Why do some people have freckles?
Freckles are tiny spots of skin color, often helped along by sunshine.
Pip’s answer
- Freckles are tiny spots of skin color, often helped along by sunshine.
- Skin makes a brown color to help protect itself from strong sun.
- In some people, that color gathers in little dots called freckles.
- Ooh, freckles often run in families, and everyone's freckles look a little different!
For grown-ups
Freckles are small spots where skin cells produce extra melanin, the pigment that helps protect skin from the sun's ultraviolet rays. Whether you get freckles is largely inherited, and sunlight makes them darker and more numerous.
Ask your child: Why do we wear sunscreen even if we have freckles?
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