# Skin

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin/45673>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2000, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin/45673 "2000-12-15T02:44:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin/45673/1 "2000-12-15T02:44:36Z")

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On what part of the body normally speaking is human skin the thinnist?

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**Author:** ![Gaspode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gaspode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaspode)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin/45673/2 "2000-12-15T04:09:54Z")

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If you want to get real picky and we’re talking about ‘normal’ skin as opposed to mucous membrane then somewhere on the lips there is a transition from one to the other and the ‘skin’ is technically only one cell thick.

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**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin/45673/3 "2000-12-15T13:04:36Z")

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The thinnest skin is **definately** on my sister-in-law!! 😃