Re: HELP! Confused about Lotions with LACTIC ACID

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You need to determine the source of the lactic acid. Some are from bacterial

cultures and not casein. You have to call the pharmaceutical company.

Second, the cream won't work long term. If you have to pay for it out of pocket,

then please do not.

(We have KP)

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> Recently a dermatologist recommended using a skin lotion like Lacticare to

reduce keratosis pilaris -- those relatively harmless little skin bumps that

make skin on the upper arms, etc. feel rough.

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> But I'm reading conflicting information about lactic acid in people with

mitochondrial dysfunction. I've been told that high levels of lactic acid are

one of the biomarkers of mito dysfunction. But elsewhere I've read that high

levels of lactic acid are NEEDED for mitochondria to function properly.

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> So... is a skin lotion high in lactic acid contraindicated for a child whose

lab tests show high levels of lactic acid?

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> - Hokkanen

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