Labels:daily OCR: EPIDERMIS HE EPIDERMIS is the tough, outer layer of your skin that protects the underlying tissues and makes your body waterproof The deeper parts of the epidermis constantly produce new skin cells. These are pushed towards your skin surface and gradually become flattened. By the time they reach the outermost layer, they are flat and dead. Millions of skin cells die and are shed from this layer every day, hence the need for constant replacement. Friction on the skin increases skin cell production, causing thick, protective pad or callus, to form ards becom illions
