Our skin color is determined by a pigment called melanin, and while everyone has melanin (both fair and dark-skinned people), it comes in different forms and ratios. The two forms of melanin are calledeumelanin and pheomelanin. Eumelanin comes in primarily brown and black hues, while pheomela...
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and the leading cause of all skin cancer-related deaths. It begins in skin cells called melanocytes. These are the skin cells that make the pigment called melanin, which gives skin its color.Though melanoma is predominantly found on the skin, it can even occur in the eye (uveal melanoma)....
helps the body repair mutated cells to prevent, amongst other things, cancer from developing. However when p53 is altered it can’t operate its job properly and allow cancers to grow. Heavy UV light that damages your skin actually has a harmful effect on the p53 gene which causes it to lo...
"Niacinamide is typically used in patients who have sensitive skin and for those with aging skin and dark spots," says Dr. Zeichner. That's because niacinamide is thought to block the enzyme responsible for melanin (or pigmentation) production and improve the appearance of skin tone: A ...
‘Hypo’on the other hand means small, in this case referring to a lack of melanin/pigmentation leading to light or whiter skin patches. Melasma is one of the most commonly experienced. It appears as a darkening of skin on the face. Whilst commonly experienced by pregnant women (it’s als...
At beauty salons, women huddle around cosmetics counters asking about the latest cleansers and lotions that claim to control melanin production in skin cells, often dropping more than $100 for a set. Beauticians do a brisk business with $65 whitening therapies. Women dab faces with fruit acid,...
Light: your skin is quite fair but has a ‘warmer’ look and tends to tan, rather than burn, in the sun. Medium: you always look fairly tanned and have a warm, golden or olive appearance. Dark: this is the deepest skin tone, which is very rich in melanin. What is skin's underton...
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...
Carrot juice– contains vitamin C which enables it to promote healing and even boost the level of melanin in the skin. Sunflower oil– prevents skin irritation from sunburn and other skin irritants. One of the great aspects of Black Girl Sunscreen is that all our sunscreens are paraben, oxyb...