General use called "astringent" make-up water to the skin shrink to inhibit the secretion of sebum and reduce irritation.

一般都使用名为“收敛剂”的化妆水使皮肤收缩，以便抑制皮脂的分泌而减少刺激。

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The skin around these areas begins to lose water and shrink, giving the hair and nails the appearance of having grown.

这些区域附近的皮肤开始失去水分，并开始收缩，这给了头发和指甲仍在生长的假象。

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Imagine an elastic band stretched over the surface of an apple. The band can slowly shrink, moving as though it is slipping from the surface, until it becomes just a dot on the apple's skin.

试想一下，有一个橡皮圈箍在苹果的表面上，然后这个橡皮圈慢慢的收缩，就像从苹果表面上滑落一般的收缩，直到它变成了一个点。

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"If you put salty water on onion skin the cells will shrink, if you put too much water on it the cells will swell, " he says.

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