How do skin cells die?

The new skin cells gradually push their way to the top layer. When they reach the top, they die and are "weathered" by the environment and your daily activities. The top "dead" layer is called the stratum corneum. Eventually, the dead cells break away from the epidermis and fall off, making room for newer cells growing up from below. read more

And skin cell die according to life snap in apoptosis process which is also known as sucide of cell And skin cell regernate by cell cycle in the process of mitosis This page may be out of date. Save your draft before refreshing this page. read more

Red blood cells live for about four months, while white blood cells live on average more than a year. Skin cells live about two or three weeks. Colon cells have it rough: They die off after about four days. read more