• Question: How are freckles formed?

    Asked by Emily+Alex to Hephzi on 17 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by 522erbb34.
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      Hephzi Tagoe answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      Freckles usually occur when you’re susceptible through your genes in combination to exposure to uv ligth from the sun. Skin contain melanin which gives it its colour. Exposure to UV causes over production of melanin and this makes the freckles darker and more visible.

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