Kim Kardashian — who has been open about her battle with psoriasis — shared that one of her sons is dealing with his own skin condition: vitiligo.
"It came from my mom [Kris Jenner], went to me … and I passed it on in a different form to my son, who has vitiligo very mildly," Kardashian, 43, revealed on the Monday, July 15, episode of the She MD podcast, during which she also discussed her psoriasis journey.
Though The Kardashians star — who shares daughters North, 11, Chicago, 6, and sons Saint, 8, and Psalm, 5, with ex-husband Kanye West — did not disclose which one of her boys has the condition, she also noted that all four of her children "have a little bit of eczema."
As for how she handled her little boy's vitiligo diagnosis, which she explained is now "under control," Kardashian went into full research mode.
"I didn't know anything about it, but having to learn about it and figuring out where it came from and that it's hereditary and just knowing what — learning more and being able to share that with people …," the SKIMS founder shared.
According to the Mayo Clinic, vitiligo is "a disease that causes loss of skin color in patches." The condition — which is "not life-threatening or contagious," the site notes — "occurs when cells that produce melanin [the substance that produces skin, hair and eye pigmentation] die or stop functioning."
Kardashian is also close friends with supermodel Winnie Harlow, who also has vitiligo — and who has proudly embraced it in her career.
The celebs have not only collaborated together on a KKW Beauty makeup collection, but also discussed their admiration of each other — in particular, Kardashian's impression of Harlow's confidence — in a sit-down interview in 2019.
"I've always wanted to know: How did you get so confident?" Kardashian asked Harlow at the time.
"My mom and my grandmother had a big hand in keeping me confident," the America's Next Top model alum responded.
"When you're raising kids, I want to always know — what could I do? And you've given me really good tips on things of what your grandma would do or say … or even like how she would teach your mom what not to say in front of other people. I've taken those tips," Kardashian said, remembering a story Harlow told her about an incident in which Harlow's grandmother had to educate others on how to treat Harlow with respect.
"Your grandmother said, 'Don't bring people in here and like, pull up her shirt and point out that [vitiligo] spot [on Harlow's back],'" the Hulu star recalled. "Like, [your grandma said], 'You're making her feel differently.'"
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