Explained — S03E07 — Your Skin

00:00:10 There's a reason skin care commercials don't zoom in that close.

00:01:13 Mainly, that what you need

00:01:57 From your nostrils to the temples.

00:02:56 Your skin's pH isn't neutral. It's closer to five.

00:03:49 even small insects.

00:04:48 learning which species live where.

00:05:40 Antibiotics can do that too.

00:06:36 They grow up not having been exposed to any live microbes.

00:07:21 and tend to have stables

00:08:18 And in the US,

00:09:12 that are still used today.

00:10:04 Soap would transform your life.

00:10:58 Washing with soap has saved so many lives,

00:11:52 products to actually counteract the soaps you've been using.

00:12:47 South Korea has been trying to increase exports of its cultural goods.

00:13:49 There are now a bunch of alternatives to soap,

00:14:46 Remember, your skin is covered in hair follicles,

00:15:39 I could get off whatever these microbes were

00:16:36 Toxins, pollution,

00:17:31 can damage your brick wall.

00:18:22 to have radically changed.

00:19:13 and they've been selling those for years.

00:19:59 but the rest of my body is just water.

00:21:01 there are lots of ways to be normal.