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I understand keratosis pilaris is an issue of excess keratin, does this excess keratin affect the hair on the head too? ie. causing it to be brittle?
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Keratosis Pilaris: Can affect hair brittleness. Check out http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/keratosis-pilaris/ds00769.
Answered 9/13/2017
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