Why is belly button fluff

Always blue?

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  • Mine reflects the color of fabric I wear as a t-shirt or shirt but I shower about 3 times a day and this gives little opportunity for bacteria or mould to grow and change this.

    The BBC did a bit of research on this very subject: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150709-the-curious-truth-about-belly-button-fluff

  • I shower about 3 times a day

    That seems an awful lot. But nice if you are getting into crisp, freshly washed sheets, especially Egyptian cotton.

  • That seems an awful lot.

    It is over 30C here during the day and I go to the gym twice many days plus often do manual labour on renovation projects so there is lots of sweating and dust so it is merited.

    Brazil also has a high standard for personal hygiene in gerneral with most people brushing their teeth after every meal and wheb they wake up and go to bed.

    After the UK it was so nice to be away from so many stinky people that I used to come across on public transport.

  • Some of it will probably be about how many dermal layers you have, me being peely-wally coloured will have fewer dermal layers, (thinnier skin) maybe as few as 4 or 5 than someone with dark skin, maybe as many as 10 or 12.

    I am from Irish origins (going back a few generations) and am very fair skinned so burn very easily and I tend to avoid sunbathing. This leaves my skin quite white and a bit thin (you can see my veins through my arms now I have lost a bit of weight).

    I have a healthy, balanced diet so I think the skin regenerates fast - plenty of protein and fats in the diet seem good for this.

    Back in the UK I used to find I would get dry, flaky skin especially in the winter due to the very dry environment indoors. I now drink plenty of water and with the diet my skin has never been healthier.

  • You're lucky not to have problems, medicated body washes can be worse for the skin than ordinary ones.

    Some of it will probably be about how many dermal layers you have, me being peely-wally coloured will have fewer dermal layers, (thinnier skin) maybe as few as 4 or 5 than someone with dark skin, maybe as many as 10 or 12.

    If I showered 3 times a day I don't think I'd have any skin left

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  • You're lucky not to have problems, medicated body washes can be worse for the skin than ordinary ones.

    Some of it will probably be about how many dermal layers you have, me being peely-wally coloured will have fewer dermal layers, (thinnier skin) maybe as few as 4 or 5 than someone with dark skin, maybe as many as 10 or 12.

    If I showered 3 times a day I don't think I'd have any skin left

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  • Some of it will probably be about how many dermal layers you have, me being peely-wally coloured will have fewer dermal layers, (thinnier skin) maybe as few as 4 or 5 than someone with dark skin, maybe as many as 10 or 12.

    I am from Irish origins (going back a few generations) and am very fair skinned so burn very easily and I tend to avoid sunbathing. This leaves my skin quite white and a bit thin (you can see my veins through my arms now I have lost a bit of weight).

    I have a healthy, balanced diet so I think the skin regenerates fast - plenty of protein and fats in the diet seem good for this.

    Back in the UK I used to find I would get dry, flaky skin especially in the winter due to the very dry environment indoors. I now drink plenty of water and with the diet my skin has never been healthier.