MelaWhat
12-04-2003, 07:02 PM
Hello all,
I recently read this article http://www.sunless.com/safe/melanotan2.php#melanotan
I'm going to excerpt something from it:
"Many questions are still unanswered. For instance, how effective would Melanotan be for redheads, whose melanocytes produce the less effective form of melanin, red-yellow pheomelanin? As one redhead asked me, 'Would it just give me more freckles?'"
I was wondering, do all redheads produce this red-yellow pheomelanin? Is this type of melanin another of melanin another name for freckles or just the color of a redhead's pigmented skin?
I'm a redhead myself, and I'm not sure what to make of this. I have very few freckles (only a few on my shoulders) and it is difficult for me to tan, but when I do, my skin turns more of a golden brown color, not a redish-yellow . Can someone clear this up for me?
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[ This Message was edited by: MelaWhat on 2003-12-04 19:03 ]
I recently read this article http://www.sunless.com/safe/melanotan2.php#melanotan
I'm going to excerpt something from it:
"Many questions are still unanswered. For instance, how effective would Melanotan be for redheads, whose melanocytes produce the less effective form of melanin, red-yellow pheomelanin? As one redhead asked me, 'Would it just give me more freckles?'"
I was wondering, do all redheads produce this red-yellow pheomelanin? Is this type of melanin another of melanin another name for freckles or just the color of a redhead's pigmented skin?
I'm a redhead myself, and I'm not sure what to make of this. I have very few freckles (only a few on my shoulders) and it is difficult for me to tan, but when I do, my skin turns more of a golden brown color, not a redish-yellow . Can someone clear this up for me?
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[ This Message was edited by: MelaWhat on 2003-12-04 19:03 ]