What is melanin? Melanin is a naturally occurring substance or pigment produced by special skin cells called melanocytes that are found in one's skin, hair follicles, eyes and other parts of the body.

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For years, sunscreen and melanin-rich skin have had a complicated relationship—one full of ashy finishes, formulas that refuse to blend, and an overwhelming lack of representation in marketing.

Melanin is a ubiquitous compound in nature, produced by many organisms. However, its potential as a biomass resource to produce value-added chemicals and materials remains relatively unexplored ...

Melanin has long been known to be important for eye health, and now some companies are taking it to the next level.

Melanin is a complex polymer derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Melanin is responsible for determining skin and hair colour and is present in the skin to varying degrees, depending on how much ...

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The synthetic melanin cream soaked up the free radicals and quieted the immune system. By comparison, blistering persisted in the control samples that did not have the melanin cream treatment.