Comments on the Photo-protective qualities of epidermal Melanin Content of skin

Based on extracts from Yamaguchi et al. 2006, we have the following:

— DNA damage in the upper epidermis immediately after UV exposure was similar among racial/ethnic groups but levels of DNA damage in the lower concentration of the epidermis was inversely proportional to the melanin content.

Courtesy of Yamaguchi et al. 2006: Figure 1. A) Representative images of CPD DNA damage in fair,