Aging and Skin Tone

Did you know that skins with different tones age differently?! Learn what skin aging means and what factors influence skin aging and how skin tone can influence skin aging!

Did you know that skins with different tones age differently?!

First, let’s define skin aging

In a nutshell, skin aging could introduce any of the following conditions:

  1. Wrinkles
  2. Sunspots and dark spots
  3. Uneven skin color
  4. Sagging and loss of elasticity
  5. Loss of volume

Why does this happen?

There are two factors influencing skin aging:

  1. Intrinsic factors: this is due to structural and physiological changes that occur over time related to the genetic background of the individual. Simply some of us are more immune to these factors!
  2. Extrinsic factors: this is due to environmental exposure like sun exposure, individual lifestyle, diet, exercise, tobacco use, etc.

What makes some of us age faster than others?

  1. People of Asian and Hispanic descent as well as African Americans have a higher concentration of epidermal melanin. The increase of melanin can provide protection against effects of UV radiation that is the main cause of photo-damage. However, even though they are more protected against hyperpigmentation, they may be more prone to hypopigmentation. 
  2. Asian and African Americans have thicker and more compact dermis than white skin. This contributes to lower incidences of wrinkles.
  3. Asian and African Americans also have greater lipid content in comparison to white skin giving them a lower chance of losing volume and sagging.
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