Melanin

people as people with darker skin have more melanin than paler ones. The causes of melasma are currently unknown but scientists believe it has to do with melanocytes that are more active and create more melanin than needed. Sun exposure, hormones, and even cosmetics could be the main triggering factors of melasma. Melasma is considered a…

genetically inferior to melanin-rich individuals because they do not have the ability to produce melanin, the substance that allows a person’s skin to create color. White is seen as “the absence of color,” which says that being able to produce melanin is normal and is something everyone should be able to do. Because whites lack this basic capability, they consciously or unconsciously show aggression and hatred towards melanin-rich individuals. They started to associate having melanin producing…

percent of the cells in your epidermis are working to make new cells, while the other five percent make the melanin of your skin. Melanin is what gives your skin its color, the darker your skin is, the more melanin you have. Have you ever wondered why you should put on sunscreen or protective clothing when you’re out having fun in the sun? The reason behind that is cells make extra melanin to shield you from getting burned by the sun’s UV rays but those cells can’t do all the work by…

This novel route, have several characteristics to distinguish them from the more traditional target specific route available. The difference between normal skin and the lip skin. The labial skin on our lips looks clearly different from the rest of our body [38]. That is because it is much thinner in comparison to normal skin. Skin is divided in three separate layers - the stratum corneum, the epidermis and the dermis [39]. The protective stratum corneum is the outer layer that we can see, the…

radiation, but does not penetrate the earth’s ozone layer unlike ultraviolet A and B (Medicinenet, 2013). Ultraviolet A stimulates melanin pigmentation, as it is able to reach deep into the dermis. Ultraviolet B is mainly absorbed by the epidermis and upper dermis, and is also responsible for pre-vitamin D3 production in the skin as well as stimulating the production of melanin like ultraviolet A. With continuous exposure to ultraviolet radiation, there is a higher chance of DNA damage (Costin…

regions of a hair are: shaft and root. Shape of the shaft determines the shape of the hair. Hair pigment is made by melanocytes at the base of the hair follicle. Different proportions of melanin lead to different colors (yellow, black, brown). They combine to produce all varieties of hair color. A decrease in melanin production results in gray or white…

UV light is greatest, developed dark skin to protect from it. UV radiation is damaging to our DNA and results in the development of skin cancer, a disease that can lead to death. The formation of Melanin in our skin as a response to the exposure to the UV light is the protective mechanism. Melanin, while protecting our skin cells is also responsible for the dark pigment of our skin. It is the same mechanism that is released when we go suntanning. The exposure to the UV light causes the skin…

The distinction between pimples and zits zits vs pimples Pimples has a tendency to surface while the oil and melanin glands in the pores and skin get clogged. This outcome in a raised pop which produces pus. pimples are generally infectious in nature and generally tend to spread if carelessly popped main to worsened situations. On the other hand, pimples result from the blockage that occurs within the pores and skin pores. Pimples appear as raised pustules or papules and are very painful. Acne…

as melanocytes. These cells produce a pigment known as melanin, which gives skin its natural colour. The total number of melanocytes that are present in your skin eventually determines the colour of your skin. Besides giving skin its colour, melanin offers protection to the skin from the damaging effects of sunrays. The more the skin is exposed to rays of the sun, the more the melanin is produced by melanocytes. This excess quantity of melanin is then deposited beneath the skin, which may lead…

economic status. To be privileged means to be of elevated economic means. To have a privileged background means that one’s family had material wealth. What I learned from this chapter is privilege refers to the amount of melanin in a person skin, hair and eyes. The more melanin a person has the less privilege or racial advantage he or she receives. How it relates to my school This past school year was the first time I had the opportunity to work closely with teachers of another race. On our…