Why Do You Have Freckles?

UV Rays play a pivotal role in the amount of melanin you have in your skin. What about genetics? Can that help explain why some people have freckles?

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[HoneyBunnies]

Most people hate theirs but my freckles are my favorite part about my physical appearance ^.^

[spottyfawn]

My freckles are shy, but every summer they come out to say hi

[REbones]

Here's a fact: Freckles equals cute.

Studies from a university I made up says so :D

[sofiadill]

DAMMIT WHY DOES EVERYONE IN MY FAM HAVE FRECKLES AND I

[auditoryglitch]

I hate my freckles, ppl keep saying I'm cute and I hate it! I'm just happy my guy friends ignore my freckles

[tahliamagdaleno]

Lol, I'm a twin and we both have a lot of freckles. But recently I've started getting more freckles and her freckles are starting to look a little faded, lol. We had this theory that she's giving me more freckles. I think it's pretty cool that I have freckles, especially since I have a tan skintone and I have freckles and wavy hair. But the downside is that I have a kinda ugly nose, lol. But I still love myself.

[Crayolapup]

My older sister and I have freckles.
She is 7 years older than me. She has more freckles than I do and they're black. She has them everywhere.
Mine are dark brown. I think mine are in cuter areas. Like one on my chin, few small ones near my nasal passage, and a few at the corner of my lips. Makes me look like I ate chocolate. Mostly on my cheeks.
Our freckles look like chocolate chips.
We got our freckles once we hit puberty.

[ADrrr]

One question does it have to be summer for the freckles to appear or can it be on a sunny day?

[robbinkalaamalho]

Please please please made a video on ADHD

[seanmarshall]

i have freckles and i don't like them because like you said more sun=more freckles that means you cant tan therefor you get horrible sunburns i had half a foot bubbles on my arm one time

[Keyyy]

I love having so many freckles it's the reason why I don't even have to wear foundation.

[jellyyz]

Soo....can people with freckles get tanned on their face?

[adrimvg]

I have freckles because of my genes (mom's genes especifically). I used to hate them, but now i just love them all ❤.

[thecountriesandtheirhistor]

I just came up with this question last night when I looked out my window and it was pitch black but my lights were on... So you might know what happened. Moths! Why are they so attracted to lights and spas out when you put a light near them?

[regnbuetorsk]

i would fall in love with a stone if you put freckles on it

[agentswiss_techlp]

why do some people (like me) get lighter hair when spending more time in the sun?

[.am]

I have a tan face from my dad my mum is lighter and has freckles and there fore. I hate my life right now

[joshuawatts]

What about wormholes and black holes as a video. ;)

[KuroGordon]

She seems funny. I want to follow her on twitter. Is she Julia Wilde or Lisette Padilla?

[Siberius-]

Everything within moderation, freckles can be super cute. A face densely covered in large dark freckles is less cute unless you're into the full on freckle orange haired people, which is fine (most common group).