Why do our hands wrinkle when taking a bath?

Evening bath is a ritual loved by most of us. Several dozen minutes spent in water with the addition of aromatic cosmetics is pure pleasure. We leave the tub relaxed, refreshed and… wrinkled! Why does the skin of our hands and feet wrinkle when taking a bath?

For centuries (after all, Cleopatra was already wrinkling in the bath!) it was believed that the wrinkles on the skin of our hands and feet are caused by an osmotic reaction (more saline tissue fluids draw water from a less salty bath to equalize the salt concentration on both sides of our skin). However, already in the thirties of the twentieth century, scientists showed that the formation of wrinkles on the skin of the hands and feet after prolonged contact with water is a nervous reaction of our body. Wrinkles will not appear on fingers where nerves have been damaged or broken (also in transplanted fingers). Evolutionists, looking for the meaning of this phenomenon, concluded that the wrinkles formed on the hands and feet are probably supposed to help us get out of the water. Thanks to these grooves, water from the surface of the skin is more effectively drained, which increases our grip and makes it easier to grab ... even the edge of the bathtub.

Good news? Here you go! After a few or several minutes after getting out of the tub, the wrinkles disappear. So we can enjoy our baths with the addition of our favorite cosmetics, such as Savanti Relax liquid soap by Savanti - it is a perfect product for every modern Cleopatra.

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