Not all warning signs are visible. Sometimes a spot might itch, tingle, burn, or feel tender when nothing else on your skin ...

With this change, gray and green now rank as the rarest eye colors. Gray eyes may contain just enough melanin in the front layer to dim the blue wavelengths of light that are reflected back by the ...

The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star recently revealed that her dad has planned her funeral as her melanoma has spread ...

The appearance of psoriasis can vary based on the level of melanin, or the pigment that colors our skin. For Black patients or those with darker pigmented skin, lesions may be violet, dark brown ...

This melanin also colors our hair. There are two types of hair melanin: pheomelanin, which produces blond and red hair, and eumelanin, which makes darker hair. The balance between these types of ...

I consider melanin magic! I mean, not literally—but as a proud Black woman who also happens to be a beauty expert, I do know that melanin helps maintain elasticity and keeps our skin looking ...