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Mom of a 5 yr 6 m old girl3 years ago

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#asktheexperts Hello, my daughter is 1 year 10 month old initially she is fair suddenly she looks little dark last month she gets same colour now again looks like dark and dull.. can you please let me know the reason .. why her skin colour automatically changed .. thanks in advance

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Sonam PrasadMom of 2 children3 years ago

A. hi dear This difference in skin colour is due to melanin (the pigment in human skin). Dark-skinned babies have more melanin in their skin than light-skinned babies. Melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes and apart from skin, also gives our hair and eyes their colour.

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