I was just recently looking over a few pictures of myself of when I was a child (around 5-7 years-old), I am an 18 year-old male now... and I noticed that I had a white skin tone back then. Now at this time my skin tone is a brown-ish tan color (even in the winter) which struck me as really odd (yes I didn't think my skin color was different as a child, lol) Any reasons as to why my skin color changed? Was it cause I was really active in the sun as a I grew older?
I know this is a random question but it was bothering me lol
2006-11-29 16:52:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
Your skin does change color with age, due to sun exposure and other environmental stressors. You are still very young, so you can try to correct and prevent more sun damage by using a light moisturizer with an SPF of at LEAST 15.
The older you get, the more your skin will change color & texture...the more you prevent damage, the better you will age and the less risk you will have of getting skin cancer.
2006-11-29 17:03:24 · answer #1 · answered by nysaesthetician 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, the older you are the darker your skin color. Anyone that spends time in the sun or just outside in general, has a darker tone. Then again, maybe your pictures have faded a little over time. Who knows for sure. Ask your mom if she has noticed a change. Must be nice not to have anything else to worry you. Don't let something so trivial bother you. Life goes on.
2016-03-29 16:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was 15 and started wearing make-up I had to mix clown white with Cover girl Ivory (the avatar is a social experiment to see how I'm treated different) and now (age 34) I wear "classic beige" (3 shades darker) - as you can guess, being so fair I always wore lots of SPF and I'm famous for wearing longsleeves in summer and wide brim hats...
My dermotogist swears this can't be, but I have photos and I dont have much sun damage (there are special cameras to see it with) so go figure.
but no, you are not alone in this. I had the same thing happen to me.
P.S. even the skin on my butt (which has never seen sun) has gotten a bit darker
2006-11-29 17:37:53 · answer #3 · answered by freshbliss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course at that age your skin was virgin skin. Untouched by suns harmful rays. Now over time your skin has tanned because of pigmentation. By winter time a tan fades but you after years of tanning your skin will have changed alot.
2006-11-29 17:05:11 · answer #4 · answered by Bambi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your pigmentation develops over the first few yrs of life, this includes skin, hair and amazingly enough eyes.
2006-11-29 22:32:42 · answer #5 · answered by just me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a bit obvious now...
yes u had a tan n...n u shud know that...ur 18 lil man
u gone out often , ur skin has developped a more..older and sexier skin
2006-11-29 16:56:18 · answer #6 · answered by Val 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry. well, it could be adolescence and it could be the fact that you played a lot in the sun in ur childhood. it happens. i have a darker skin color than what i used to have when i was a baby, so not to worrry
2006-11-29 16:54:58 · answer #7 · answered by LOL-sweety_pie-☆ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes probably cause now that your older you are outside more and get tan and yes if your tan enough you can keep it through the winter months.
2006-11-29 16:54:30 · answer #8 · answered by kameo_44 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think at the time of childhood we get less exposer to sun but as we get out our skintone changes so plz don't get upset
2006-11-29 18:22:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes certainly
2006-11-29 20:51:48 · answer #10 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋