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anatomy diffrence between male and female skin's ?

skin diffrence between female and male?

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Asked in Anatomy and Physiology asked on: 10/08/2006 01:26pm
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pixificational

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17 minutes after the question was opened (10/08/2006 01:42pm)

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Hey there. Women's skin is supposed to be softer to the touch, men's more rough. I do not think that it is an anatomical difference as such - women have a higher water content than men, but that doesn't affect the skin anatomically. I think... OK, think of it this way - they do skin grafts (most often from grafts from your own body, but sometimes they use cadaver skin and spray a skin cell solution over that to encourage it to grow) and there's never been an issue of mistakenly using female skin on a man's body, so does that answer your question?

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82 minutes after the question was opened (10/08/2006 02:47pm)

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Purveyors of skin creams would have us believe that there is a difference, but professionals would disagree.

Believe manufacturers or scientists?

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In addition to marketing the ingredients in skin creams, major designer brands also market ranges for men. According to the L’Oréal website, men’s skin is significantly different from women’s, and thus needs to be treated and cared for in a significantly different way. Prof. Finlay disagrees, telling me that there is not a big difference between male and female skin and that in his opinion, moisturisers are only labelled as male or female for marketing reasons. Prof. Williams says that there are subtle biological differences in male and female skin, for example, blood vessel responses in the skin, susceptibility to irritants and possible ultraviolet burning, but not big differences that would require a different type of moisturiser. Of course, there is one big difference: men tend to have more facial hair than women and shaving can cause irritation and dryness. But according to Nina Goad, a moisturiser that is designed for women will still be effective for men with dry skin.

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3 hours after the question was opened (10/08/2006 03:35pm)

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Men's skin is thicker than womens and in females, the blood vessels lie closer to the skins surface which is why women bruise more easily. There are les sebaceous glands in women so men's skin is usually more oily and hair follicles are more numerous in the male.

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