Vitiligo is caused by the lack of a pigment called melanin in the skin. Melanin is produced by skin cells called melanocytes, and it gives your skin its colour. In vitiligo, there are not enough working melanocytes to produce enough melanin in your skin. This causes white patches to develop on your skin or hair.

How can I prevent vitiligo?

Vitiligo Prevention Consuming food which contains vitamin B, C, amino acids and Folic acids can prevent these white patches. Adding minerals like copper, zinc, iron to your food will also help. The skin pigment cells are destroyed when the skin is affected by wounds, burns, sunburns. That can cause vitiligo.

Is vitiligo caused by a virus?

Vitiligo may be an example of an autoimmune disease triggered by viral infection in a genetically predisposed host.