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 to Help Your Body Produce More Melanin

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Leah Webber

Melanin is a natural substance in the body that gives the iris of the eye, hair and skin its color. Skin cells called melanocytes produce melanin in the body. Melanin also acts as a kind of natural sunscreen to protect against harmful UV rays, however it cannot prevent sunburn all on its own.