About freckles

Freckles - a small yellow spots on the skin that appear mostly on the face, hands, but sometimes on the trunk. The cause of freckles is the presence of a dye called melanin in human skin.



They occur mainly in the red-haired and fair-haired and much less common in brunettes. Freckles color (the color of melanin therein) may vary from light tan to dark brown depending on the heat and sun exposure. Besides the sun's rays can trigger the emergence of new konopushek. Freckles are often hereditary phenomenon, but the genes responsible for the development of freckles, have not been identified. They usually appear in children 5-6 years of age and 30 years after their number reduced; winter pale, with the onset of summer darken. If a baby with a congenital increased sensitivity to ultraviolet rays, already in the first years of life under the influence of sunlight on his skin there is an inflammatory redness, turning into psevdovesnushki that require special treatment from a dermatologist. The link between red hair color and the appearance is due to a recessive gene konopushek MC1R, which manifests itself not in all cases, but only when it is paired with their fellows: from freckled pair probably born a child, but if a parent does not have this gene, then freckles kid is not guaranteed even with the red hair color is very little cosmetic products can remove freckles because they are formed at the boundary of the deep and superficial layers of the skin, and for information to the upper layer must be removed. Until the twentieth century, it was believed that the pigmentation and dark skin is a sign of low social status: spend a lot of time in the sun were forced poor people - farmers and traders 75% of men believe that the presence of freckles girls significantly adds to their appeal Freckles are centers of concentrated tanning or some sort of protection, which protects the most important parts of the body from excessive light stimuli. They appear in pregnant women in certain places: on the face, breasts and in the midline of the abdomen, protecting the future mother of exposure. Periodically freckles are in vogue at the women, and marketers use this to make money. For example, a decade ago, Lancome has released a pencil to draw freckles those who have not prone to skin pigmentation.

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