What is that fluid under my blister?

 

When we burn ourselves and a blister appears, we may wonder about the clear liquid that collects so quickly under the skin. Where is this coming from? Is this water or something else?

It’s not water; it’s Lymph Fluid which is part of the Lymphatic System. We know that the body is mainly water. Few people know that only 20% of this water is in the bloodstream.

Would you be surprised to know that there is another bodily system that holds at least twice the water and has twice as many vessels as the bloodstream? This is the humble and almost unknown Lymphatic System, which is two times bigger than the circulatory system Save