By Lori Newell
Use melanin to your advantage. An excimer laser treatment works to stimulate melanin. When the production of melanin increases, it causes the discolored stretch marks to become lighter and closer in color to your skin, making the stretch marks less visible. Try lotions and creams. There are many different over-the-counter topical products that can help you to reduce the visibility ...
By April Sanders
This is because African-American skin has bigger melanosomes and more melanin (pigment contained in melanosomes, which are the cells that determine the color of your skin) than ethnic groups that have lighter skin color. Melanin is known to be sensitive, which means it can cause African-American skin to change color if it comes in contact with the wrong skin-care products. To avoid these ...
By Cindy Ausbrooks
This method concentrates heat through a laser that specifically targets the melanin at the core of the hair follicle. Laser hair removal works best on patients with dark hair and cannot be used on any color other than brown or black. This is because lighter hair colors, like blond or red hair, will reflect the light, while dark hair absorbs the heat, allowing it to successfully kill the melanin. ...
By Nicole Harms
The answer lies in the reaction of the sun and the melanin in your cells. Hair cells and skin cells are very similar, and both contain melanin. However, hair cells are dead, whereas skin cells are alive and regenerate. When sunlight interacts with body cells, it damages and destroys the melanin. Melanin is the protein in skin and hair cells that gives them their color. ...
By Maurcia Houck
While some use dangerous chemicals to bleach the skin and even alter the body's production of melanin (which darkens the skin), some use more natural (and skin-friendly) ingredients such as licorice extract, mulberry extract, kjic acid or abutin. While any of these ingredients can cause side effects, the more natural the substance, the safer it is usually considered. Many Filipino women, anxious ...
By Brandy Burgess
Skin whitening products work by decreasing the amount of melanin in the skin. Melanin is what causes freckles and other dark spots on the face. Whitening products help to lighten the face and even out the tones and blotchy areas. Many tropical treatments can be used at home to lighten the skin. Hydroquinone, mercury, arbutin, tretinoin, alpha hydroxy acids, kojic acid, azelaic acid and ...
By Research Chick
This extract is non-toxic and helps to lighten the skin by keeping the skin from producing melanin, the chemical that gives color to the skin. Kojic Acid is a skin-lightening agent derived from mushrooms. It has been found to be effective at spot treating skin discolorations such as acne marks and age spots by slowing the skin's production of melanin. Known for their antioxidant properties, ...
By Jaceson Maughan
In order to block out harmful UV rays, the skin starts to overproduce melanin (a pigment in the skin) and as a result, the skin darkens. When you spend more time in the presence of UV rays, the darker the skin gets in an effort to protect itself. When melanin is produced gradually, such as through some regular exposure in a tanning bed, a golden tan is the result. Tanning beds are designed ...
By Linda Ray
The UVB rays are limited to allow the melanin in the skin to be activated. It's the heavier dosage of UVA rays that produce the bronze glow so sought after in tanning salons. The UVA rays oxidize the melanin and create the bronze tanning effect. High pressure tanning is the quickest way to achieve a bronze glow. What can take six to eight weeks in the conventional beds at low dosages ...
By Timothy Sexton
The vitamin C works by helping the skin remain more supple while also working to retard the production of melanin over the long term. Melanin is vital for darkening the skin through tanning, and the obstruction of production is key to making skin whiter. Exfoliating the skin on a regular basis has the effect of removing dead skin cells and making the skin much lighter. The removal of ...