The quantity of melanin in your skin determines the skin color. Melanin is a substance generated by melanocytes, which are a kind of skin cell. Your skin is in a continuous process of transformation. New skin cells are generated in the epidermis' lower levels and progressively move up to the surface of the skin, where they expire and are brushed off. Melanocytes are found in the epidermis' deeper levels. Melanocytes generate more melanin in individuals with coloured skin than those with...