Keratosis

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Also known as:  Keratoma

Plural:  Keratoses

 

Description

A Keratosis is any horny growth of the Skin.

 

These Substances may Alleviate Keratoses

Cosmeceuticals

 Retin-A (applied topically) may reverse pre-cancerous Keratoses of the Skin (in approximately 60% of cases). 

 

Vitamins

 Vitamin A (Retinyl Palmitate ointment applied topically) may inhibit Keratosis.  [1]

 

These Herbs may Alleviate Keratoses

 Devil's Apple (ointment applied topically) may prevent Keratosis and is an effective treatment for (and often totally cures) Keratosis.  [2]

 

Types of Keratosis

 Actinic Keratosis  (Solar Keratosis)

 Hyperkeratosis

 Keratosis Pilaris

 Warts  (type of Wart)

 

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