This is a skin condition where there are white patches on your skin that grow and spread across your entire body. It is caused by loss of pigments from the layers of the skin that cause white patches. It does not cause any harm to the body but it does cause a lot of embarrassment and the affected person can lean towards depression. This tends to become a social stigma.

It affects more than one percent of the world’s population. It is more common in women than it is in men. It affects the hands, neck, back and wrist in the mentioned order.

Remedies to cure the disorder

One of the best known remedies for this disorder is the use of radish leaves. Grind the leaves into a paste and mix in white arsenic vinegar. Keep the mixture over night and then apply it on the affected area and keep it for a few hours. The mixture reacts with the skin to clear the patches. You will notice a change in the pigmentation of your skin within 2 weeks.

Another effective remedy uses turmeric and mustard seed oil. Mix turmeric with water in a ratio of 1:8. Heat the mixture till it reduces to 20 percent of the consistency. At this time the paste will be thick. Now when it cools down; add about half a liter of mustard seed oil. Now heat the mixture to evaporate all the water and have only a mixture of the oil and turmeric. Add this to your skin for a few hours every day and you will notice a visible difference in your skin pigmentation.

Red clay mixed with ginger powder and vinegar is also an effective remedy. All you have to do is massage this into your skin for a few minutes and let the paste dry. Wash it off with warm water. It helps to bring back any lost pigmentation.