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Why does the skin of our fingers shrink when we wash clothes for a long time?

by Raghav Khandelwal
(Hoshangabad MP)

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Why does the skin of our fingers shrink when we wash clothes for a long time?

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by: Nidhi

Our skin of finger shrinks when we do the same, as when we wash the clothes the water around the fingers or hand behaves like hypertonic solution and water starts coming out from finger(cell) to out side region causing the fingers to shrink.

Wrinkly fingers
by: Madyson

The oily substance on the outer layer of your skin is washed away leaving the water able to be absorbed through that layer.

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