Damn I never knew what those were called before. In fact I thought they were hair follicles too sticking up because of dry skin... I was looking at those pics trying to see wtf the 'condition' was because they just look like... skin?

Relax bro. Girls are only going to freak out if YOU seem to be freaked out about it. Just be like, whatever, I have dry skin (good excuse for whatever little flaws your skin may have), get the fuck over it and make me a sammich.