Skin Care Facts the Experts Don’t Want You to Learn
Friday, November 12th, 2010Skincare experts ideas range greatly on topics like anti aging skin care, zits, eczema and sun exposure. Right here is the short version of my belief on those topics. Sun exposure is healthful, as long as it is not excessive. Sun burning is bad for the skin’s well being in many ways. Spending too [...]
Skin Lightening with All Natural Ingredients
Saturday, June 12th, 2010Skin lightening can be accomplished gradually over time by reducing the amount of time you spend in the sun. When exposed to sunlight, specialized cells deep within the skin’s layers produce a pigment called melanin. It is the amount of melanin within the skin’s cells that is responsible for the color of the complexion. Lighter [...]
Can You Grow Dark Even With a Sunscreen?
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Just a few things before I answer that question. There are basically two kinds of UV rays- UVB and UVA. UVB is what primarily causes sunburn (as well as skin cancers). UVA is what causes that early darkening of the skin just after sun exposure (as well as deeper tissue damage leading to wrinkles etc… [...]
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 [...]