Why do your hands turn white when you wash the dishes?

Happy New Year! The washing powder may clean the dust in the skin. But I have no reply with scientific reason. I am eager to know the correct reason. Thank you.

Nice thing that u observed,I think dat might b possibl because of the chemicals prevelant in the washing soaps which cause the damage to the skin as they r specially meant for the utensils....

I believe when we soak our hands into cold water when washing dishes, the cold water makes our blood capillaries of our palms to contract so that less blood could circulate around the palms. This makes the skin to look whiter.

It is because you use soap or detergent.

The whitening and the prune-like texture often happens when you do expose your skin on water for a longer time. It probably manifests that the skin is already cold. :)

Know what, I'm wondering the reason why hands turned white after washing the dishes. I always expereinced that too.

I had always assumed that the whiteness & wrinking of our hands when washing dishes, was due to the action of the chemicals in the washing liquid.

I don't wash dishes anymore. Just wash vegetables before cooking and a few glasses every day. I use salt water when I do this. Don't remember how my hands were when I used to wash dishes, but I used warm water at the time.

The water temperature is the most likely reason. If one exposes its hand or any part of the body to cold temperatures for prolonged time, the capillary vessels contract and the hot blood is used to keep vital organs at acceptable temperatures. Most of the chemicals are now ecological and non-irritating.