baths

[magicdice]

why is it that whenever i have a bath/shower, my feet & ankles are always bright pink/red for the following hour or two?

[Headtime]

Do you stand for a bit in the newly run-hot bath?

[magicdice]

no, it's just from as soon as i get in to a couple of hours after my bath. this has been happening since i can remember, but my boyfriend commented on it one day & told me it was really weird for this to happen. the rest of my body stays its normal colour, it's just from about halfway down my shins that goes red/pink

[landie]

It may be to do with poor circulation to your extremities. If you are concerned you should seek medical advice.

[magicdice]

not so much concerned, more intrigued. but i do have awful circulation anyway, always have done. interesting suggestion!

[ginger 69]

it is because the hot water breaks the small blood vessles on the top of the skin making them show up red but as a whole rather than individual.

[magicdice]

right... so why only my feet & ankles? and why does it fade? do the blood vessels magically heal after a couple of hours? it's like when you run your hands under hot water after you've been outside in the cold - they sometimes go red briefly, but soon return to their natural colour; but my feet stay red for a long time, and ALWAYS do this