Why does Water dry out your hands?

[ndee]

Water is as wet it can get. I hope someone can explain that

 

[geno]

I think your natural moisturizers evaporate along with the water that gets left behind after you dry your hands... just a shot in the dark..

 

[weeber]

Because the water causes some of the oils naturally produced by the skin to wash away. Thus your hands feel drier. Notice hot water makes your hands feel even drier. That's because hot water is able to wash away even more oil (greater solubility).

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: weeber
Because the water causes some of the oils naturally produced by the skin to wash away. Thus your hands feel drier. Notice hot water makes your hands feel even drier. That's because hot water is able to wash away even more oil (greater solubility).

cool, thanks


btw, I'm feeling honored that someone with such a low post/day posted in my thread

 

[NokiaDude]

Yes, I learned the hard way. Water+Soap and repeat several times a day because of clamy palms= REALLLY dry hands. BUT, Water+Soap THEN lotion after drying hands = silky smoothness!

 

[Zebo]

van der Waal's forces between your skins natural oils and the water which washes over it.

 

[Placer14]

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
Yes, I learned the hard way. Water+Soap and repeat several times a day because of clamy palms= REALLLY dry hands. BUT, Water+Soap THEN lotion after drying hands = silky smoothness!

Fruity?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
Yes, I learned the hard way. Water+Soap and repeat several times a day because of clamy palms= REALLLY dry hands. BUT, Water+Soap THEN lotion after drying hands = silky smoothness!

Real men dont use hand lotion

 

[duke]

yeah pretty gay.

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
Yes, I learned the hard way. Water+Soap and repeat several times a day because of clamy palms= REALLLY dry hands. BUT, Water+Soap THEN lotion after drying hands = silky smoothness!

Real men dont use hand lotion

HAHAH

 

[ReiAyanami]

water causes droughts, pass it on.

 

[Woody06]

Originally posted by: Carbonyl
van der Waal's forces between your skins natural oils and the water which washes over it.

Its Van der Waals on the Non-polar soap to oil side, but its dipole dipole between the water and the soap. The water can't take away the oil very well because its polar and the oil isnt but the soap works well because it has both polar and nonpolar ends that stick to both the soap and the water.