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Our skin contains melanin. Melanin is a chemical that gets darker due to UV rays. Our hair on the other hand, contains no melanin.
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Why does the sun make your skin dark but your hair light?
The sun tans your skin makeing it darker but more time in the sun means lighter hair. The sun kinda bleaches your hair so it gets lighter.
Do highlights look good with dark hair on pale skin?
Blonde highlights look good with dark hair on pale skin and many people with dark hair use them.
Do any redheads have dark skin?
Yes some have. I for example have golden red blonde hair. But the rest of my body hair is dark brown. And my skin is dark. Meaning that I can go out in the sun without getting bored by the UV's. I may not be the right one to answer the question since i'm one of not many redheads that is not a ''true'' ginger.
What are Physical description of Egyptian people?
Dark skin, dark hair.
Why is it that the sun lightens your hair but darkens your skin?
Hair can be bleached of color by the heat and radiation from the sun, melanin in the skin darkens to help prevent damage to it by the sun.
Can you be a ginger if you have fair skin freckles but dark red hair?
yes indeed dark red hair is still red hair :)
What is the most common hair and skin color for Greeks?
um like tend to be dark brown - black hair. skin is dark tanned -olive colour. tend to have dark eyes brown .
Veera?
For babies with dark hair and peach skin
What is the skin color of Egypt?
They have rather dark skin to shield themselves from the sun.
Can the sun eventually bleach short dark brown hair to long light blonde hair?
The sun might change the hair color unless it is very dark but it can't do anything to the height.
Would light brown hair look good with dark skin?
How dark? Medium brown or tan yes. But really dark African skin, no.
What color match with blue color?
If you have dark hair and wearing blue with light skin, get a tuquois and wear it with a silver. If you have dark skin and dark hair, wear electric blue with bubble gum pink. If you have light hair and light skin, wear pastel blue and white or light brown
