skra-snarker wrote:Women with brown hair usually have brown or fair, fur and eyebrows - often overlooked - not black
I was curious and googled
When it comes to pubes, whether you keep them trimmed or not, you've probably noticed that the carpet rarely matches the drapes.
You've probably never really cared as to why your pubic hair isn't the same colour as the hair on your head, but now, you might be wondering why.
Melanin is the thing responsible for the colour of your skin and hair on your body. The type of melanin responsible for the hair around your genitals is called Eumelanin.
This is sometimes referred to as the black/brown melanin and is stronger around your nether regions, hence why the hair is darker.
The cells produced by melanin, called melanocytes, collect near the surface of the skin where the hairs start. They collect and form bundles of a pigment protein complex called melanosomes. The amount of melanosomes produced differ for each person, and that amount dictates the colour of the hairs.
Phaeomelanin is the lighter melanin, which you'll find further up your body, and is what's partially responsible for a hint of gingerness in your beard.
