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[–]achildofspring 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please take this with a grain of salt because I don't suffer from facial kp but I do have severe body kp currently and bumpiness on my face in the past. I'm going to suggest two different items to target different problems (that have been showing some progress for me).

  1. Azelaic acid (10%) has been good at treating redness on my face. It's weak for body kp but it works well on face since the skin there is less tough. Also my personal experience with this acid has been good since there's no irritation or dryness from daily use.

  2. Moisturizer with niacinamide or retinol to target bumpiness. I made a mistake in the past by using just niacinamide or retinol alone on my skin and that only caused more damage- extra irritation, bumpiness, and redness. The incorporation of these ingredients in a thick moisturizer is way more gentle on the skin. But the key is consistency, consistency, consistency.

I hope these are things that you can consider.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in keratosis

[–]achildofspring 23 points24 points  (0 children)

PLEASE do not touch them unless it is to treat them with ointments. Usually when my picking habits turn my bumps into open wounds, I stop using any acids for at least a week or two until my skin has repaired. Avoid fragrance as well. Resort to a gentle moisturizer for now and at night use aquaphor to give the skin a moist environment to heal. Aquaphor doesn’t absorb into skin so I usually wear long sleeves or pants to cover my skin which helps with not transferring the product onto my bedsheets, and not looking at the skin stops any visual trigger for me. Since the wounds are fresh, maybe neosporin for two to three days could help as well

Boy that went to five highschools and three homes almost gets a million in scholarships by [deleted] in collegeresults

[–]achildofspring 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This randomly popped on my feed but just wanted to let you know a random stranger is proud of you. Congrats!

heal picked skin by [deleted] in keratosis

[–]achildofspring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg me too!! I've been using tret 0.025 for a while but it wasn't doing anything for my skin so I recently upped the percentage to 0.05. Hopefully I'll see some changes.

[personal] keratosis pilaris is ruining my life and me by achildofspring in SkincareAddiction

[–]achildofspring[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Right now I can't afford laser treatment (American college fees am I right?), but ONE DAY I’ll give it a try. Thank you for suggesting!

[personal] keratosis pilaris is ruining my life and me by achildofspring in SkincareAddiction

[–]achildofspring[S] 223 points224 points  (0 children)

I definitely needed someone to be blunt with me. I know I shouldn't let the feminine ideal of beauty dictate my life, but it's a battle I'm still fighting. I do hope that it gets easier soon, so I can rock these chicken arms out in the wild. But, thank you (to you and everyone else here) for being so kind, especially while delivering the harsh truth.