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You can't increase the amount of melanin in your skin. It's just that more melanin is seen on your skin when you're in the sunlight to protect it.
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Deep layers of skin are protected from the ultraviolet portion of sunlight by?
melanin
Why does exposure to sunlight darken skin?
They used to say that a good healthy tan was good for you. It is however, not.The darkening of the skin is actually the cells burning or toasting. Nice thought huh? Too much sun can and does promote skin cancer which can be life threatening. Melonoma is a very dangerous type of skin cancer that if left untreated and checked can kill.
What is the name giving to the substance that gives the skin its colour?
Melanin is what gives skin its pigment. Some people have more of it than others, and sunlight activates it.
What fruits can grow without sunlight?
There's no fruit don't need sunlight everything needs sunlight! ^-^
Why can't sunflowers live without sunlight?
All plants need sunlight. They need it to perform photosynthesis, the process of converting sunlight+water+CO2 into O2 and sugar. Without sunlight they couldn't complete this process
The pigment that increase when the skin is exposed to sunlight?
This pigment is called melanin.
Can you increase your bodies melanin without sunlight?
No, melanin is naturally produced by the body in response to exposure to sunlight. However, there are certain supplements or topical products that claim to enhance melanin production, but their efficacy and safety are not well-established. It's generally best to rely on natural sunlight exposure to stimulate melanin production.
What is the pigment that absorbs sunlight?
Melanin
Does melanin make the skin tougher?
Yes, melanin does make the skin tougher. One of the function of the melanin is to give the skin color. The levels of melanin depends with the amount of the sunlight exposure.
What is the name of the pigment in skin that protects against sunlight?
melanin
Why does sun exposure increase the risk for malignant melanoma?
The melanocytes are part of the integument's photoprotective mechanism; in response to sunlight, they produce melanin that has a protective role from the sun's ultraviolet rays.
Deep layers of skin are protected from the ultraviolet portion of sunlight by?
melanin
What part of the skin has cells that respond to sunlight to color the skin?
melanin
What is the black protective pigment called in skin?
Melanin, it absorbs sunlight and stops your skin taking damage :)
What is the function melanin?
Melanin gives color to the skin, hair, and iris of the eyes. Levels of melanin depend on race and amount of sunlight exposure. Sun exposure increases melanin production - to protect the skin against harmful ultraviolet rays. In addition, hormonal changes can affect melanin production.
Why would redheads be more likely to be harmed by the rays of the sun?
Most redheaded people less melanin in their skin tissue. Melanin is what gives your skin pigment. The less melanin you have the more sensitive your skin will be in sunlight.
Does sunlight or no sunlight keeps africans from darkening?
Neither. African people naturally have an abundance of a pigment call melanin in their skins. This protects them form the damaging affects of Sunlight.
