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The cell process called osmosis is what causes a suntan to fade. New cells in the skin are formed that are not tanned. The old cells that are tanned become exfoliated because they are on the top layer of the skin.
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What processes are involved in getting a tan and then having it fade away?
Mitosis causes a suntan on your skin to fade. Mitosis is the division of cells to create new daughter cells. After you have/get a suntan. Your cells continue to divide and your old cells die off while your new cells grow over causing your suntan to fade away. I hope this helped.
Does a suntan fade gradually over time?
yes in most cases, but it could take awhile. Depending on your skin.
What causes colors to fade?
The washing machine
What type of energy causes a paper to fade?
Light
What does salt water on a new tattoo do?
causes the colors in the tattoo to fade
In Which phase the nucleolus begins to fade from view of the cell cycle?
The nucleolus begins to fade from view during prophase.
When does the nuclear membrane begin to fade from view during cell division?
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Do red shorts fade?
I have never seen a pair of red shorts that didn't fade. You can slow the process by washing them in cold water with other red laundry.
When in the cell cycle does the nuclear membrane begin to fade?
In mitosis the nuclear envelope begins to break in prophase. In meiosis the nuclear envelope begins to break in prophase 1.
Can vitiligo show up after suntanning and then fade with the tan?
Vitiligo is a condition in which skin does not produce pigment in areas. Clearly, if you have this condition, if you suntan, the condition will become more noticeable as the contrast between the tanned skin and the patches affected by vitiligo becomes more pronounced. The vitiligo itself does not fade, but the contrast will become less noticeable. There is actually a treatment which includes certain steroids and other medicines which fade your unaffected skin to make the vitiligo look less noticeable. Additionally, there are other treatments which try to stimulate the melanocytes in the affected areas to regenerate.
Convert word 'fade' in noun?
'Fade' can indeed be a noun - as in 'a fade to black' in a movie. Fade is its own noun.
What causes pictures to fade over time?
According to some sources, photos fade do to Ozone which is also present in the air around everyone. This Ozone is an oxidizing gas that attacks and degrades the ink in photo prints if the photo is left exposed to air.
