Any science dweebs here I have a question…
why does hot water kill an itch?
What is the science behind that?
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Re: Guppy scientists?
cuz the ***** gets scalded...
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But there is no pain?
Just a relief of itches.
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The itch is relieved by the high temperature which causes whatever is making you itch, to become numb 
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Is that the science?
Coooooooool.
I'm an arts guy.
Re: Guppy scientists?
Uh.....I made it up but it makes a bit of sense haan :p
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Liar.
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Whattttttttttt 
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Non infectious or Allergic itches:
dry itch = dry hard cracked skin = top skin cell regeneration while cells surface is cold and dry
Warm water = top surface wetted and softened = top skin cells regeneration while cell surface is warm and wet = temporary relief, unless under water continuously such as in swimming for long duration or bathing in hot tub for long time
Re: Guppy scientists?
Regular itch man, type you get the cover of a Miles Davis CD out and use the edge to stratch with...
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^ Ahan...
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hot water (you mean warm????) makes your skin more dry which in turn makes it itchier.
The itch can disappear until the skin is wet, but once dry it's a different story.
People with eczema/ very dry skin are not advised to take long baths or shower everyday. Thats what my kids pediatrician told me whenever my kids got baby eczema.
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I mean hot water, not warm. Final setting on the shower unit, white hot at times.
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^ okay, so hot water can eventually make your skin disappear and not just the itch!
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word?
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two words for you, scratchy - golgi-body incapacitation.
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howzaaaaaaaaaaat?
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golgi body? one of cell organelles related to lipids? how is that linked?
anways i thought it was temporary relief that you get.
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the hot water doesnt make the itch go away, u just dont feel it because ur sensory sells are bombarded by the heat so it sort of overrides the itching sensation