tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227780861638767023.post2872713685668175773..comments2024-01-27T00:27:45.851+00:00Comments on race/history/evolution notes: Facial Skin Coloration Affects Perceived Health of Human Facesn/ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02378473351485233448noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227780861638767023.post-83324865756263714222010-07-20T18:29:18.596+01:002010-07-20T18:29:18.596+01:00"To enhance healthy appearance, participants ..."To enhance healthy appearance, participants increased skin redness"<br /><br /> No way in hell does being ruddy faced make a woman look good. <br /><br />"a role for high carotenoid and low melanin coloration in the healthy appearance of faces."<br /><br />Compared to men women do have higher carotenoids and lower melanin in their skin but they don't have more hemoglobin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227780861638767023.post-51004975471044248402009-12-08T01:40:34.876+00:002009-12-08T01:40:34.876+00:00From your first link: "The problem may be tha...From your first link: "The problem may be that the researchers measured responses only to colors ranging from red to dark blue. No other colors were tested."<br /><br />In this paper, participants had access to the complete three-dimensional color space, and the preference for ruddiness was replicated (along with preferences for lightness and yellowness).n/ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378473351485233448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227780861638767023.post-19493554594307979392009-12-07T23:51:03.260+00:002009-12-07T23:51:03.260+00:00There are a number of relevant posts by Peter Fros...There are a number of relevant posts by Peter Frost over at 'evoandproud.blogspot.com' which cover some findings about skin pigmentation and sexual attractiveness:<br /><br />http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-ruddy-beautiful.html<br />http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2009/10/facial-skin-color-and-sex-recognition.html<br />http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2009/10/sexual-selection-and-ancestral.html<br />http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2009/11/skin-bleaching.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com