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What does not drinking a lot of water do to your skin?

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Specify!!: The cliche states that we require 8 glasses of pure water a day. I don't know of any specific answer to water deficiency of the skin. It is vital to every cell in the body. Lack of water is more lethal than lack of food.

Answered 3/26/2013

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