* The skin is the largest organ in our body, occupying a total of about two square meters.

* Body care products enter our bloodstream through the skin in 26 seconds.

* On a hot day, a person can lose up to 13 liters of fluid from the body when sweating.

* The skin's vascular system absorbs one-third of all blood circulating in the body - 1.6 liters.

* The skin tone depends on the position of the capillaries (enlarged or narrowed) and their location.

* About 100 sweat glands, blood vessels and more than 150 nerve endings are located per square centimeter of skin.

* Skin weight reaches up to 16% of our body weight.

* Freckles mean that the level of melanin (a photo-protective pigment) in the human body decreases, and the skin with freckles is the most vulnerable to harmful ultraviolet radiation.

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