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This particular thread has to be done. We have to acknowledge it because it has become some sort of fad. It is likely going to earn me some side eye.
Skin bleaching. The rave of the moment. I will go from the basics.
Itsathread. #skinbleachinganditseffects
Skin bleaching. The rave of the moment. I will go from the basics.
Itsathread. #skinbleachinganditseffects
The skin has two major layers. From top down.The epidermis and dermis. There's a third layer called the subcutaneous tissue which is mainly composed of fat. The first layer also has 4 other layers. In the lowermost part of that 4 layers is where you have the cells that give color
Those cells are called the melanocytes. All human beings (whether white, black or blue) have the same number of melanocytes. The difference that explains the color is the size, the way pigment is packed in the melanocytes amongst other things. The melanocytes produces melanin
