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Phoebe’s Remedy for Itchy Skin

March 28, 2014 • 0  

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Welcome Phoebe Duff, fellow dermatographic ;’) Phoebe posts lovely photos on Instagram, so I reached out to her for an interview:

Skin Tome (ST): Do you try to hide the fact that you have dermatographia, or do most people know you have it?

Phoebe Duff (PD): With people I have never met before I try to hide it because I never know how they will take it. But the people close to me know.

(ST): When and how did you find out you have it?

(PD): I have had dermatographia for the past six years but only found out what it was recently when a woman was in the local news paper nicknamed ‘the human etch a sketch’ and I realised what it was.

(ST): Does it embarrass you?

(PD): Yes, all the time. Especially when I have an itch and scratch it and people mistake it for scars.

(ST): Do you take antihistamines/medication for it? If not, what do you do to manage the condition?

(PD): I don’t take anything for it. The only way I manage it is when my skin becomes irritated I use a cold flannel to calm it down.

(ST): What are your symptoms?

(PD): Just itchy skin and raised welts when scratched.

(ST): Do you think dermatographia is cool? Weird? Annoying?

(PD): Dermatographia is most defiantly the coolest skin condition there is, and me and my friends find it very interesting. Especially the unknown causes.

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(ST): Is there anything you’d like to know about dermatographia?

(PD): The only question I have is can people with dermatographia get tattoos? Because I have looked this up and have not gotten a straight answer.

I have attached a could of pictures of things my friends have drawn on me and I thought they were cool

– Phoebe 🙂

In response to your question Phoebe, I finally wrote a post about dermatographics getting tattoos! You are definitely not the first person to ask, and luckily I’ve already gotten a few tattoos so can vouch for it being okay (for me at least–everyone has different reactions).

So great to meet you, thanks for the interview!

 

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Images courtesy of Phoebe Duff

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Hi, I'm Ariana (pronounced Air-e-anna, like banana ;)!
I'm an artist and the founder of Skintome. I have dermatographia (aka skin writing), a condition that hyper-sensitizes the skin to touch, stress, diet, and chemicals. I've been making art inspired by my dermatographia for 14 years. And in doing so, have spread the word about the condition, how to treat it naturally, and how to see the beauty in it.

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Hi, I'm Ariana (pronounced Air-e-anna, like banana ;)!
I'm an artist and the founder of Skintome. I have dermatographia (aka skin writing), a condition that hyper-sensitizes the skin to touch, stress, diet, and chemicals. I've been making art inspired by my dermatographia for 14 years. And in doing so, have spread the word about the condition, how to treat it naturally, and how to see the beauty in it.

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