Dermatology
Women's skin tone influences perception of beauty, health and age
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 16th, 2006
The study, published in a recent issue of the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, used three-dimensional imaging and morphing software to remove wrinkles and furrows from pictures of women, leaving skin tone as the only variable. Researchers were then able to determine exactly what impact facial skin tone has on how young, healthy and attractive people perceive the women to be. Faces with more even skin tone were judged to be younger.
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