People have different skin colors because of something called melanin 🌈. Melanin is like a special paint inside our skin that makes it light or dark.
Some people have a lot of melanin, so their skin is darker. Others have less melanin, so their skin is lighter. It's like how the sun makes our skin a little darker in summer! ☀️
Everyone is beautiful, no matter their skin color! 💖
People have different skin colors because of a pigment called melanin 🌈. Melanin protects our skin from the sun's strong rays. The more melanin you have, the darker your skin!
Long ago, people who lived in very sunny places (like Africa) developed darker skin to stay safe from the sun. People in less sunny places (like Europe) have lighter skin because they needed more sunlight to make vitamin D.
Skin color is like a natural sunscreen! 🧴
Skin color varies because of melanin, a pigment produced by cells called melanocytes 🌈. The amount and type of melanin (eumelanin for darker skin, pheomelanin for lighter skin) determine skin color.
This is an example of evolution: people near the equator developed darker skin to protect against UV radiation, while those in northern regions evolved lighter skin to absorb more vitamin D from limited sunlight.
Skin color is also influenced by genetics—parents pass down genes that affect melanin production. It's a beautiful example of human diversity! 🌍