Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
What is Keratosis Pilaris?
Keratosis Pilaris is a very common genetic follicular disorder manifested by the appearance of rough bumps on the skin. Primarily, it appears on the back and outer sides of the upper arms, but can also occur on thighs and buttocks or any body part except palms or soles.
An excess of the protein known as Keratin, accumulates within the hair follicles forming numerous tiny rough bumps on the skin. Sometimes, these bumps can become irritated causing the follicles to redden excessively.
Does Elicina work on Keratosis Pilaris, I do not know. My son has had KP since he was a toddler, and I knew it was genetic as his aunt has it too. He has it on both arms so I am going to apply Elicina on one arm, twice a day and on the other I am going to do only 15 minutes of Acne Blue Light Therapy 410nm (LED bulb available at Amazon.com) I will start today, September 1, 2008 and document the results with pics in the blog.
I took the pics (which is hard for a 7 year old to stand still) and unfortuately I do not have a quality digital camera for close-ups. The left arm is Elicina and the right arm is Blue Light Therapy 410nm. I do notice prior to this experiment that the sun over summer vacation really reduced the redness and the amount of KP that is why I opted for the Blue Light Therapy 410nm Treatment to test too.
An excess of the protein known as Keratin, accumulates within the hair follicles forming numerous tiny rough bumps on the skin. Sometimes, these bumps can become irritated causing the follicles to redden excessively.
Does Elicina work on Keratosis Pilaris, I do not know. My son has had KP since he was a toddler, and I knew it was genetic as his aunt has it too. He has it on both arms so I am going to apply Elicina on one arm, twice a day and on the other I am going to do only 15 minutes of Acne Blue Light Therapy 410nm (LED bulb available at Amazon.com) I will start today, September 1, 2008 and document the results with pics in the blog.
I took the pics (which is hard for a 7 year old to stand still) and unfortuately I do not have a quality digital camera for close-ups. The left arm is Elicina and the right arm is Blue Light Therapy 410nm. I do notice prior to this experiment that the sun over summer vacation really reduced the redness and the amount of KP that is why I opted for the Blue Light Therapy 410nm Treatment to test too.
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