From head to toe, your skin color can change a lot in freezing temps. Maybe you were spooked the first time you saw it, but after a while, you just think it’s normal.
But this color change – from your regular shade to white or dark red – might be because of Raynaud’s disease.
What’s Raynaud’s? It messes with how your body reacts to the cold. It’s not just a little cold feeling – the color and temp changes can be intense. Dr. Melisa Lai Becker told Good Morning America: “For most, cold weather might make fingers chilly, but with Raynaud’s, hands can go ice-cold and visibly change color.”
This happens when blood flow to your fingers and toes gets cut down. The NHS says it’s common and usually not a big deal, but it can be a pain.