I always assumed that I had dry skin. That was, until I moved to Denver. The climate is so dry here... it caused the vulgaris to become unleashed. I have no idea if this is hereditary and I mistook my IV for dry skin. I'm not sure if this is acquired (which is caused by systemic disease... which is not a good thing!). All I know is that my scaly, keratinized layers haven't been shedding and so the scales are becoming more pronounced. I moisten my skin constantly (between classes, etc.). This pics are pictures of my skin while it has been moisturized. The leg fissures are hideous but--as of now--they only affect my lower leg. I'm afraid my skin will tear so... as I mentioned before... i moisture constantly. Now that I know what it actually is... I understand that moisturizing isn't enough. My skins inability to shed it's corneum stratum means that I need an alpha hydroxy acid in order to assist with the skin shedding process. I bought some AmLactin today and I hope I begin to see some improvement in my skin condition in the future weeks to come. My hands are beginning to feel and look overly keratinized (it's dark appearance and rough texture). Hopefully my hands wont turn into full blown "fish scales" as my waist has.
