I Have Keratosis Pilaris

[Frozen White]

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Originally Posted by kimmae17

I bought Dermadoctor KP Duty a few days ago and i can already tell the difference!! less bumps more even skin tone on my arms!

Oh nice! Did you get the body scrub?

[kimmae17]

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Originally Posted by Frozen White

Oh nice! Did you get the body scrub?

no just the creme, its GREAT

[kittykit]

I have it on my upper left arm. I never knew what it's called until I saw this thread. I have had it for a long time but it never really bothers me.

[kaylabella]

I have had this most of my life mainly on my upper arms, and there have been times that it has really bugged me, but most of the time I try and forget about it. I do get the occasional "you're sunburned already?" comment, but I can usually just ignore it. What I have found to work for the bumps is to just exfoliate or scrub really well with some kind of cleanser, and then just moisturize after. My arms are getting smoother, so I have fewer bumps to absently pick at, which is always a plus. ;D

[Frozen White]

I heard Lush's Dream Cream works really well for it too and some people has said that it's made all of the red bumps disappear. I will probably get this product next week and tell you guys how it goes.

[OliveButtercup]

I don't know if anyone has recommended this yet but coconut oil is supposed to be really good for KP. A bunch of girls use it on this other forum and they all said it helped a lot.

[Odette1303]

I have it too. Since I can remember. On my upper arms and my legs (especially on my calves). I've went to so many dermatologists, but they weren't much help.

Eventually I've found the best solution by myself (at least it's working so far).

These exfoliating gloves
Bath Gloves: Accessories: Bath - The Body Shop
I don't know why (nor is it important, as long as it works ), but they're better than any regular exfoliator that I've ever used.

And afterwards a really good body lotion, that moisturizes really well. My favorites are The Body Shop's Shea Butter
Shea Body Butter: Body Butter: Body - The Body Shop

Eucerin's body lotion with 3% urea (not sure if you have it in the US) is also fantastic, and Neutrogena's Body Repair Lotion
Neutrogena Everyday Repair Body Lotion

My skin is looking pretty good now, almost all the keratosis is gone (of course, I'll have to continue exfoliating and moisturizing a lot, because it does come back if you get lazy about it ).