the skin

SKIN COLORS

The color of human skin ranges from

almost black to almost white.

SKIN
COLOR
DETERMIN
ATION

Skin color is determined primarily

by the amount and type of
melanin, the pigment that gives
MELANINA skin its color.

Melanin is a pigment derived

from tyrosine, an amino acid
necessary for the entire body
to function properly

MANUFACTU
RE OF
MELANIN

In our skin, melanin is

manufactured in melanocytes,
cells of the epidermis

MELANIN
TAKES
CARE

Melanin is the pigment in

charge of giving color to hair,
eyes and skin.
SKIN
VARIATION

Skin color variation occurs mostly

due to genetics.