eli5 Why are there chemicals that can damage the skin instantaneously but not the other way around like improving it in a second

Question

Always wondered why acid attack works in an instant but there are no other chemicals (to my knowledge) that can heal or improve the skin instantly

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

think of your skin as a solved rubics cube.

Any random thing you do to it will make it unsolved. really really easy. you can even smash it on the floor.

But making it solved takes time and intentional movements, especially if it has been smashed to the floor.

The same applies to your skin, but your skin is far more complicated than a rubics cube.