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Women hands have a greater variety of bacteria than men
A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men.
Researchers are not sure why woman have a greater variety of bacteria than men, but it may have to so with the acidity of the skin. Men are generally has more acidic skin than women. Other possibilities are differences in sweat and oil gland production, frequency of moisturizer and cosmetics applications, skin thickness, and hormone production.
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