Who doesn’t appreciate the chance to relax in a warm bath after a hard day? For an hour, you can forget about your problems and focus on yourself! But what if you spent an entire month in this cozy place — 729 hours?
It sounds strange, but can such an experiment cause harm? What changes will occur to your skin? Let's find out!
The first change you will notice quite quickly is that your fingers and toes will start to wrinkle. Research shows that this happens due to vasoconstriction, which is the narrowing of blood vessels in these areas. This process takes only about five minutes to begin.
In fact, there is no need to panic about wrinkled skin. According to several studies, such changes may help us stay afloat better. So, if you accidentally drop the soap in the bathtub, wrinkled fingers will help you pick it up.
However, after just 24 hours in the water, your body will start to experience discomfort. You will notice that bubbles — vesicles — appear on your skin. They form because water gets between the outer and middle layers of the skin. These bubbles will continue to appear all over your body while you are in the bathtub.
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Moreover, do not forget that at some point you will want to eat and use the toilet. Enduring for a whole month is impossible, and the bathtub could become your toilet... This would lead to many unpleasant consequences. But let's return to the bubbles on your skin! Over time, they may slowly fester and increase in size. After a few days of your marathon, they will start to burst, which will become a real problem considering your 'dirty business' in the water. Interestingly, during a month in the bathtub, you may also develop bedsores, leading to even more bubbles and ulcers.
However, all of this distracts you from yet another serious problem — the water cools down. At some point, it may become dangerously cold. If the water temperature drops to 21-26°C, then after just a couple of hours in the bathtub, you risk losing consciousness. These temperatures are not fatal, but if you stay in such water for a whole month, the chances of survival will be extremely low.
But let's assume you managed to last a month. How would you feel? Your skin would be raw, festering from infection, and you would be extremely uncomfortable. Most likely, you would emerge from such a bath a completely different person!
