I too have Keratosis Pilaris and I have finally found a product that is clearing it up!!!! I have used the Retin A products and the Lac Hydrin and Am Lactin....nothing has worked ... until now!!! Okay guys, you have got to try this. My arms are clearer than they have been in YEARS!! It's not even a keratosis pilaris targeted product, i just happened to stumble upon it...and it has worked beautifully.
It's called Neutrogena Multi Vitamin Acne Treatment. I know, KP isn't acne, but for some reason this stuff is clearing the bumps! For best results, use a loofah in the shower with a moisturizer, then apply this stuff after you get out of shower. I saw results in as little as 2 applications! It has moisturizers and vitamins in it, so I'm not sure what exactly is causing it to work....but it does!! Go get some! It's only about $4 a bottle. I am so happy!!!!
Dr.- those white "substances" that come out are actually trapped hair follicles. Keratosis Pilaris is in fact a term, which defines the skin as a
I have the same thing too - The bumps from the keratosis eventually develop into what looks like a small white head on the tip, but they are ALLOVER - you can pop them, and a white substance comes out of them. They are not pimples, it's part of the Keratosis I think. It's weird I know, and I have had other friends of mine tell me the same thing. What is it that is in them?
Jo:
There is a prescription product called Lac-Hydrin which has the same formula as Am-Lactin. It is advisable to use a loofah (or Buf Puf) after applying it. I'm not sure what "pops out," since the bumps of keratosis pilaris are solid ones, made up of keratin. Perhpas you have a pimple or two mixed in. Some people get better in the summer, though by no means all.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff