How to Use melanin in a Sentence

melanin

noun
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  • There are a few things to know about eczema in melanin-rich skin.
    — Beth Krietsch, SELF, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Our melanin glows in the sunshine and our curves are too hot to hold.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 13 Sep. 2019
  • No one's melanin is enough to protect them from the sun's rays.
    — Jennet Jusu, Allure, 2 Mar. 2022
  • And so folks with more melanin have sort of skewed results.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The light is absorbed by the pigment, or melanin, in the hair itself.
    — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • The lack of melanin causes your hair to lose its color.
    — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 27 July 2023
  • Hot pinks, fiery corals, berry, and wine-toned blushes work best for the melanin-rich.
    — Nykia Spradley, Allure, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Ahmaud had a broad nose, and the color of his eyes was filled with melanin.
    — New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Melanoma arises in the melanocytes, cells that produce melanin and give the skin color.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 1 June 2017
  • Once the melanin in hair is targeted, the laser burns all the way down the hair follicle and root.
    — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 1 June 2017
  • So what a tan is – is your body produces melanin and melanin is a pigment.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • Hair removal lasers target the pigment in the hair (melanin).
    — Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • As the name suggests, it’s made with melanin-rich skin in mind, though it can be used across all skin tones.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Some of them have albinism, in which the body doesn't produce a lot of melanin pigment.
    — Author: Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Ahmaud had a broad nose and the color of his eyes was real, with melanin.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2022
  • In addition to the amount of melanin produced, the type matters, too.
    — Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Traces of melanin have even been found in dinosaur fossils.
    — Dianna Mazzon, Allure, 25 Aug. 2021
  • This has to do with the amounts of melanin in the outer layers of hairs on different body parts.
    — Sarah Fielding, Men's Health, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Melanocytes—the cells that make the skin pigment, melanin—are thought to be inactive in a Spitz nevus.
    — Emily Brown, Mph, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Melanin Madness Day: March 1 This day of glory lifts up all things melanin!
    — Danielle Young, The Root, 19 June 2018
  • Their skins are completely white because of a lack of melanin.
    — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 June 2017
  • The only difference between us is the melanin in our skin.
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 18 May 2018
  • In some people, melanin is produced evenly through the skin.
    — Lauren Valenti, Marie Claire, 31 Mar. 2017
  • None of those scales indicates how much melanin a person has in their skin.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
  • When skin is exposed to UV light, the body produces melanin, a dark pigment made by skin cells called melanocytes.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health, 28 July 2023
  • That might lower levels of a hormone called melanin which, in turn, might boost the risk of breast cancer.
    — Healthday, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Melanocytes, which are skin cells that produce melanin, enlarge.
    — Melanie Rud, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Last, but not least, let your melanin shine through—without any white residue with Black Girl Sunscreen.
    — Noel Cody, Essence, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Lasers use heat energy to target the melanin—the pigment that gives hair, skin, and eyes color—at the base of follicles.
    — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 3 July 2024
  • The enzyme tyrosinase is involved in the production of melanin, which determines skin color.
    — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2024

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