Why You Keep Finding Unexplained Bruises On Your Body

This is me. Always has been. And I bruise particularly badly, especially on my legs. I bumped into the corner of my new footboard in the middle of the night last night and the mid-thigh bruise is bright purple and exquisitely painful to the touch.

I’ve always thought bruising was more related to low-iron (which I’ve always sort of had too) than skin structure. But I do have “thin skin” as does my mother, who also bruises easily. You can see the difference in skin translucence when you look at my skin versus my husband’s thicker skin.

Why You Keep Finding Unexplained Bruises On Your Body

So, nothing can really be done about this. If you’re thin-skinned like me, just stock up on your arnica!