How come our skin becomes darker after sun exposure, but things like packaging become lighter/bleached?

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How come our skin becomes darker after sun exposure, but things like packaging become lighter/bleached?

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Solar bleaching is mainly observed in non-living objects. Packaging and the like are not living.

Human skin usually gets darker due to sun exposure because the living cells (melanocytes specifically) react to UV exposure by producing the pigment melanin, which protects the skin from future UV exposure.

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