# Green tinge to face? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 23, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412 "2012-08-23T20:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/1 "2012-08-23T20:22:16Z")
I get this green tinge on my face on occasion. Even when I’m not nauseous. It’s subtle, but I’m still self-conscious about it. What could be causing this and how can I make it go away? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/2 "2012-08-23T20:25:02Z")
Maybe you have a touch of [jaundice](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaundice), whcih can cause a yellowish skin tone. Depending on your natural coloring, it could appear greenish. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/3 "2012-08-23T20:32:08Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > What could be causing this I dunno > [@Diamonds02](#): > > and how can I make it go away? makeup ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/4 "2012-08-23T20:32:54Z")
Have you always had it or is this a new thing? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/5 "2012-08-23T20:51:31Z")
Are you part Vulcan? ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/6 "2012-08-23T21:41:47Z")
Maybe [hypochromic anemia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochromic_anemia). Or possibly [putrefaction](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9082906). Have you checked your pulse lately? ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/7 "2012-08-23T23:30:24Z")
Are you a zombie? ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/8 "2012-08-23T23:48:36Z")
Do you often feel envious? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CatherineZeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/9 "2012-08-23T23:55:28Z")
My mom told me that when I was a baby I ate so much squash that my skin had a yellowish tinge. Do you eat a lot of green food? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/10 "2012-08-24T00:52:54Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > I get this green tinge on my face on occasion. Even when I’m not nauseous. It’s subtle, but I’m still self-conscious about it. What could be causing this and how can I make it go away? Do you have especially fair skin? If so, perhaps the veins under your skin are more noticeable than in other people. Makeup. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/11 "2012-08-24T00:56:18Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > I get this green tinge on my face on occasion. That can’t be easy. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/12 "2012-08-24T07:25:49Z")
Maybe you’re in the matrix, and can see the code? Are you The One? ---
**Author:** ![lycopersiyum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc29f/32.png) [@lycopersiyum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lycopersiyum)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/13 "2012-08-24T09:37:19Z")
Make sure that it’s not a medical issue (see a doctor). After that, there is a huge range in skin color and I myself am blessed with a non-fair yet non-dark complexion that occasionally looks green or red, especially under fluorescent lights. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/14 "2012-08-24T10:57:00Z")
It’s probably just a skin tone issue. My (fair) skin is so yellow-toned that I look rather jaundiced next to most of my white friends, and wearing certain colors will make me look green… I recommend healthy living just in case, and foundation for days it’s bothering you. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/15 "2012-08-24T13:53:04Z")
Like the others have suggested, first be assure you are not ill. I have an ‘olive’ skin tone. I use makeup with a bit of red in it (particularly Cover Girl Loose Powder 120- it’s inexpensive and available everywhere from the pharmacy to the grocery store) to counter the green and make sure I get just a little bit of sun throughout the year to cover the green with a little bit of brown. Again, just a little bit of sun works well for me as my skin is very sun reactive. I can turn very, very brown. I just think it’s bad for your skin and not attractive to look sun baked (like “Tan-Mom”- Eek!). I also avoid some shirt/clothing colors as they add to the green. Yellow is a bad color for me. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/16 "2012-08-24T14:32:01Z")
Do you have an eating disorder? Anorexia can cause the hypochromic anemia mentioned earlier in this thread. Victorians called these girls “chlorotic” because of their greenish skin tone. ---
**Author:** ![Snerky\_Snerk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/17 "2012-08-25T13:31:29Z")
Do you find it’s only when you get angry? ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/18 "2012-08-25T14:19:34Z")
Just a reminder that Diamonds02 claims to be a black woman, so this is probably not an issue with overly fair skin. My guess is that it’s a normal variation due to lighting or clothes color. If you’re truly concerned, ask a doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/19 "2012-08-25T15:01:51Z")
Are you back on your meds? Or off them? ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412/20 "2012-08-25T15:06:16Z")
You’re probably just defying gravity. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-tinge-to-face/632412.md?page=2)