Why did I become darker with age

[hopelessAspieNEET]

When I was a child I had nearly white blonde hair, extremely pale skin and my dad even said I had blue eyes. Now my hair is dirty blonde or pretty much light brown (depends on lighting), skin is more red and orange and my eyes are dark green

@BugletBirdcel

 

[ZZebra786]

Idk about hair, But Skin wise it might have to do with genes and sun exposure. for instance sense i don't go outside anymore my skin is pretty white compared to my late teens when i had a lot more sun exposure, so my skin was darker. i also know it has something to do with melanin in the skin changing.

 

[hopelessAspieNEET]

Idk about hair, But Skin wise it might have to do with genes and sun exposure. for instance sense i don't go outside anymore my skin is pretty white compared to my late teens when i had a lot more sun exposure, so my skin was darker. i also know it has something to do with melanin in the skin changing.

People laughed at me for how pale I was but nowadays I go out less and I'm still darker. I was more active as a child.

 

[ZZebra786]

People laughed at me for how pale I was but nowadays I go out less and I'm still darker. I was more active as a child.

Maybe it has something to do with how much you take care of it? The Skin is the biggest organ your body has. most people don't know how to take care of it properly. sun exposure, Eating Shitty food, Bathing to much (Especially hot water can be very unhealthy) are all bad for the skin and most people do it with out knowing. then they wonder why they have crappy skin. having pale skin is a virtue. maybe its genes then if you stay inside a lot.

 

[Nameless_sunflower]

good morning, friend

 

[hopelessAspieNEET]

Maybe it has something to do with how much you take care of it? The Skin is the biggest organ your body has. most people don't know how to take care of it properly. sun exposure, Eating Shitty food, Bathing to much (Especially hot water can be very unhealthy) are all bad for the skin and most people do it with out knowing. then they wonder why they have crappy skin. having pale skin is a virtue. maybe its genes then if you stay inside a lot.

I don't have damaged skin but I think pigmentation increasing with age could be due environment like living in warm conditions, what you eat or whatever. But as a child my classmates would laugh at me for being extremely pale, comparing me to wall painted white and shit like that. I don't live in an ethnic country so paleness isn't considered a good trait here, there was only one brown person in that class.

 

[hopelessAspieNEET]

good morning, friend

Good morning to you as well

 

[SlapMachine]

When I was a child I had nearly white blonde hair, extremely pale skin and my dad even said I had blue eyes. Now my hair is dirty blonde or pretty much light brown (depends on lighting), skin is more red and orange and my eyes are dark green

@BugletBirdcel

You're slowly turning into a Tyrone.

 

[Eren]

Testosterone exposure modulates expression of certain genes leading to up-regulation of melanocyte function so over time as a man ages hair will get darker though it's most dramatic in puberty. It's the norm in mammals for the males to be darker in relation to the females. Many steroid users also see their hair darken.

 

[hopelessAspieNEET]

Testosterone exposure modulates expression of certain genes leading to up-regulation of melanocyte function so over time as a man ages hair will get darker though it's most dramatic in puberty. It's the norm in mammals for the males to be darker in relation to the females. Many steroid users also see their hair darken.

Aren't women darker when they're ovulating?

 

[Eren]

Aren't women darker when they're ovulating?

doubt it. cellular turnover doesn't happen that fast.

 

[Deleted member 282]

Blonde to dirty blonde/brown is extremely common, same happened to me. Not sure about eye colour, thought it couldn't change.

 

[Deleted member 702]

When I was a child I had nearly white blonde hair, extremely pale skin and my dad even said I had blue eyes. Now my hair is dirty blonde or pretty much light brown (depends on lighting), skin is more red and orange and my eyes are dark green

@BugletBirdcel

dark deeds darken the skin. also same except people still tell me my eyes are blue