I’ve heard that dietary intake of carotene affects skin colour, too.
Yes, towards orange. I’ve experienced mild amounts of this with Astaxanthin (technically it’s a xanthophyll not a carotene but it is still a carotenoid and makes the skin tend towards orange in a similar manner.) Obviously this counts as ‘pigmentation’ but not the melanin-related measures.
To alter skin tone via melanin through dietary means (loosely speaking) we can use Melanotan. Unfortunately that substance was unable to get FDA approval due to the side effect of improving sexual function in both male and female humans.
I’ve heard that dietary intake of carotene affects skin colour, too.
Yes, towards orange. I’ve experienced mild amounts of this with Astaxanthin (technically it’s a xanthophyll not a carotene but it is still a carotenoid and makes the skin tend towards orange in a similar manner.) Obviously this counts as ‘pigmentation’ but not the melanin-related measures.
To alter skin tone via melanin through dietary means (loosely speaking) we can use Melanotan. Unfortunately that substance was unable to get FDA approval due to the side effect of improving sexual function in both male and female humans.