2006-08-18 08:07:22 · 18 answers · asked by edconlon 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
I don't know what feckles are, but I DO KNOW what freckles are!
2006-08-18 08:13:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello? If u r actually talking about freckles then they're fairy footprints!
When you're born fairies dance on your skin to fill u with joy and lightheartedness. I have lyk a billion...that's y I love life so much!
If not I have no idea what a feckle is...
2006-08-18 09:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by LOL COL =] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever read the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume? The story is about a boy who buys a recipe to grow freckles - with disastrous results!
Not everyone is as excited about having freckles. In fact, we hear from kids who want to know how to get rid of their freckles. But there's no magic potion that removes them.
No Teasing!
Kids tell us that they don't like being teased about their freckles, so if you know people who have freckles, please don't make fun of them! Let's find out what freckles are and why some people have them.
Freckles are not harmful or the sign of a health problem. They are just pigment cells (cells that contain color) that are contained within the skin in small batches. Freckles are usually tan or light brown, flat, and very small (smaller than the head of a pin). Sometimes they overlap and run together, so they may look larger.
Freckles and the Sun
Being outside in the sun may help cause freckles or make them darker. Who's most likely to have freckles? People, especially kids, who have fair complexions. That means their skin and eyes are light in color.
Someone with a light complexion has less melanin (say: meh-luh-nun) in his or her skin. Melanin is a chemical produced by certain skin cells (called melanocytes) that helps protect the skin from sun damage by reflecting and absorbing ultraviolet (UV) rays.
The more melanin you have in your skin, the tanner you look! People with fair skin have less melanin in their skin to begin with, but some of their melanocytes make more melanin when exposed to the sun. So instead of easily getting an even suntan, they sometimes get freckles.
Freckles May Fade
Some people's freckles fade away almost completely in the winter and return in the summer. Other people's freckles don't change much with or without the sun and can be seen year-round. Freckles also tend to fade as people get older. Whether you're freckled or not, be sure to wear sunscreen and follow other sun-safety rules.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: November 2004
2006-08-18 08:16:49 · answer #3 · answered by Princess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feckles or freckles
2006-08-18 08:12:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freckles are the same thing as a Suntan only they are permanent.
They are made up of small patches of a substance called melanin that protects the skin from the sun.
2006-08-18 08:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by Harry H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are lucky enough to have a single beauty spot and some even luckier people have a sprinkling of freckles and then there's the luckiest people in the world - they have thousands of them. Freckles are beauty spots.
2006-08-18 08:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by jayelthefirst 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a detailed definition.
http://www.medicinenet.com/freckles/article.htm
2006-08-18 08:18:56 · answer #7 · answered by mbrdrck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what feckles are....
2006-08-18 08:18:13 · answer #8 · answered by flygrrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should tell us...
If you mean freckles they are little spot like patches of pigment in your skin .. I think they are pretty ... maybe that's 'cause I have a few?!
2006-08-18 08:13:50 · answer #9 · answered by M J H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get freckles when you eat dollar bills because you break out in pennies..
2006-08-18 08:32:15 · answer #10 · answered by middleshoes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋