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Takeisha Archbald, from Wilmington, Delaware, US, was diagnosed with vitiligo, a condition characterized by portions of the skin losing their pigment, ten years ago. However, the woman did like her new appearance so much she even refused to get treatment.
“Men love my skin. They come up to me all the time and ask to kiss my white spots or tie my shoes. They call me exotic and beautiful.
I love it. Women often come up to me and tell me I should cover myself up or get medical treatment. I find it really offensive – they seem more bothered by my vitiligo than I am,” she said.
Archie first noticed white patches around her genitalia and knees when she was eight-years-old. By the time she turned 27, her face, hands, breasts, legs, bottom and genitalia were covered with bright patches.
“They said I would have a difficult time fitting into society or that I would wake up a little bit more depressed than others. That’s never been the case, I’m still a normal woman.
I do like to wear make-up and I do like to feel sexy and all those things but not to the point where I want to cover my entire self up. Vitiligo is who I am and I just don’t allow it to take over my life.
The one thing that I can say I’ve taken away from having vitiligo is that you have to either sink or swim, you’re either going to own it or accept it and just be confident with it or you’re going to allow to take over every aspect of you.”
Archie, who is currently a single mother of two adopted daughters Alexis, 16, and Monica, 15, hopes to pass her positive outlook to her children and teach them to love themselves no matter what shape, size or colour they are.
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Write commentsI used to have vitiligo all over my body and although I accept the reasons to not want to get rid of it but personally it was something I wanted to do. I tried a million creams & supplements but nothing ever really did anything for me but I was actually able to dramatically reduce my vitiligo after browsing online and trying different methods. The 3 things that worked for me (do them all):
Reply1. Mix Turmeric Powder And Mustard Oil. This stuff works amazing by just mixing the oil with the powder, applying to the affected skin and leaving it for about 15mins before drying it off. Repeat daily or more.
2. Drink water stored in a copper utensil. This will help in increasing the production of melanin in your body and your skin will show reduced whiteness.
3. Follow every single step in the free video & in the guide seen at naturalvitiligotreatmentsystems.com to get to the root of the problem naturally!!
Try my advice and hopefully you will get as much luck with getting rid of your vitiligo as i did :) xx