### covering | skin:

Amphibian skin
* All amphibian skin is poisonous to a degree.
* Some amphibian skin contains glands
* contains , a tough, fibrous protein.
* is glandular and lacks scales, feathers, or hairs
  - moist and easily dried out
* lacks hair or scales
  - scales, etc., but does have many glands and epidermal thickenings

Banana peel
* are actually edible if cooked
  - also fit for animal consumption
  - located in trash
  - most attractive to German cockroaches
  - peels
  - red
  - yellow
* is skin

Beautiful skin
* balance between nature and nurture.
* is possible at any age.

Black skin
* Most black skin absorbs heat.
* Some black skin absorbs energy
  - heat energy
  - radiation
  - light
* can burn in strong sunlight.
* sign of dead tissue, and redness with streaks is often a sign of infection.

Broken skin
* can trap bacteria and become infected.
* is more susceptible to infection.

Cultured skin
* is created using the foreskins of circumcised infants.
* looks and feels like normal skin, and when wounded, can even heal itself.

### covering | skin:

Dark skin
* Most dark skin absorbs heat.
* Some dark skin absorbs energy
  - surrounds eyes
  - no more heat than light skin does
  - some of the light, which can cause burns
* complicating factor in the laser removal of port-wine stains.
* confers heat tolerance.
* has higher amounts of pigment than lighter skin.
* is no more oily than light skin
  - physiologically different from Caucasian skin has peculiar needs
* promotes vitamin D synthesis.
* protects against skin cancer.
* reflects heat just as white skin does.

Dehydrated skin
* can grab onto the foundation and make it streak and set too quickly.
* is lack of water
  - usually oily earlier on in life

Facial skin
* is thicker than eyelid skin, and body skin is thicker than the skin on the face.
* loses moisture because of hormonal changes, sun exposure and heredity.
* tends to loosen and sag with time.

Fair skin
* has tendencies.
* risk factor, although by no means is skin cancer limited to people with fair skin.

Foreskin
* Some foreskins retract soon after birth.
* are natural
  - part of penises

Frostbitten skin
* can be whitish or grayish-yellow, slightly stiff, and cold to the touch.
* changes color from red to gray or mottled white.
* is hard, pale , cold, and has no feeling
  - pale, cold, and numb
  - red or gray

### covering | skin:

Healthy skin
* begins as clean skin.
* comes from good nutrition, good breeding, and proper care and grooming.
* contributes to a healthy-looking tan.
* inhibits the entry of germs except when it is cut.
* is attractive skin
  - grafted from elsewhere on their bodies, causing pain and additional scarring
  - less likely to be damaged
  - only one of many reasons why vitamin A is essential to the body
  - smooth, with no breaks in the surface
  - the most important element of a great looking face
  - young looking skin
* knows how to replace damaged cells and stimulate the growth of new, vibrant skin.
* mirror of a healthy body.
* needs oxygen and needs to release carbon dioxide.
* protects against infection and bacteria.
* requires good nutrition.
* sign of healthy liver and healthy intestines
  - robust health and a clean internal system
* starts from the inside and works out.