Does your face get red when you drink?

[Anonymous]

When you're drinking alcohol does your face get red?
How red does it get?
What's your race and gender?

My face gets so red i look like a lobster!
Anyone have and tips on preventing this? Thanks!

[harakiri]

No, I might get a little flushed, but it isn't that noticeable. If you are Asian , it's very typical to get super red. Asians have a very efficient alcohol dehydrogenase enzyme, so you end up producing a high amount of acetaldehyde which causes the redness. Unless you put on extra foundation, I don't know how you can prevent that redness from appearing.

[Asker]

I'm white as can be so I just don't understand :( it's horrible really. Thanks for your thoughts!

[harakiri]

Oh wow... Well I hope others can help answer this question for you =]

[Asker]

Thanks :)

[zombiebabe]

i'm mixed race and my face turns red when i'm angry, when temperature is hot, when i'm worried, when i'm disappointed , when i go mad and shout at others or when i cry.. i've always been like this... but when i calm myself... i turn back to my original colour!

[GoldCobra]

No, my face turns black, like my heart :)

[Asker]

and i thought i had it bad :p

[Anonymous]

Put some powder on, drink more water in between? I don't know really :/ since it's not something you can really control, there's not much you can do about it.

[Asker]

I drink equal amounts of water when i'm drinking because I don't want to get dehydrated and i hate the taste of alcohol.. like I'll have a sip of wine then a sip of water every time.. I guess I could put make up over it but my face gets so warm that I'm constantly touching it or pressing cold things to it so I'd just ruin the make up. Thanks for your thoughts!

[JamielovesKU]

No. not really.