What is the meaning of melanin goddess?

What is the meaning of melanin goddess?

Diop even nicknamed herself “melanin goddess” after the pigment that gives skin it’s color.

Where is Khoudia Diop from?

Khoudia Diop

Why is melanin so powerful?

Melanin helps protect the cells of the epidermis, or outer layer of the skin, from UV light. This protection extends to all forms of UV light (UVC, UVB, and UVA) as well as blue light. It does this by absorbing the UV light before it’s able to damage the sensitive DNA of the skin cells.

What is another name of melanin?

There are five basic types of melanin: eumelanin, pheomelanin, neuromelanin, allomelanin and pyomelanin. The most common type is eumelanin, of which there are two types— brown eumelanin and black eumelanin.