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Temporary Freckles! Yes, some children who don’t have the tendency to produce melanin often get these temporary freckles.

This condition develops due to lack of melanin formation against the powerful and harmful sun rays.

Freckles are small tan spots of melanin on the skin of people with fair complexions. Though it is less common and rarer reports show that even African descent gets these.

You’ll be surprised to know the fact that freckles are due to genetic and is related to the presence of the melanocortin-1 receptor MC1R gene variant. They can be caused on any areas exposed to sun but is more common on face. These are much common in children rather than in infants and adults.

Avoid Sun Exposure! Because freckles may be triggered by long exposure to sunlight, such as suntanning avoiding longer sun exposure is the best preventive measure one can take. Fair skin people have often a probability of developing this as they often do not produce enough melanin, and so they are present after puberty and into adulthood, indicating that individual as a genetic carrier for freckles.