system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why don't humans dissolve in either polar or nonpolar solvents? I mean, I get why water doesn't dissolve me, but why doesn't gasoline?
gpt
You can certainly strip the protective layer of skin oils from your skin with detergents and solvents, but our skin forms a very strong barrier, composed of many layers. The top layer is dead skin cells made primarily of keratin and other proteins. You would need something that denatures or destroys proteins, such as extreme heat, acid, bases, etc.