Will drinking milk every day make your skin whiter?
Disease description:
My skin is relatively dark. I’ve heard from others that milk has whitening effects—will drinking milk every day make my skin lighter?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Gan Liqiang
Drinking milk daily generally does not lighten skin tone. Human skin color is determined by melanin in the skin and is typically influenced by genetic or hereditary factors, individual constitution, and other related elements. Due to inherent constitutional differences, the number and activity of melanocytes—the pigment-producing cells—in the skin vary among individuals, resulting in natural variations in skin color. Although milk contains certain beneficial nutrients for the body, consuming milk does not alter or improve skin pigmentation.
