Why are "henna tattoos" of the epidermis not permanent like other tattoos?
A)Regular tattoos inject their ink into the mitotic epidermal cells making the dye permanent.
B)The epidermis's dendritic cells phagocytize/remove the henna stain.
C)The epidermis is continually renewing its keratinocytes and sloughing off the old cells.
D)The henna stain is water soluble and excreted with sweat as a by-product.

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The epidermis is constantly renewing itself by shedding old keratinocytes and replacing them with new ones, which causes the henna stain to fade as the stained cells are sloughed off.

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