3 types of tans and what they mean

Find out what type of tan you have

At any given point in time, a person can have one, two, or three types of tans.

A tan does more than make you pretty and sun-kissed

There are 3 kinds of tans, and they each mean different things.

In today’s post, you can learn what each of the 3 different kinds of tans are, what they mean, how tans are made by the body, how to use tans as landmarks of health, and tips for optimizing safe solar exposure for yourself and your family.

First tan type: Unchanging skin tone (and hair color)

The first kind of tan doesn’t vary based on lifestyle.

This “tan” is made from the pigment melanin.

Human’s surface-level melanin comes in two primary types you can see in the skin and hair.

• eumelanin: brown/black

• pheomelanin: red/yellow

In humans, there are 120 genes that have been identified as affecting skin and hair pigmentation (so far).

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