What are these orange stains that have appeared on my hands overnight?

Merchant I understand carotenemia can affect feet as well as hands. It’s caused by too much Vitamin A and is found not only in carrots but also sweet potatoes, squash, citrus fruits, apricots and even green vegetables. Have you been eating more of these just lately? In my case as soon as I worked out it was red Romano peppers and stopped eating them I haven’t had it since. I did find it fades within a few days. If you are worried and if you have any other symptoms such as headaches etc then it may be best to see a doctor.

Somehow I don’t think it’s Schamburger’s disease as that affects the legs as well but I am not a doctor.

Ahhh yes I ate yellow capsicum (bell pepper) and a few mandarins yesterday evening. It has faded alot from 12 hours ago. No other symptoms =)

Mechant sounds very much like it is carotenemia or lycopenemia the same as me especially as it is now fading. Hopefully it will go completely soon. Should you get it again check what you have eaten and then avoid it!

Same thing just happened to me this morning. At first I thought it was oil from the engine, but I only removed a spark plug and this was two days ago and I did not have it yesterday. My gf thought it was weird this morning too.

I did catch a June bug with my bare hand yesterday. Maybe it pee'd on my hand idk

Im 32/M/CA

I’ve stumbled across this forum and joined so I could comment, because I’ve woken up with the same dilemma this morning and obviously freaked out!

So mine is mostly all on one hand and it also transferred onto my pyjama pants and through to my leg where my palm laid under my leg during the night. Some residue washed away in the shower but the stains still remain. It has a weird sweet smell to it. Like powdered cocoa or hot chocolate powder. The bedroom were I slept also had a this weird sweet smell to it as well.

I have started eating more tomatoes than usual but I’ve never had an issue with tomatoes before and for the last three days I’ve been taking two armaforce tablets (bottle says take one a day but I’ve taken two a day). I’ve posted a picture of the bottle. That’s all I could think of in terms of something different to my diet recently. I touch fruit and vegetables daily, always have done.

I’m 37/f/not pregnant and live in Sydney

This is the arma force I’ve been taking

Well if it’s on your pyjama trousers then it’s an outside thing dying you not something you ve ingested

You haven't touched lilies have you?

I've kept a diary of my finger staining which has happened 4 times since April. As someone who suffers from bouts of anxiety, it seems this is the most likely cause.

My diet on preceding days seems to having no correlation to the stains appearing (I eat a wide variety of things).

Most notably - the stains seem to appear after particularly stressful periods. Sometimes the day before was not so bad, so it may be a delayed response. For example I have it now after working hard on a uni assessment in the previous week.

I am so glad I started this thread and that so many people have responded. Maybe between us we can work something out but it’s reassuring to know there are many of us.

Someone on JustAnswer asked if it was related to hypothyroidism. They woke up with orange/brown stains on their hands. The health professional asked if they ate carrots, squash, spinach, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, beans, egg yolks, and or yams. The person said they ate littleof these but were told beta carotene is in many other foods including lettuce. Apparently if you have hypothyroidism it slows down the breakdown of beta carotene. The stain tends to show up in areas where sweat glands are more concentrated such as the palms of the hands.

I am not suggesting any of us suffer from hypothyroidism but I am wondering if it could also be stress related as some have suggested. Maybe stress stops us breaking down beta carotene so well so if we have eaten foods that contain it, perhaps more than usual and are stressed it has this effect?

mumofmadboys

You haven't touched lilies have you?

The pollen stains horribly and won't come out of curtains, clothing etc.

They are also very poisonous to cats and dogs.

I did meet someone years ago who said she was addicted to carrots and her skin kept turning orange; she had been to her GP for help, but she was buying bags of them in the supermarket.

Beta-carotene is also in green leafy vegetables, apricots, sweet peppers, lots of fruit and vegetables, 25Avalon

I have the same stain which is strange , it just popped up yesterday.. mines has a wierd smell to it . Smell like old pee … does anyone have any idea what this thing is

Areid we’re still trying to puzzle it out in the absence of medical knowledge. Do have a good read of previous posts and let us know if you slot in to any of the possible causes put forward.

Carotenemia?

Hello everyone! Just signed up because I figure this is the unofficial OMG-my-hands-are-orange-help Club.
I’m a 33 year old from Portugal and last week a couple of spots showed up. After trying to wash them off I figured it had something to do with a carrot cake I had a few days earlier.
The morning after It had completely changed the spots layout and they were much bigger. I freaked out and went to the doctor ASAP.
The dummy tells me it’s ink!
Seeing as I’m a tattoo artist I explained to him that I know good and well what ink is and what isn’t. I pressed him a bit about other possible causes but he just dismissed me.
The next few days the spots came and went, always changing places and sizes.
Today my girlfriend calls me stressed out. Turns out she has some spots of her own now. But here’s the thing, whatever it is, it happens during the night. I’ve even wondered if it’s some kind of bug or creepy fungus in the mattress or somehting.
Anyway let’s keep the ball rolling here, there are bound to be answers to this thing. Cheers everyone!

Carotenosis.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotenosis

So, like most people in this thread, I have woken up or during the course of the day, went from having no stains, to having fingertips and splotches of my palms colored orange.

It has only happened in the last 2 months, and I just got a confirmation from my Diabetic nurse on what was going on.

As I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, I underwent a complete overhaul on what I eat, in order to be more in line with managing the diabetes.
In the course of doing that, I have started eating more Egg, cheese and bell peppers.

With this change, plus the underlying conditions that I have, where I am likely to cause excess amount of carotenoids, which is the cause of the outermost skin layer getting tainted. For darker skinned people, the soles will likely also show the taint effect, as the Wikipedia entry states.

So there are two ways of getting this - over consumption of food that have high carotenoid content (list in wiki page), or underlying medical conditions that can cause an increase despite normal intake of the food.

In the end, Carotenosis is harmless, unless you are addicted to having perfect skin tone.

Tinea Nigra Palmaris

Definitely not tinea nigra, very different colour. This is orange ish and like you’ve touched something that had a bit of dye on it. I went to bed with clean hands last night and woke up with these. Yesterday I didn’t go outside, have no plants, no bugs, no dye, ate no carotene or citrus foods. Did and ate nothing out of the ordinary. I’m in lockdown so my life is limited to 3 rooms and little to no variation in routine or environment.

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I also woke to brown like stain on my left palm overnight, I saw posts about red peppers yes I eat them but not excessively

Is it anything to do with the Covid vaccine? I just wondered because apparently hairdressers have been reporting increased allergic reactions in clients who had previously had tints/dyes without ill effects . My hairdresser said that I must have a test every time I book highlights because of this new advice.

25Avalon

Did you ever find out what this was?

areid1997

I have the same stain which is strange , it just popped up yesterday.. mines has a wierd smell to it . Smell like old pee … does anyone have any idea what this thing is

It looks a bit like you've touched something rusty, like powdery rusty. Have you been digging at all, in the garden or anywhere, where there may be metal deposits?

Alio8 yes with the input from other posters who have experienced it. It is most definitely not a stain and as many who have experienced it have noticed appeared overnight, lasts a few days, then goes.

Other several threads if you read back we worked out it is probably either carotenosis or lycopenemia. Carotenoids are contained in many items not just carrots, and lypocenes are not just in red peppers or tomatoes. Something happens that slows the break down of beta carotene in our bodies, perhaps by excessive eating of those items, stress or a medical condition such as hypothyroidism.

I see I started this thread 18 months ago. I have not eaten red Romano peppers since and I have not experienced it since. It is most weird when you do. Most doctors as Zeca discovered have no idea what it is.

Hi all. I woke up yesterday morning with a similar condition to all of you and of course created an account so I could comment. Thank you for sharing your stories. This is very strange and so mysterious. First, I am a 50 something menopausal woman. I have a doctor’s appointment this afternoon and looking over this thread will suggest a few conditions that some of you have listed. In terms of food, I have not eaten red pepper in over a week and maybe have had four or five mini raw carrots in the last week. Don’t think it’s food related. Two questions: 1. Did any of you have this before you had the vaccine and if not, how many of you had the Pfizer vaccine? 2. Did any of you consume Cherry flavoured NyQuil the night before you woke up with this condition? Wondering if there is a link to one of these two elements. Thanks for your help. Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this.