Skin condition?!
Question: does anyone have any information on the skin condition kiratosis pilaris? what exactly is it? i know i have it because thats what the doctor said and i have special lotion for it and stuff but i dont understand exactly how it happens and how the bumps form from it. will anyone who knows please explain?
Answers: does anyone have any information on the skin condition kiratosis pilaris? what exactly is it? i know i have it because thats what the doctor said and i have special lotion for it and stuff but i dont understand exactly how it happens and how the bumps form from it. will anyone who knows please explain?
Yes, I have a moderate to severe case of keratosis pilaris, and have spent years with it. Your skin doesn't shed it's dead skin cells properly, and they start to grow over the hair follicles. It's pretty common in varying degrees of severity.
The kind of cream you want to get is something like Amlactin, with lactic acid in it. It's a moisturizer, but also helps to exfoliate off that rough surface. Your skin doesn't exfoliate itself the way normal skin does, so help it along with a loofa while you're cleansing, before you use the cream. There is also a cream by DermaDoctor called KP Duty, but I find the Amlactin to work much better.