There's a common thought that if you have dark skin, you don't need protection from the sun because your skin produces more melanin. This isn't true. The highest level of sun protection that melanin can provide is equal to an SPF of 13 in people with the darkest skin tones. The Ski...
FAVR is a skincare brand founded by famous singer and actor, Rotimi. As a black man, he noticed the lack of beauty products created to darker skin tones. That inspired him to create a brand that provides high-quality skincare products designed specifical
Melanoma is cancer that arises from melanocytes in the skin. Melanoma is most common in, although not limited to, people of lighter skin tones. Explain why people with lighter skin would be at greater risk for developing melanoma. It is important for the epidermis to be efficient in protecting...
If melanin is responsible for our skin coloring AND HAIR color, can taking a supplement help premature graying of your hair? Byanon2071— On Jun 26, 2007 i am having serious trouble tanning i spend all day in the sun everyday and i don't get any color what so ever.i recently had br...
This also applies to fossil amphibians, where layers of nonintegumentary melanosomes are thicker (10–200 μm) than those from the skin (2–5 μm) [9]. In reptiles, both melanin sources contribute equally to the melanin complement, whereas integumentary melanosomes dominate in birds and ...
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