Comments on: Keratosis Pilaris

By: A Mama's Blog

A Mama's Blog — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:58:18 +0000

Hi Sarah,

Ryan is now 6.5 and the KP has gotten MUCH better. In the summer it is almost gone. In the winter it flares up at times, but it seems like adding a humidifier at night and applying lotion really helps. I’ve had good success with Vaseline Intensive Rescue. I still add about half a teaspoon of the flax seed oil to his milk when the flare ups are bad. I remember the doctor telling us his was the worst case of KP he had ever seen when he was a baby, so there is hope. So for now it is under control. We’ll see if that changes when he is a teenager.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:42:44 +0000

Hi Mama,
My 22 month old was diagnosed with KP on her face when she was 9 months old. I’m on a quest to find the right treatment for her and I can’t wait to try your suggestions. How is your little guy doing now? Do you think it’s getting better as he gets older, or is it better because you found the right way to manage it for him? I’m dreading when my little one hits puberty, I’m terrified it will go out of control…although my sister’s KP spread from her arms to her face in highschool and the doctor said it was a little bit of a blessing since she won’t get acne since her pores were already “busy” with KP. Sure enough, aside from the KP, she never had a problem with facial acne. And the KP did go away on her face in her early twenties. Keeping our fingers crossed that are kids can one day be KP free!

By: Alicia

Alicia — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:10:54 +0000

I have suffered for years with kp. My dermatologist presribed Ketaconazole cream, but it would only clear my face and cleavage for less than 24 hours!! I decided the best thing to do would be to switch to an all natural skincare regimen.

I have been using Desert Essence’s Thouroughly Clean Face Wash (Trader Joe’s, Fruitful Yield, suprisingly cheapest @ Whole Foods $9/ 32oz!!) on my face AND body for several months now and that helps a lot!! Also I started moisturizing my face and cleavage with jojoba oil (Desert Essence brand from Trader Joe’s ). It seemed to work ok with the ketoconazole, but after running out of jojoba & ketaconazole I decided to try avocado oil ( Now brand from Fruitful Yield $6/ 4oz). Avocado oil has been my saving grace ever since!!!!

It’s been over a month since I refilled my prescription and I have not gotten more jojobe oil, but I did order a bigger container of Avocado oil from Fruitful Yield!! And a bonus is that even though Fruitful Yield does not carry the bigger size of the avocado oil you can order it online from Amazon.com or you can look in FY’s food section of the store and have them order you a bigger container for a little cheaper!!! Both can be used for cooking as well!!!

By: Gloria

Gloria — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:54:37 +0000

My 11 yr old son Nehemiah has always had this condition and always was miss diagnose for eczema and in one on his regular check ups his pediatrician recommended him to a dermatologist because he thought it was kp and it turn out it was today after months of creams and treatments he had to have a biopsy on his shoulder =0( because it has flared up so bad I really hope they can find a cure or something to that effect i feel your pain and what you are going through.I also have it and my side of the family but very mild never knew about it until his was diagnosed i never been treated for it.I just thought i had ugly skin.

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:18:22 +0000

Hi Mama’s Blog! I have had severe KP for 6 years on my arms and a little on my thighs neck, and buttocks (I’m 26; I have always had “gooseflesh”, but it didn’t become red and severe until 6 years ago). I have tried EVERYTHING, just like you have with Ryan, and last night I tried doing something very natural and it seems to have really helped! I took a buttermilk bath. I filled the tub up and pourd 8 cups (2 pints, $1.19 each at Trader Joe’s or pretty much any food store) of organic buttermilk into the warm water (make sure only warm and not HOT; hot causes dryness of the skin)and soaked for 20 minutes. I actually pored some of the undiluted buttermilk directly onto my arms and gently scubbed it in with a loofah for a few minutes. My skin was SO soft when I got out of the tub. I followed my normal skin regimen and applied avocado oil to my legs (has done wonders for the KP on my thighs) and Eucerin Dry Skin Therapy Cream to my arms (the stuff in the jar, NOT the lotion bottle; the consistency is very strange and hard to rub into the skin, but keeps my KP moisturized and soft almost all day). Today the appearance and redness on my arms is GREATLY diminished. I am going to continue trying the buttermilk bath method at least 4 times a week and see what happens! It only seems logical that the natural lactid acid in buttermilk would greatly moisturize the skin and reduce symptoms of KP. I’m crossing my fingers! Maybe you could try this with Ryan and see if it helps. Maybe he could put warmed buttermilk directly onto his face (would work best in a hot/humid environment, perhaps while bathing or showering, so his facial pores are open)and rub very gently with a wash cloth or a face loofah. Good luck!