I’ve had this condition for 21 years but only now started searching for serious answers because I knew I wanted to have a baby. I found some, but alas, not enough. -Andie Powers There just isn’t that much information out there about dermatographia. It’s mostly due to the fact that it’s so unique for everyone–it
Tag: skin writing
I agree with Aeessa, there's no need to hide dermatographia, because sometimes the welts just appear out of nowhere anyway! I've found that once people know what's up with my skin, they find it interesting and aren't weirded out by it all. In fact, they think it's cool! Here's what Aeessa has to say about
Cortisol has a reputation of being a bad hormone released by stress. The thing is, it's actually good to have a certain amount of it in your blood stream because it's anti-inflammatory. Cortisol, secreted by the adrenal glands, prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. Histamine (an inflammatory) is the cause
Melissa and I met on Instagram, and have had some nice email exchanges about skin. Turns out Melissa, like many others with dermatographia, thinks her condition is related to medication she was taking for another condition. In her case, it was hypothyroidism. This is pretty interesting because many people have told me they believe their
Recently there’s been a few awesome things in the news about dermatographia and Skin Tome. There’s been so much love coming from that exposure! Thank you everyone who has commented, emailed, and re-blogged. Our community is growing, and all of this exposure is helping shed light on dermatographia, so people know it exists and how
Through the hashtag #dermatographia, Vanessa and I met on Instagram. She makes really cool drawings on her skin, so I asked to feature her on Skin Tome. Vanessa is a young artist using her skin as inspiration. Her current project is combining and comparing the textures of dermatographia with clouds. This is interesting considering how
