This is an excerpt from a website i was reading when researching keratin. I thought of EC when i read this.

"As long as I was “feeding” my body more of the nutrients to produce these 2 proteins, the fibers kept growing and the keratin kept forming in my skin. Once I stopped taking the supplements, the fibers began contracting and breaking in the skin (which caused the biting, stinging and crawling sensations in my case), and the keratins started “seeping” through to the surface more (because the natural process of skin formation is for “skin cells” to pass through the network of collagen fibers in the deep layers of skin (which were now degrading) to the surface of my skin where the keratins naturally form a protective “barrier”). I believe this is what caused my lesions (keratin puddles, not unlike severe Psoriasis which is also known as hyperkeratosis). The vitamin A may have stayed in my system longer since it is stored in the fat cells - thus my body may have been producing excess keratins longer than the collagens (even after eliminating the supplements). It is my belief that the elimination of the supplements caused my body to basically suffer a deficiency in collagens and keratins in relative terms (the excessive amounts I had created could no longer be maintained) "

Here is the link http://www.morgellons-disease-research.com/Morgellons-Message-Board/health-di...


since there is fat cell in the lips, it could be possible an excess of vitamin a is present fueling keratin growth.