Determination of melanin types and relative concentrations: an observational study using a non-invasive inverse skin reflectance analysis

• Main Authors: Mohd Hani, Ahmad Fadzil, Baba, Roshidah, Shamsudin, Norashikin, Nugroho, Hermawan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society of Cosmetic Scientists and the Société Française de Cosmétologie 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37029/1/Determination%20of%20melanin%20types%20and%20relative%20concentrations.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37029/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ics.12147/abstract

Objective: Melanin is a major skin colour pigment that made up of eumelanin (the dark brown–black colour) and pheomelanin (the light red–yellow colour) pigments. Skin-whitening products typically contain depigmentation agents that reduce the level of pigmentation by changing the pheomelanin–eumelani...