RT Book, Section
A1 Baumann, Leslie
SR Print(0)
ID 1174542002
T1 Overview of the Pigmentation Process
T2 Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793988
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174542002
RD 2024/04/20
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