Sparkly Skin

Hi,
I've been trying to identify a skin condition? that my boyfriend has. Similar to the vampire characters in the movie "Twilight", my boyfriend's skin literally sparkles. At first, I noticed a sparkle on his nose, but then I looked elsewhere and I realized both his arms sparkle as well...as does the rest of his body. The sparkles are very very small and very glittery. My boyfriend said that he's had this condition since he was young, but does not know what it is called. Maybe it is something related to sweat?

If you could tell me the name of this condition/disease..I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Unfortunately I am not aware of any skin condition which can cause such sparkling of skin in normal individuals. The only conditions which I can think of us excessive production of oil or sebum on the skin by the sebaceous glands of the skin. In that case hyperhidrosis has to be ruled out.
I hope that helps. Take care and regards.

[PatGood]

I used to have that condition too. It's called the sonuvabitch is cheating on you and he forgot to wipe her glitter off. Shooting him in the groin should take care of the problem.