When you don’t get sun exposure where does your tan go? How come your skin gets lighter?

Question

When you don’t get sun exposure where does your tan go? How come your skin gets lighter?

In: Biology

Answer 1

A tan is formed by interaction by the sun with a protein in the skin called Melanin. When there’s no more sun, it reverts to it’s former state, and your tan fades. If you don’t like that answer, then it that case, your tan gets sucked into your butt. 😉