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What is the pH in the human skin?

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The plasma pH of humans, which is a pretty decent estimate of intracellular pH, averages around 7.41. Most laboratories report a range of normal somewhere around 7.35-7.45.

Keep in mind that there are striking variations in pH between organs (eg, the contents of the stomach are at a pH of 1-2) and between blood supplies (eg, the blood that drains the stomach is considerably more alkaline than many other parts of the body).

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The average pH of the human body is around 7.4. However some areas have higher or lower pH values, as in the stomach (1-3) or the small intestine (8-9).

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Anywhere between 4.5 - 7 depending on age (7 for a baby, decreasing as you get older)

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6.8 on average. Women's skin has a slightly lower pH than men's.

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The pH of human blood is 7.35.

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