(from Old Norse, skinn) Skin is the outer covering of an animal (though of course the term is also used to describe a variety of other coverings). It is a body’s first line of defence against infection (see IMMUNE SYSTEM); important in...

Skin care products are used to cleanse and condition the body and face. These include soaps, bubble baths and shower gels, moisturizing creams and lotions, and a variety of special treatment products like facial masks, blemish control products, and...

The skin is the primary external coating of the human body. In adults, skin occupies approximately 2.4 square yards (approximately two square meters). Because it is exposed to the environment, the skin is inhabited by a number of bacteria. Over much of...

The largest single organ of the body. It serves several functions including physically protecting the inner organs and body structures, regulating the body’s temperature and providing a barrier to infectious agents. It comprises two distinct...

In zootomy and dermatology, skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of epithelial tissues that guard underlying muscles and organs. [1] Skin pigmentation (see: human skin color or coloring) varies among...

Skin covers your whole body from head to toe. It is about as thick as a stack of 8 sheets of notebook paper and weighs about 8 pounds. Your skin keeps your body parts together and protects you from germs and the sun's...

SKINNING How many times did I hold them up for him and watch how easily something that had lived comes apart? In each hand I clutched an unlucky foot and splayed them, belly-side to him, and he'd pinch the...

If we think of our skin as our body’s protective layer (it is our “outer covering” after all) and as one of the major organs in our body, then what we eat to feed and nourish our skin is critical to creating “beautiful skin.” Our...

Stephen Ames started well and finished even better.Ames, who won the first hole of the LG Skins Game a day earlier and hadn't won another since, sank a 7-foot birdie putt worth $650,000 on No. 18 Sunday.Taking the title for the second year in a...