For areas that have oil and sweat glands, such as your underarms and private parts, it is good practice to wash daily.
In addition to an absence of fingerprints, the condition also leads to a reduction in the number of sweat glands.
Additionally, lips don't have any hair follicles or oil glands of their own.
Cortisol, produced by the adrenal glands, helps the body respond to stress and it can also help reduce inflammation, control blood sugar and blood pressure.
Cortisol, produced by the adrenal glands, helps the body respond to stress.
The skin here is much thinner than it is everywhere else and, because it contains fewer oil glands, it is more susceptible to fine lines, puffiness and dark circles.
Nursing kitties push around when suckling to get their mother's glands to release more milk.
Cortisol is a steroid hormone made by your adrenal glands that helps your body respond to stress, regulate blood sugar and fight infections.
We have 2-4 million sweat glands all over our body, which means we can run and cool ourselves at the same time.
The kneading action actually starts right from when kittens are born - one of its functions is to stimulate milk production in the mothers' mammary glands.
As the egg moves down the female's oviduct, the tube that connects the ovary to the outside, it squeezes against glands that produce colored pigments that combine to form every color in the egg shell spectrum.
Another reason to start with flowers and baked goods is the smell, which activates your salivary glands and makes you more likely to make impulse purchases.
As well as suffering from recurrent sore throats and swollen glands, you may often be thirsty and have to urinate frequently.
But the closer you get, the more it clogs up important glands.
Physicians have also described Iman's condition as a 'disruption of the glands', meaning her body stores and retains more water than it should.
Their lack of proper sweat glands, as humans and some other mammals have, is one of the main causes of the excessive panting that happens when your mastiff mate is out for a run.
A nutrient-rich blood supply nourishes hair glands and roots, making iron an important mineral for hair.
Head bumps and leg rubs Cats have scent glands concentrated on certain parts of their bodies, including their cheeks and heads.
A nutrient-rich blood supply nourishes hair glands and roots, making iron an important mineral for hair.
"We know that mites can only survive by taking in water from the atmosphere using small glands on the outside of their body," lead researcher Stephen Pretlove told the BBC when the research was released.
