Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?

Why does the sun darken your skin but lighten your hair

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    Melanin is already present in the hair which is not a living tissue and cannot protect or regenerate the melanin already (More?)

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Because there is melanin in our skin and when the sun hits our skin, the melanin absorbs the UV rays and darkens your skin.

Melanin is already present in the hair which is not a living tissue and cannot protect or regenerate the melanin already (More?)

The sun increases the amount of melanin in living tissue, like your skin, darkening it. Hair is not living tissue, so melanin dies

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