TIL that there are two types of earwax: wet and dry
TIL that there are two types of earwax: wet and dry
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Wait until you hear this.
![Kind of Gross, but Did You Know There Are Actually 2 Types of Earwax?](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6c580027-1b13-4d57-bcb3-435fd37e7cfc.jpeg?format=webp)
the type of earwax you have comes down in part to your skin type, Dr. Shapiro explains. People with oilier skin may have wet earwax, while those with drier skin tend to have dry earwax, she says.
People of East Asian descent are more likely to have dry earwax, while wet earwax seems to be more common with everyone else