Why does washing your hands frequently dry out the skin?

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Why does washing your hands frequently dry out the skin?

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The moisture in your skin is not actually from water. It is from fat and oils in your skin. When you wash your hands in soap this soap will dissolve the oils and you rinse it away. This leaves the dry skin cells behind.

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