What is the difference between a pigment and skin color?
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A pigment is a chemical generally containing chromium or other metals like iron,copper etc. Skin color is caused by MELANIN.Melanin is prepared in the body with amino acids like Tyrosine.
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No, not at all, a lot of people have lighter patches on their skin. My sister even has it in her hair, she's got dark brown hair within the middle a blond patch. It's called pigment-vlek in dutch, but I don't know in English.\n\nDo not take pills, as some people recommend you, it's totally normal!!!!
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Don't know what you are talking about but , different colors look different on different people, whether man or woman everyone has  a certain color that looks good with their skin tone or eye color.  You just have to experiment
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Because they have very high levels of melanin which is the body's chemical that determines the pigmentation of our skin.
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The color you see is that light that reflects back to your eye.  People with darker skin absorb more of the light that comes their way.
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Why would you want to lighten your color? Has someone made you feel inferior because your skin is dark? The fact is, the darker the skin, the less chance of skin cancer. You can stay out in the sun without worry. God made each one of us exactly how He wanted us. Since he is all wise and all knowing, there's a good reason you are dark skinned. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it's only skin deep.
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The darker your pigmentation, the thicker and darker your hair is going to be. It`s a genetic trait. Most people have the same amount of hair.\nA very light colored blond will have just at much hair, but it is much much thinner and lighter so not nearly as obvious.
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The pigments belong to a group of chemicals called flavonoids.\nPlants make all the things they need from carbon dioxide in the air and water from the soil (this is photosynthesis) plus minerals (e.g. nitrates, sulphates, phosphates, etc.)from the soil.\nThe pigment you mention and any other colour you see in plants is made by the plant.\nPlants make themselves.
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Likely not cosmetics unless it's causing an allergic reaction-if that were the case, you'd likely have some symptoms, dryness, peeling, inflammation, etc. \n\nLook to your ethnicity. Mediterreans, African Americans etc have more melanin in the skin (one of the things melanin does is give color) and as one grows older, these changes do seem to occur. \n\nThis information comes from just being around for a while and being a person of color myself as well as being a medical professional. \n\nIf you are of a lighter skinned ethnicity and the darkness is significant, a visit to a dermatologist may give you a better answer.
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Hue, Saturation and Value (sometimes called Luminence).\n\nHue: The type of color (green, red, blue, etc).\n\nSaturation: The depth of the color (how "heavy" or "light" the color is, as in blood red, light pink).\n\nValue: The brightness (luminence) of the color.
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Pigments are organic molecules that absorb light of specific wavelengths; in plants, the most important pigments of plants are chlorophylls,anthocyanins and carotenoids. As they absorb different colors, they reflect others and those are the ones we see.\nGreen leaves have lots of the photosynthetic pigments (chlorophylls) that absorb mostly blue and red light, while they reflect green.\nIn autumn the chlorophylls break down and other pigments (carotenoids) that absorb all colors except for yellow and orange become visible. As the other answerer said, those pigments were there all along, masked by the green pigment.\nSome plants manufacture anthocyanins that make their leaves red.As those pigments are synthesized _in addition_ to the other pigments, and as a "special effort" of the plant, they have been suggested to have protective role.
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We all have different amounts of melanin in our skin. If we have less, our skin is lighter. If we have more, our skin is darker.
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You're talking two different things.  When we call people black, we're really referring to their ethnicity, not their skin color.  Black people are of African descent so they would be referred to as black no matter how dark or light their skin is.\nI have seen an albino black person and you can definately tell that person is of African descent even though they have no skin pigment.\nSo, yes, a black person can be classified as an albino if they don't have the melatonin necessary to make skin pigment.  \nWhat I don't understand about albinos is that even their hair and eye color are affected.  I'm not sure if melatonin is responsible for that as well. \nThe black albino I knew had blondish yellow hair.
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How to check your skin type\n\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_5028_determine-skin-type.html\nhttp://www.lakshdeep.com/skintype.htm\nhttp://www.ultimate-cosmetics.com/beauty/skin-care/skin-types.htm
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Well, I don't like the term "coloured" for people that have dark skin. It's rude and it's wrong. Then what does that make me, clear? Invsible? Why do we have to pay so much attention to people's skin colour? Why can't we see people as people? We all breath, bleed and breed the same ways. I don't see a difference. I just see people.
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The coloring of moles and freckles is due to production of a pigment called melanin. When your skin is exposed to light, your body can respond by making more melanin. In some people this shows up as freckles and in other people as a tan. A mole that changes in size, shape, or color should be evaluated by a doctor to rule out skin cancer.
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They are the same colors, because they are pigments they are additive colors, so when mixed in different amounts, they create the colors you see.\nThe colors you see on the screen, are made from different amounts, of colored light, which are Blue, Green, and Red. Mixed in equal amounts, they come out as white, when disabled they come out