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Basal tears. In healthy mammalian eyes, the cornea is continually kept wet and nourished by basal tears. They lubricate the eye, and help to keep it clear of dust. Tear fluid contains water, mucin, lipids, lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, lacritin, immunoglobulins, glucose, urea, sodium, and potassium.lso, emotional tears are made up of a different chemical component than those evoked by eye irritants and can relay chemical messages to others. The change in sex drive could be attributed to a drop in testosterone provoked by the tear chemicals, reducing aggression.
Humans cry emotional tears as a response to emotional stress, suffering, mourning and physical pain. Unless you are having an extremely bad day, the tears you experience when you cut into an onion have nothing to do with emotion. Basal tears are a protective film that typically covers the eye at all times. These tears lubricate the eye and eyelid.