TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Overview of the Pigmentation Process A1 - Baumann, Leslie PY - 2015 T2 - Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients AB - Skin color results from the incorporation of melanin-containing melanosomes, produced by the melanocytes, into the keratinocytes in the epidermis and their ensuing degradation. Although other factors contribute to skin color, such as carotenoids or hemoglobin,1 the amount, quality, and distribution of melanin present in the epidermis represent the primary sources of human skin color. The number of melanocytes in human skin is equal across humanity, thus, their activity and interaction with the keratinocytes emerge as the accountable factors for skin color.2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174542002 ER -