Darker skin is better skin.

[Gwuhfazoid]

Darker Skin is Stronger Skin, Says New View of Human Skin Color

www.ucsf.edu

This article extrapolates on a study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24256378/), suggesting that darker pigmented skin is more acidic, making it more antimicrobial, more moisture retentive, and mechanically stronger, along with it's more well known benefit of being more protective against UV rays.

There's also the "Vitamin D paradox", where black people have the best bone health of any race despite having lower levels of vitamin D, because they have a quarter to a third less protein bound to their 25-hydroxyvitamin D, making it more bioavailable, this means that people with darker skin aren't more vitamin D deficient, the only difference is people with darker skin tend to use vitamin D more efficiently.

From my understanding, this all means that there's no real physical downside to having darker skin, it's protective against UV radiation, thus reducing cellular DNA damage, e.g. aging, skin cancer, and collagen break down, retains moisture better, and is physically stronger, all while still allowing sufficient synthesis of vitamin D.

Men also typically have darker skin than women, therefore darker skin might subconsciously signify masculinity and sexual dimorphism.

What do you guys think of using Melanotan II to increase melanin production? Any other melanin increasing compounds you know of? Something oral would be preferable.

 

[midlatinocel]

@Blackgymmax get in here

 

[SexuallyAbusive]

brown hands typed this

 

[Deleted member 6128]

This has nothing to do with looksmaxxing

Just a coping shitskin Greycel thread.

 

[Deleted member 26859]

Men also typically have darker skin than women, therefore darker skin might subconsciously signify masculinity and sexual dimorphism.

Theres like 20 studies proving that men have lighter skin than women. Female hormones make ur skin, eye colour, hair colour darker

 

[Gwuhfazoid]

This has nothing to do with looksmaxxing

Just a coping shitskin Greycel thread.

For the record, I'm white, lol, I should've added that in the OG post.

 

[The Grinch]

Welcome to my ignore list

 

[Gwuhfazoid]

Theres like 20 studies proving that men have lighter skin than women. Female hormones make ur skin, eye colour, hair colour darker

You can search it as "Do men have lighter skin than women?" and all of the articles state that men have darker skin than women, please link a study suggesting otherwise. Edit: Men have darker pigmentation overall*, not just in skin.

 

[Deleted member 26859]

You can search it as "Do men have lighter skin than women?" and all of the articles state that men have darker skin than women, please link a study suggesting otherwise. Edit: Men have darker pigmentation overall*, not just in skin.

1. "Quantitative measures of skin, hair, and eye pigmentation were obtained for 470 individuals recruited in Ireland, Poland, Italy, and Portugal and included in a two-stage genetic association study of pigmentary phenotypes. Males (M) have consistently lighter pigmentation (lower scored) than females (F) in all four countries." https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0048294
   
   Genome-Wide Association Studies of Quantitatively Measured Skin, Ha...
   Pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes varies both within and between human populations. Identifying the genes and alleles underlying this variation has been the goal of many candidate gene and several genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Most GWAS for pigmentary traits to date have been based on subjective phenotypes using categorical scal...
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. [09:37]
   "The study included 384 genetic variants and six physical characteristics. The results show that, with the same genetic variability, men tend to have lighter skin pigmentation and a worse response to the effects of ultraviolet rays," Martínez-Cadenas tells us. https://ia800200.us.archive.org/33/items/cu31924029901208/cu31924029901208.pdf "in England there is the opposite tendency of the women to have darker hair and eyes than the men, and the women tend to darken in complexion at the time of puberty. These rules seem to apply throughout Northwestern Europe." https://ia601405.us.archive.org/2/i...2m/The Journal of Mental Science 48.1902m.pdf
3. • [09:37]
     "Certain differences, how- ever, are clearly brought out; the conclusion of those who have argued that women are darker than men is here definitely confirmed" FEMALE HORMONES MAKE YOU DARKER: BPcXLaJ.jpg "Composite faces of the (a) 10 women with highest and (b) 10 with lowest levels of late follicular oestrogen metabolite (oestrone-3-glucuronide, E1G)." https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1096/fj.06-6649rev
4. [09:37]
   "During pregnancy (especially in the third trimester), elevated levels of estrogen, progesterone, and MSH have often been found in association with melasma" https://elifesciences.org/articles/15104
   
   eLife
   Sex steroids regulate skin pigmentation through nonclassical membra...
   Two receptors have been identified that can be targeted in melanocytes with selective small molecule agonists to modulate human skin color.
   
   
5. [09:38]
   "The association between pregnancy and altered cutaneous pigmentation has been documented for over two millennia, suggesting that sex hormones play a role in regulating epidermal melanocyte (MC) homeostasis. Here we show that physiologic estrogen (17β-estradiol) and progesterone reciprocally regulate melanin synthesis" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1034/j.1600-0625.2002.110601.x
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. [09:38]
   There is also some evidence that fluctuations of these hormones during the menstrual cycle may effect epidermal pigmentation in some women. In one study, 62% of women consistently noticed darkening of the peri-ocular skin towards the end of their menstrual cycle immediately prior to menstruation (141). There have also been reports of estrogen-containing oral contraceptives causing hyperpigmentation of the face in 8–29% of women (142). The use of dermal ointments containing estrogens has also resulted in the intense pigmentation of the genitals, mammary areola and linea alba of the abdomen in both male and female infants ranging from 4 months to 2 years (107). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ced.12588
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. [09:38]
   Oestrogen also stimulates melanogenesis, along with thyroxine and melanocyte-stimulating hormone, and this can result in premenstrual hyperpigmentation. The effects of oestrogen on pigmentation were first inferred from changes in pigmentation observed during pregnancy, including patches of increased pigmentation on the face, and darkening of the skin of the areolae, the perineum, and the skin over the linea alba, which fades shortly after delivery. Hyperpigmentation is also observed in some women using oral contraceptives. Oestrogens induce salt and water retention, causing oedema of the hands and feet, which is a feature of premenstrual syndrome." https://sci-hub.ru/10.1111/j.1365-4362.1995.tb04383.x "progesterone or estradiol in pg doses was effective in darkening the skin."

 

[Blackgymmax]

Didnt read, brown

 

[Gwuhfazoid]

1. "Quantitative measures of skin, hair, and eye pigmentation were obtained for 470 individuals recruited in Ireland, Poland, Italy, and Portugal and included in a two-stage genetic association study of pigmentary phenotypes. Males (M) have consistently lighter pigmentation (lower scored) than females (F) in all four countries." https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0048294
   
   Genome-Wide Association Studies of Quantitatively Measured Skin, Ha...
   Pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes varies both within and between human populations. Identifying the genes and alleles underlying this variation has been the goal of many candidate gene and several genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Most GWAS for pigmentary traits to date have been based on subjective phenotypes using categorical scal...
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. [09:37]
   "The study included 384 genetic variants and six physical characteristics. The results show that, with the same genetic variability, men tend to have lighter skin pigmentation and a worse response to the effects of ultraviolet rays," Martínez-Cadenas tells us. https://ia800200.us.archive.org/33/items/cu31924029901208/cu31924029901208.pdf "in England there is the opposite tendency of the women to have darker hair and eyes than the men, and the women tend to darken in complexion at the time of puberty. These rules seem to apply throughout Northwestern Europe." https://ia601405.us.archive.org/2/items/the-journal-of-mental-science-48.1902m/The Journal of Mental Science 48.1902m.pdf
3. • [09:37]
     "Certain differences, how- ever, are clearly brought out; the conclusion of those who have argued that women are darker than men is here definitely confirmed" FEMALE HORMONES MAKE YOU DARKER: BPcXLaJ.jpg "Composite faces of the (a) 10 women with highest and (b) 10 with lowest levels of late follicular oestrogen metabolite (oestrone-3-glucuronide, E1G)." https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1096/fj.06-6649rev
4. [09:37]
   "During pregnancy (especially in the third trimester), elevated levels of estrogen, progesterone, and MSH have often been found in association with melasma" https://elifesciences.org/articles/15104
   
   eLife
   Sex steroids regulate skin pigmentation through nonclassical membra...
   Two receptors have been identified that can be targeted in melanocytes with selective small molecule agonists to modulate human skin color.
   
   
5. [09:38]
   "The association between pregnancy and altered cutaneous pigmentation has been documented for over two millennia, suggesting that sex hormones play a role in regulating epidermal melanocyte (MC) homeostasis. Here we show that physiologic estrogen (17β-estradiol) and progesterone reciprocally regulate melanin synthesis" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1034/j.1600-0625.2002.110601.x
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. [09:38]
   There is also some evidence that fluctuations of these hormones during the menstrual cycle may effect epidermal pigmentation in some women. In one study, 62% of women consistently noticed darkening of the peri-ocular skin towards the end of their menstrual cycle immediately prior to menstruation (141). There have also been reports of estrogen-containing oral contraceptives causing hyperpigmentation of the face in 8–29% of women (142). The use of dermal ointments containing estrogens has also resulted in the intense pigmentation of the genitals, mammary areola and linea alba of the abdomen in both male and female infants ranging from 4 months to 2 years (107). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ced.12588
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. [09:38]
   Oestrogen also stimulates melanogenesis, along with thyroxine and melanocyte-stimulating hormone, and this can result in premenstrual hyperpigmentation. The effects of oestrogen on pigmentation were first inferred from changes in pigmentation observed during pregnancy, including patches of increased pigmentation on the face, and darkening of the skin of the areolae, the perineum, and the skin over the linea alba, which fades shortly after delivery. Hyperpigmentation is also observed in some women using oral contraceptives. Oestrogens induce salt and water retention, causing oedema of the hands and feet, which is a feature of premenstrual syndrome." https://sci-hub.ru/10.1111/j.1365-4362.1995.tb04383.x "progesterone or estradiol in pg doses was effective in darkening the skin."

"in England there is the opposite tendency of the women to have darker hair and eyes than the men, and the women tend to darken in complexion at the time of puberty. These rules seem to apply throughout Northwestern Europe."

This implies that the trend is "opposite" in Northwestern Europe to the typical trend of pigmentation differences between men and women in most populations.

The first study you sent was with Ireland and only a few other European countries.

Study on Chinese population showing men had higher levels of melanin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317612/
"The mean values of erythema index and melanin index and TEWL were significantly higher in males and anatomic location was a significant independent factor for all of 6 measured parameters."

Sex linkage of human skin, hair, and eye color

Much of my writing has focused on sexual selection of women and how it may have structured certain pigmentary traits in our species—specific...

evoandproud.blogspot.com

"Human skin color does show sex linkage. From puberty on, women are lighter-skinned than men in all human populations. This sexual dimorphism seems to be greater in populations that are medium in skin color, perhaps because floor and ceiling effects constrain its expression in populations that are either very dark or very light-skinned (Frost, 2006, pp. 54-60; Frost, 2007; Jablonski & Chaplin, 2000; Madrigal & Kelly, 2006). In women, lightness of skin correlates with thickness of subcutaneous fat, apparently because of a common hormonal causation and not because of a mechanical effect of fat on skin color (Mazess, 1967). It also correlates with digit ratio, which in turn correlates with prenatal estrogenization (Manning et al., 2004). It is this exposure to estrogen before birth that seems to “program” the lightening of female skin after puberty."

There are more references in the article above.

Even if estrogen increases melanin, men have darker pigmentation in most populations, with Northwestern Europe and probably some others, being an exception to that, from what I can find, making darker pigmentation a dimorphic male trait, although less universally dimorphic than I thought, I'm not sure what causes men to have darker pigmentation though, since estrogen does seem to increase melanin.

 

[Xangsane]

Darker Skin is Stronger Skin, Says New View of Human Skin Color

www.ucsf.edu

This article extrapolates on a study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24256378/), suggesting that darker pigmented skin is more acidic, making it more antimicrobial, more moisture retentive, and mechanically stronger, along with it's more well known benefit of being more protective against UV rays.

There's also the "Vitamin D paradox", where black people have the best bone health of any race despite having lower levels of vitamin D, because they have a quarter to a third less protein bound to their 25-hydroxyvitamin D, making it more bioavailable, this means that people with darker skin aren't more vitamin D deficient, the only difference is people with darker skin tend to use vitamin D more efficiently.

From my understanding, this all means that there's no real physical downside to having darker skin, it's protective against UV radiation, thus reducing cellular DNA damage, e.g. aging, skin cancer, and collagen break down, retains moisture better, and is physically stronger, all while still allowing sufficient synthesis of vitamin D.

Men also typically have darker skin than women, therefore darker skin might subconsciously signify masculinity and sexual dimorphism.

What do you guys think of using Melanotan II to increase melanin production? Any other melanin increasing compounds you know of? Something oral would be preferable.

Black people have the best skin quality by far.

 

[grimy]

If you’re black*

 

[try2beme]

Tan is ideal

 

[forevermirin]

looks like u hurt a lot of autists OP

 

[Reb1999]

being better doesnt mean it looks better, im a sand nigger and I admit that whites looks-wise do look the best and anyone that says otherwise is honestly coping

 

[malicieusss]

Darker Skin is Stronger Skin, Says New View of Human Skin Color

www.ucsf.edu

This article extrapolates on a study (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24256378/), suggesting that darker pigmented skin is more acidic, making it more antimicrobial, more moisture retentive, and mechanically stronger, along with it's more well known benefit of being more protective against UV rays.

There's also the "Vitamin D paradox", where black people have the best bone health of any race despite having lower levels of vitamin D, because they have a quarter to a third less protein bound to their 25-hydroxyvitamin D, making it more bioavailable, this means that people with darker skin aren't more vitamin D deficient, the only difference is people with darker skin tend to use vitamin D more efficiently.

From my understanding, this all means that there's no real physical downside to having darker skin, it's protective against UV radiation, thus reducing cellular DNA damage, e.g. aging, skin cancer, and collagen break down, retains moisture better, and is physically stronger, all while still allowing sufficient synthesis of vitamin D.

Men also typically have darker skin than women, therefore darker skin might subconsciously signify masculinity and sexual dimorphism.

What do you guys think of using Melanotan II to increase melanin production? Any other melanin increasing compounds you know of? Something oral would be preferable.