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Kerotosis pilliaris, anyone else?

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Any other sufferers out there?

If you dont know what it is it's bumpy red or mottled skin op the upper arms, can affect the legs and out eyebrow area of the face.

Is what it sounds like, keratin piles, blinking annoying with no cure and its hereditary. :mad:

As there is no known cure i want to hear about what others do to lessen the effects? How the cope with it and their stories.

Many thanks
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  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    AFAIK there IS a cure and also AFAIK its something to do with not enough essenstail fatty acids in the diet, such as omega 3's.
    None of my family has it except DD i suspect cos her diet is carp - she is so fussy and will hardly eat a thing.
    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
  • lauren_1
    lauren_1 Posts: 2,067 Forumite
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    http://www.bad.org.uk/public/leaflets/keratosis.asp

    Are you sure it's KP, nothng to do with fatty acids im afraid. Its an over production of keratin in the skin or the stratum gravenousum layer does not dekeritinise propery, this layer is at its thickest on the upper arms, either fault will result in these piles.
  • lauren_1
    lauren_1 Posts: 2,067 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Sorry that was meant to be granulosum layer.
  • BB1984
    BB1984 Posts: 1,039 Forumite
    Yup! I've got it, as have all the females in my mum's side of the family. I get it on my arms only, and haven't found a way to get rid of it completely. However I find it's better if I regularly (every day) scrub the area with those exfoliating gloves you can get from boots etc. I still get the red spots, but the skin is smooth rather than having raised bumps. I try to remember to moisturise the area with cocoa butter in the hope that the redness will fade.

    bb
    :love:"Live long, laugh often, love much":love:
  • floyd
    floyd Posts: 2,722 Forumite
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    I too have KP, found that exfoliating actually made it worse :confused: I didn't go too hard, I actually used a soft bodybrush but it just made it look more red.

    Moisturizing regularly makes a tiny bit of difference but the thing that really worked for me was this stuff Dermadoctor KP duty from here http://www.dermadoctor.com

    I saw it advertised in an American magazine so picked up a tube when I was in New York and its incredible, so much so that I bought 6 tubes last time I was there as I have yet to find a UK stockist.

    Its not cheap but it works so I am willing to pay for it as I have tried every skin buff, peel and conditioning treatment there is :)
  • lauren_1
    lauren_1 Posts: 2,067 Forumite
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    I have heard of that, strangly they have pretty much the same ingediets as flexitol heel balm
  • lauren_1
    lauren_1 Posts: 2,067 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Not that i have ever tried flexitol but anythings worth a shot:rotfl:
  • floyd
    floyd Posts: 2,722 Forumite
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    ha ha thats one I haven't tried but I might give it a go if its cheaper ;)
    Not sure if the link works or not but there is an offer for a free sample of Flexitol here http://www.lookafteryourfeet.com/freeflexitol.htm
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    I read that coconut oil based moisturisers are meant to be good. I have the body shop body butter (free trial, I don't shop there anymore) and a lotion from superdrug.

    I don't know if it's the weather or the moisturisers but mine is looking better lately.

    Mine is worst on the legs, (most vivid and obvious) thank heavens they rarely see the light of day...
    My TV is broken! :cry:
    Edit: refunded £515 for TV 1.5 years out of warranty - thank you Sale of Goods Act! :j
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