


If a bee stings you and you did didn't scrap it off What do you do?

When a bee stings, the sting remains together with the venom sac and the muscles that pump the venom continue to work for up to a minute and will be driving the sting deeper into the skin. The longer you leave the sting in the skin, the more venom is pumped in, making the sting worse.