Skin Pigmentation – Genetics, the Sun & Aging
Saturday, May 8th, 2010Skin pigmentation is caused by the hormone melanin. It is produced by specialized cells called melanocytes located in the deepest of the skin’s layers. Your genes are partially responsible for the amount of melanin present in your skin’s cells. Other than that, sun exposure is the primary cause of increased melanin production. There are some [...]
Glutathione for Skin Whitening
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Glutathione is a natural antioxidant that gets rid of harmful substances in our body like free radicals and reactive oxygen species. Manufacturers claim that it’s skin lightening property works by shifting the production of eumelanin (which is the brown/black pigment of the skin) to pheomelanin (yellow/red pigment). This shift in production to a lighter type [...]
Basic Skin Care – Remember the Sunblock
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Melanin is what makes our skin brown. This pigment is also the skin’s primary defense against the harmful rays of the sun. Being people of color, the high amount of melanin in our skin is the reason why the incidence of skin cancer is almost nil and is why our skin ages more slowly than [...]