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Jen asked in Beauty & StyleSkin & Body · 2 decades ago

What is it from the sun/UV rays that cause the skin to change colours?

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  • da maestro
    2 decades ago
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    High-frequency invisible UV light affects the melanin in everyone's skin. People of color are affected differently than fair skinned people but it's the skin that changes.

  • nora l
    2 decades ago

    well its not all the light or uv rays its the melaton in your skin.when it gets excited thats when you tan use a lotion

  • goodsense
    2 decades ago

    Melanin.

  • jazmyne8214
    2 decades ago

    its not the rays... it a cell in your skin called melaton ... this cell does not reproduce in scars thats why they do not tan like the rest of your skin

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