I mean, what exactly happens in the skin for it to first get tanned and then "lose" it instead of staying the same. Just curious.
2007-01-08 07:16:07 · 7 answers · asked by No se 5 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
Your skin eventually slough's off dead skin cells which is why you loose the tan but UVA radiation is what makes people tan. UVA rays penetrate to the lower layers of the skin, where they trigger cells called melanocytes to produce melanin. Melanin is the brown pigment that causes tanning.
Melanin is the body's way of protecting skin from burning. Darker-skinned people tan more deeply than lighter-skinned people because their melanocytes produce more melanin.
2007-01-08 07:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by jypsiiie 2 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Your skin is shedding the top layer of skin. That makes your tan go away.
2007-01-08 15:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by minus 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think it goes away because the tanned skin gets sloughed off, and the skin growing underneath it is the color that your genetic code was set for, so you become paler again.
2007-01-08 15:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
your skin sloughs off and your tan goes away. use an after tan lotion to keep your skin moisturized and that will help your tan stay longer.
2007-01-08 15:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by Alicia 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
When you tan, you're actually being slightly burned. Like any injury, your body tries to heal and the tan goes away.
2007-01-08 15:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by Stephanie 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well if your lighter, your tan will go away because u dont have enough melinin to trap the rays from the sun
2007-01-08 15:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by Kutie 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
well it heals in a sense. like if you get a sun-burn or any burn, it goes away because the body is healing itself. even though we don't always want it to...
2007-01-08 15:57:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋