Tips and Advice

How long is a piece of string? For most of my life vitiligo felt like a problem with no solution. A mystery without an explanation. A question without an answer. Eventually, I was lucky enough to find some answers for myself. And, even if I didn’t succeed in explaining the […]

Ironies and contradictions In part 1 of this article I referred to some of the mysteries and complexities that still surround vitiligo, even after a decade or more of increased awareness and scientific progress. Finding answers to these can feel a lot like searching for one particular pebble on a […]

Part 1: mysteries and complexities Assuming you landed on this page intentionally, you are probably looking for information about vitiligo. And, unless you are completely new to the topic, you will have discovered that any search containing the word vitiligo returns a lot of results. (Well in excess of 60 […]

Protecting your hands, face and body from chemical leucoderma If you know anything about vitiligo you will know that it cannot be caught. It is neither infectious nor contagious. Coming into contact with someone who has vitiligo will no more cause your skin to lose pigment than coming into contact […]

Get some shots of those spots! Regular visitors to this blog will be familiar with the topics I usually cover. They mainly revolve around the causes of vitiligo, its treatments and the various ways it affects people’s lives. But in this post I want to discuss something a bit different. […]

A guest blog by Natalie Ambersley Vitiligo doesn’t just impact the individual with the condition; it can impact those closest to them such as parents, carers and family members. Knowing how to explain vitiligo to your child and raising them to feel confident in their skin, can be hard, especially […]

Avoid these to minimise depigmentation One of the first questions that comes to mind on finding out you have vitiligo is: what can I do about it? And, of course, that is a good question to ask. It’s important to find out what treatment options are available. And consulting a […]

Checking on skin changes as they happen Like many other inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, vitiligo is unpredictable. It can become progressively worse or it can remain stable for years. It can spread slowly, rapidly or not at all. Not only can it suddenly flare up, but it can also re-pigment […]

New year, new perspective Thoughts of your vitiligo this New Year may or may not be at the forefront of your mind right now. With 2020 and 2021 firmly (and thankfully) behind us, most of us are still trying to make sense of their world-changing events. The last two years […]

How having fun could improve your skin Spring 2020 (when I wrote this) had, so far, been a strange experience for virtually everyone on the planet. For a majority of us around the world it was a time for staying home and relying on our own resources and imagination to […]

Whatever colour your vitiligo skin is, you've got to admit it is awesome. It envelopes you and keeps you safe. It is a living, breathing, durable, stretchy, cushioned, self-mending miracle suit of armour.

100% natural and vegan hair dyes I have previously posted on the topic of permanent versus semi-permanent hair dyes and recommended various henna-based products that have worked well for me. In this post I want to talk about a further 2 chemical-free ways to colour your vitiligo hair. Having vitiligo […]

I have white patches on my skin: what should I do? If you, or someone you care about, have developed white patches on your skin and want to know what you should do about them, this vitiligo guide is for you. It was written, from first-hand experience, with the aim […]

Being thankful can promote health and beauty Having vitiligo can sometimes be depressing. But this only tends to be true when you focus on what is wrong with your life instead of what is right with it. When was the last time you counted your blessings? If the answer to […]

Another chapter in my henna story Despite my long history of widespread vitiligo, I consider myself lucky in that I have never developed much white hair. But I eventually started to grey naturally in those areas that most people eventually do. In other words, around the temples and at the […]