Tuesday, April 22, 2008

How the Skin Tans

The brown color of a tan is caused by melanin in the upper layer of the skin. Melanin is the dark pigment that is found in the melanocytes close to the surface of your skin. When UVB light hits your skin it stimulates melanin production. UVA light travels deeper into the skin to deepen the pigment of all of the new melanin. Oxygen also plays a key role in helping create more melanin production.
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