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How does air conditioning work, and how does it affect your body?
Key takeaways
- While AC keeps us cool, it can also cause dry skin and irritation.
- The heat is pushing people to rely on air conditioners to stay comfortable.
- While air conditioners provide relief from extreme heat, they also remove moisture from the air, which can cause skin dryness and irritation.
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While AC keeps us cool, it can also cause dry skin and irritation. Here are some tips to keep comfortable this summer.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo(Al Jazeera)By Marium Ali Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026Summer is here and temperatures are rising across the Northern Hemisphere, where nearly 90 percent of the world’s people live. The heat is pushing people to rely on air conditioners to stay comfortable.
While air conditioners provide relief from extreme heat, they also remove moisture from the air, which can cause skin dryness and irritation.
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