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Excess of melanin is not harmful to the skin or the body, except that it can cause hyperpigmentation of the skin leading to dark colorectal patches, says dermatologist Dr Sachith Abraham.

Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD, a dermatologist practicing in Miami, Florida, explains that vitamin C blocks tyrosinase, an enzyme your body uses to produce melanin, making it a natural skin brightener.