Sophia Ridlington, 22, was diagnosed with the skin condition psoriasis in her late teens <\/p>\n
A BRAVE young woman has revealed the scaly skin that she has hidden underneath her perfect make-up. <\/p>\n
Sophia Ridlington, 22, from Lincolnshire, was diagnosed with psoriasis a skin condition that causes red, flaky, crusty patches of skin covered with silvery scales in her late teens. <\/p>\n
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The skin condition affects her entire face and body causing a scaly texture. <\/p>\n
The psoriasis can make her skin crack and cause excruciating pain, along with the anxiety of others commenting on her looks. <\/p>\n
Sophia has only recently learned to embrace her skin, and has set up her own beauty business to share her passion for make-up products with others. <\/p>\n
In one photograph she has shared on her Instagram page, Sophia can be seen with half of her face bare and the other covered in make-up. <\/p>\n
Sophia, a bartender, said: Looking at my face covered in red itchy sores was horrendous. <\/p>\n
It affects me from head to toe but Ive only really cared about my face as thats what everyone sees. <\/p>\n
My skin often cracks and bleeds which causes me so much pain but now Ive learnt how to cover my face properly, I love doing my make-up and it gives me something to focus on. <\/p>\n
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I decided to cover half my face in make-up and leave the other half bare as I want people to see how different I look. <\/p>\n
When I have all my make-up on its hard to tell theres anything wrong. <\/p>\n
I decided to start sharing my pictures online over summer last year and now Ive started it as a business. <\/p>\n
Im hoping make-up brands will start allowing me to experiment with their products so I can share new tips online. <\/p>\n
Sophia isnt the only member of her family to be diagnosed with psoriasis so she always had an understanding of the condition. <\/p>\n
She added: Everyone on my dads side of the family has psoriasis too so they were able to help when I received my diagnosis. <\/p>\n
My skin gets incredibly scaly and I have been prescribed steroid cream which clears my skin but its only temporary, unfortunately the psoriasis is permanent and can come back at any time. <\/p>\n
Sophias passion for makeup and special effects has now grown into beauty business. <\/p>\n
The condition causes red and crusty patches with silvery scales to flare-up on the skin. <\/p>\n
They normally appear on the elbows, knees, scalp, and lower back, but can crop up anywhere on the body. <\/p>\n
The patches can sometimes be itchy or sore. <\/p>\n
Roughly 2% of the population are affected by psoriasis and and the number is roughly split equally between men and women. <\/p>\n
Its severity varies from person to person and for some people it is merely a small irritation. <\/p>\n
In more serious cases it can have a crushing impact on a sufferers life. <\/p>\n
She said: Its difficult wearing make-up all of the time because it irritates my skin but Ive spent so much time doing it that its become a huge hobby. <\/p>\n
I have worked as a make-up artist doing special effects before and I love doing make up because Ive always spent so much time on it. <\/p>\n
I studied make up and special effects in Grimsby which encouraged me to set up my business. <\/p>\n
Sophia has now learned to embrace her skin, even though a lot of her family are ashamed of having the condition. <\/p>\n
She said: My family are embarrassed of having psoriasis but I have learnt to embrace it. <\/p>\n
A lot of people ask why I wear a lot of make-up but I have shared photos before on social media to show the difference in my face. <\/p>\n
I beg any girls who have psoriasis and cover it up with make-up to moisturise your face properly before you transform yourself. <\/p>\n
I hope to encourage people in a similar positon to be comfortable with their psoriasis. <\/p>\n
Ive already received so much support on social media and people in a similar position always ask me how I cope through it. <\/p>\n
It is widely considered that psoriasis has no cure, although in 2016 ateenager who lived in agony with severe psoriasis was cured thanks to cancer drugs. <\/p>\n
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