The cell loses the pigment as it move toward the surface. In true albinos there is no skin pigment. The actual amount of pigment is relatively small. It has been estimated that there is about 1 gram of pigment in the entire skin of an average Negroid. The dermis contains sweat glands, sensory receptors, lymph glands, blood vessels, nerves, and hair follicles.
Hair grows from the follicle imbedded in the dermis.
Finger nails grow from the root of the nail just behind the nail under the skin.