Optimize Skin Health: Melanin, Vitamin A and Blemishes

How does melanin affect your overall health and can Vitamin A reduce facial blemishes? From treating red bumps after shaving to healing chapped lips during pregnancy, maintaining skin integrity requires a mix of vitamins and proper hygiene.

How Does Melanin Affect Your Health?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Joe King, M.S.

Melanin is a compound derived from the amino acid, tyrosine. It provides pigment to most animals, including humans. In people, melanin determines skin color. People with high amounts of melanin tend to have darker skin, whereas people with less melanin have lighter skin.

Joe King began writing fitness and nutrition articles in 2001 for the "Journal of Hyperplasia Research" and Champion Nutrition. As a personal trainer, he has been helping clients reach their fitness goals for more than a decade. King holds a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology from California State University, Hayward, and a Master of Science in exercise physiology from California State University, East Bay.