Orange Skin (1 Viewer)

[raymondchouku]

Apparently, if you eat too many carrots then your skin will turn orange...

Can You Really Get Orange Skin From Carrots
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When you a surplus of beta-carotene foods (i.e., carrots, Squash, Sweet Potatoes) the skin on your hands and the soles of your feet may turn a orange-yellowish color. Its referred to as Carotenemia.

 

[alo]

heard of it before, but i've always wondered: how much is too much?

 

[Michael]

I knew this. Even more. Carotenoids (like beta carotene) are not real vitamin A, it has to be converted into retinol before using it. The conversion rate is low depending on the individual. So it's possible for you to have carotenemia and yet be deficient on vitamin A.

 

[raymondchouku]

are not real vitamin A, it has to be converted into retinol before using it.

wait it gets converted into retinol.. then why tf am i putting retinol serum on my skin every day...

 

[Michael]

wait it gets converted into retinol.. then why tf am i putting retinol serum on my skin every day...

Well, I have no idea why you are putting retinol on your skin. Retinol is a form of vitamin A. Those are animal based. The plant based "vitamin A" comes in the form of carotenoids, which are not real vitamin A, have to be converted first, and as I said, the conversion rate is poor. Your best bet to get adequate amounts of vitamin A is eating meat.