WHY IS WATER GOOD FOR MY SKIN?

Water is vital for the survival of all living beings. All animal and vegetable organisms contain water. Water represents about 60 percent of body weight and that means about 13 gallons for someone who weighs about 154 pounds. Two-thirds of the body's weight is found in the cells, ensuring their necessary hydration. The level of water in the body diminishes with ages. A two-month-old fetus contains 97 percent water, a newborn 75 percent and an adult 55 percent. Smoking, an unbalanced diet, and alcohol accelerate the dehydration process. Heat, cold, wind, pollution, and air conditioning can negatively affect the skin's moisture level by deteriorating the hydrolipidic film, the intercellular lipids and the epidermal structure itself. The major cause of dehydration in cities is pollution. Relative humidity plays a role as well. The lower the humidity the more dehydrated the skin becomes. Example, when the relative humidity goes from 90 to 60 percent the skin moisture diminishes by 30 percent. If the relative humidity goes from 60 to 20 percent skin dehydration decreases by 10 percent.