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What is Melanin Pigment?

... , and an outer layer which envelops the core, which comprises at least one compound resulting from the oxidative polymerization of a melanin pigment precursor; and uses of the pigment in powder form or in the form of an aqueous dispersion, ... Read Read: What is Melanin Pigment?

By: peterhutch | 09/06/2008 | Diseases and Conditions
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Melanin - Primary Determinant of Human Skin Colour

Melanin is the pigment that gives colour to our skin, which is influenced by the flow of blood in our body. Melanin is mainly found in skin and hair. It not only exists in human being, but it is even found in plants and animals. It is the ... Read Read: Melanin - Primary Determinant of Human Skin Colour

By: Kunal Rajawat | 15/01/2007 | Health
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Graying With Age, Genetics or your Lifestyle?

... these dead keratinocyte bodies. With loss of keratinocytes, the pigment of hair is gone. Also, with a period of time the amount of melanin in the keratinocytes decreases. Gray hair is simply hair with declining levels of melanin. White hair ... Read Read: Graying With Age, Genetics or your Lifestyle?

By: sashi | 06/08/2007 | Health
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Hate Looking Like a Dalmatian? Read This!

... harmful UV rays from entering deep into other skin tissues. But somehow, for some women and men, the over-production of melanin causes not just sunburns, but freckles as well. If you really want to put an end to your freckles and any ... Read Read: Hate Looking Like a Dalmatian? Read This!

By: Sharon Bell | 12/11/2007 | Health
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Removal of Hair by Light Sources

... in the red or near-infrared wavelength region lie in an optical window of the spectrum in which selective absorption by melanin is combined with deep penetration into the dermis. Therefore, deep and selective heating of the hair shaft, the ... Read Read: Removal of Hair by Light Sources

By: sashi | 19/09/2007 | Health
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Wake Up the Melanocytes to Get your Hair Color

... , the pigment cells in the hair follicles which give it the color. The chief pigment produced by the hair follicles is melanin. When the melanocytes stop producing these pigments, we sprout a transparent hair, which appears as an unsightly ... Read Read: Wake Up the Melanocytes to Get your Hair Color

By: sashi | 11/09/2007 | Health
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Remove Those Shades of Gray

... the hair follicles. Hair follicles contain pigment cells called melanocytes, which continuously produce a chemical called melanin, which in turn is responsible for giving natural color to the hair. The dark or light color of hair of an ... Read Read: Remove Those Shades of Gray

By: Sarika Kabra | 08/06/2007 | Health
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What's in the Eye: the Basic Structure of the Human Eye

... factors might interact with the cells in the iris, causing an increase or decrease in the degradation of melanin within the stromal melanocytes, and perhaps a change in the number and/or size of these melanocytes. It is possible that ... Read Read: What's in the Eye: the Basic Structure of the Human Eye

By: George Christodoulou | 05/12/2007 | Health
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How To Remove Hyperpigmentation And Get Glowing, Even Toned Skin

... are a number of remedies that can effectively remove the excess pigment and prevent the re-accumulation of melanin on the skin. Are all pigment problems basically the same? Can I use the same treatment for various pigment problems? There ... Read Read: How To Remove Hyperpigmentation And Get Glowing, Even Toned Skin

By: Sheila Ray | 02/03/2007 | Women's Issues
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How to Make Your Skin Fairer

... melanin is produced by your skin, to shade it from the sun. The freckles, dark spots and even the even tan is due to melanin clustering together to protect your skin. To get fair, you slowly exfoliate off the darkened skin over time and ... Read Read: How to Make Your Skin Fairer

By: Janice Tham | 03/09/2008 | Women's Issues
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Black Skin Care - African American Skin Care Guide

... types, there are basic protection steps that have to be addressed. Let's take a little side trip and talk about melanin. It's a skin pigment which gives color to your skin. If you see a light-skinned person with freckles, what you ... Read Read: Black Skin Care - African American Skin Care Guide

By: Ron King | 20/09/2007 | Cosmetics
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Hyperpigmentation – Its Causes and Alternatives

... diseases such as Addison's disease and other sources of adrenal insufficiency, in which the hormones induce melanin synthesis. Hyperpigmentation tretment Hydroquinone - Hydroquinone is one of the best-established topical agents ... Read Read: Hyperpigmentation – Its Causes and Alternatives

By: JumpHigher | 26/06/2008 | Skin Care
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Tanning Accelerators: How Safe are They?

... and psoralen are substances called amino acids. These act as building blocks for the proteins, such as melanin, which are produced by the body’s cells. Although these amino acids are very effective in increasing melanin production, the ... Read Read: Tanning Accelerators: How Safe are They?

By: Adam Hefner | 05/04/2008 | Cosmetics
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Freckles - What to Do About Them

... brown, brown, or black -- but they are always darker than the skin around them since they are due to deposits of the dark pigment called melanin. Freckles are particularly common in children, but often the onset of puberty causes the ... Read Read: Freckles - What to Do About Them

By: Juliet Cohen | 24/08/2007 | Alternative Medicine
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Can Acne Make Your Face Darker?

... in the last layer of the epidermis. This layer is also called the basal layer. Melanocytes manufacture melanin and send it across to other parts of skin in a pack. This pack is called melanosome. The skin cells absorb these melanosomes and ... Read Read: Can Acne Make Your Face Darker?

By: CD Mohatta | 13/04/2007 | Medicine

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