Medieval knights had suits of armor to protect them from dangers during their daily quests. Employees in the modern day workforce face their daily battles often equipped with protection that is only between .05mm and 1.5mm thick!1 To put those measurements into perspective, that’s as thin as a sheet of copier paper and as thick as a dime. Our body armor — literally — is our skin.
The skin is the largest organ of the body, accounting for more than 10 percent of body mass.2 Skin has many important functions, such as providing a defensive shield from bacteria and housing nerves which respond to touch and temperature.