They drew my blood, and lo and behold, I found out that my vitamin D levels were pretty low. My provider told me that the low ...

Excessive melanin may also lead to skin diseases like melasma, Lichen planus pigmentosus or diffuse hyperpigmentation of the ...

Finally! A brand that caters to the skincare concerns of melanin-rich skin, says deputy digital editor Jazmin Kopotsha. Here, she explains how trialling products customised to her specific skin ...

The drug tricks the skin into producing the brown form of the pigment melanin in tests on skin samples and mice. Evidence suggests it will work even on redheads, who normally just burn in the sun.

Increased melanin production, slight increase in number of melanocytes. Only occurs in epidermis. Induced by UV radiation. More common in Fitzpatrick skin types I-III. Circumscribed, brown to jet ...

Melanocytes are skin cells that manufacture the dark pigment melanin. People with darker skin are born with more melanocytes than people with lighter skin. However, it's those with lighter skin ...