Skin fairness, difference between sunscreens and skin whitening treatment. Skin types and what they require

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3. 1. What are the facts?
2. What are the myths?
3. Who is responsible behind these myths?
4. How to think logically?
5. What is the solution?

8. the Sanskrit word for caste, means
“color”

12. South film industry
actresses

16. 1. The primary & the most important
determinant of variability in human skin
color
1. Amount
2. Density and
3. distribution
2. Melanin has a dark brown/purple/black
color
1. It is intensified by denser compaction

17. CONSTITUTIVE
1. Genetically determined
2. Irrespective of sun exposure
FACULTATIVE
Changes in response to sun
exposure

18. 1. Sunlight has profound effects on the skin
2. Ultraviolet (UV) light can cause a lot of
skin reactions and other problems.

19. 1. UVA penetrates window glass
2. UVA causes immediate and delayed tanning
3. It is constant throughout the day and throughout the year
1. UVB produces the most harmful effects and is greatest
during the summer
2. Snow and ice reflect UVB radiation
3. It produces tanning more efficiently than does UVA
1. UVC is almost completely absorbed by the ozone layer

21. signs of aging may start by age 30 to 35
Fine wrinkles that resemble
crumpled cigarette paper
These shallow wrinkles
disappear by stretching
Reduction in collagen, fat & elastic fibers

23. Comedones
Blackheads

26. Protection of the DNA from under going
damage due to the UV Radiation
coming from the Sun

27. A tan protects the body from photo injury
Tanning occurs in 2 stages
1st stage
1. Immediate pigment darkening
2. Caused primarily by UVA
3. Fades rapidly
2nd Stage
1. If exposure to sun is continuous and prolonged
2. synthesis of new melanin.
3. Will appear only after 72 hrs.
4. Caused primarily by UVB

28. SUNBURN
1. Intense Redness
2. Some times blisters
Skin burns because it does not tan

29. Type Characteristic Examples
I Always burns easily, never Irish extraction; often blue eyes,
tans red hair, freckles
II Burns easily, tans slightly Fair-skinned individuals; often
have blond hair; many whites
III Sometimes burns, then tans Mediterranean's and some
gradually and moderately Hispanics
IV Burns minimally, always Darker Hispanics and Asians
tans well
V Burns rarely, tans deeply Middle Easterners, Asians, some
blacks
VI Almost never burns, deeply Some blacks
pigmented
Dermatol Clin 24(1):9-17, 2006

30. Which is your skin type?

31. and

34. Types of Sunscreen
Broad spectrum
Narrow spectrum

35. Amount of UVR required to cause
sunburn when sunscreen is applied
SPF =
Amount of UVR required to cause
sunburn when sunscreen is NOT applied

36. Type Characteristic Suggested SPF
Routine Outdoor
day activity
I Always burns easily, never tans 15 25-30
II Burns easily, tans slightly 12-15 25-30
III Sometimes burns, then tans
gradually and moderately 8-10 15
IV Burns minimally, always tans well
6-8 15
V Burns rarely, tans deeply
6-8 15
VI Almost never burns, deeply
pigmented 6-8 15
Dermatol Clin 24(1):9-17, 2006

37. I leave the decision to you
But before you take the decision,
Just one more thing

38. Vitamin D is formed in the skin through
the action of the sun
Strict sun protection can cause vitamin D
deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency may induce various types of
1. Cancer
2. Bone diseases
3. Hypertension, (blood pressure) and
4. Heart disease

39. I leave the decision to you

41. used to achieve a lighter
skin tone
or
whiten skin

43. Probably for
hyperpigmentation disorders, such as
1. Melasma and
2. Post inflammatory
hyperpigmentation (PIH)

44. By inhibiting the production of Melanin
Tyrosinase inhibition

45. Hydroquinone
Topical Corticosteroids (Steroids)
Mercurial compounds

46. Leading to stringent regulatory guidelines

48. Today, we do have many herbal (natural)
drugs that are safe as well as effective
The List can be exhaustive

49. Every second add talking of fairness preparation
Nowadays even men are targeted

50. Or Are they only sunscreens?
Or not even that

51. Are the sellers just playing on the fact that
we all want to be fair
It is your choice and you have to make the decision

52. Why do we want to be fairer than we are?
Americans desire to become tan
& ours to become white

53. For all who want to become white
I wish them they sooner of later attain………