Eli5 why does your palms stain more than the rest of your skin?

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Like its much easier to get stains off your face, abdomen etc then your hands. Ex. I was playing with fake blood and it stained my hands really bad where I cant get it off but i got it off my face and chest, where it was on longer.

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The skin on most of your body is smooth and oily. The skin on your palms is very textured and relatively dry (because hand-washing removes a lot of oil). This means your palms have lots of crevices where it’s difficult to get pigments out, and it’s relatively easy for liquids to soak into your skin.