Scientists study the reasons why people are constantly touching their faces

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People touch their faces constantly. By some estimates, nearly a quarter of respiratory illnesses could be prevented by hand-washing, implying that people often contract such illnesses by touching their faces.

So why do we do it? One major reason may be to smell our hands, according to a hypothesis proposed today in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.

It's well known that other mammals use smell to learn about themselves and their surroundings. But for decades, scientists have largely dismissed the importance of smell for humans, according to the authors.

Nevertheless, some studies suggest smell may be important for human social interaction. Using their noses, people may subconsciously decode messages about one another's health, moods and genetics.

At this point, scientists can only speculate about why people might smell their hands so often. It may be a way of getting information about things one has touched, or checking to see whether one's own odors are offensive. On a subconscious level, write the authors, it may help people establish a sense of their own identities.

https://www.insidescience.org/news/people-may-be-constantly-sniffing-their-hands-without-knowing-it

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it's because they touch their faces

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Because we have soft skin and it's nice to the touch

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7 minutes ago, Dulo Peep said:

Because we have soft skin and it's nice to the touch

I spend my time touching my face and trust me I do not have soft skin 

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Scratching, massaging, picking, among others..

No way we can do this otherwise than with our hands. DUH

[Dramatica 13,698]

I have the answer scientists: it's because us gay people love to touch soft skin 

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2 minutes ago, BlackCrown said:

I spend my time touching my face and trust me I do not have soft skin 

Exfoliate King / Queen

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Now study the cure for Covid19 instead 

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we're gay cindy that's why

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Because we’re flirting with strangers 

[BlackCrown 1,794]

I think it's also a way to deal with stress/anxiety for some people, like shaking your leg when you're sitting, at least I think it's one of the reason I touch my face so much. It could maybe have the same effect as those stress relief balls 

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26 minutes ago, BlackCrown said:

I think it's also a way to deal with stress/anxiety for some people, like shaking your leg when you're sitting, at least I think it's one of the reason I touch my face so much. It could maybe have the same effect as those stress relief balls 

That looks like a blue scrotum 

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2 minutes ago, holy scheisse said:

That looks like a blue scrotum 

 

And that thumb nail looks terrifying 

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5 minutes ago, holy scheisse said:

That looks like a blue scrotum 

LmfaooOoo it really does 

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6 minutes ago, holy scheisse said:

That looks like a blue scrotum 

There’s a very unhappy Smurf somewhere right about now.