Skip Hawkins never thought it would happen to him. Even though he spent decades working outdoors, the 56-year-old pool plasterer didn’t give the slightly discolored spot on his cheek much consideration.
Blacks and Latinos were once thought to be relatively impervious to skin cancer. This is due to the fact that their skin pigmentation provides protection from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays.
If there is one problem with the trend toward increased pigment use in cementitious materials, it’s a tendency for the colors to fade. The phenomenon is known as carbonation.