VIVA LA RESISTANCE
[Wellness]
July 31, 2022
LA-based dermatologist Annie Chiu explains: “Freckles are the result of overproduction of melanin, triggered by the skin's attempt to protect itself from the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays. When cells called melanocytes absorb UV radiation, they produce large amounts of the pigment melanin - in those areas of the skin where this happens, freckles appear. Why do some people have freckles and others don't? Most often this is due to the genetic characteristics of the body: increased skin sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation is characteristic of redheads. But, of course, there are exceptions.