Okay, having posted this on another thread, it occurred to me to start a new thread.

1) Does your KP look like mine or is it different? Keep in mind I have picked mine to pieces! Pictures are in the link below...

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I finally figured out how to post them here (thanks, elc). Here they are in slideshow form: http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLandingReg.jsp?Uc=fugfchu.lc0ztje&Uy=1pnc1&Up ost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&U V=619049182406_14221188410 It'll say "Libbi's photos", but they're of my arms. (Libbi's my mom, it's her Kodak Gallery. Check out the "do more with these photos" page that appears after the slideshow. The mug is GROSS! LOL ) There's a 2 week difference between the "before arbonne" and the "after arbonne" pics. For more details, you can email me at allisonsullivan@insightbb.com or check out my other post called "Clearing up with Arbonne". I think the difference is phenomenal, but you're each entitled to your own opinion...

2) Do you think you have "contracted" KP, or is yours genetic? -make sure you ask your relatives if they have EVER had it. They may not have even known it was KP...

3) Where is your KP located?

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4) What is your lineage/background?

Feel free to edit your posts to reflect your answer to question 4.

If you haven't already given your lineage, and can say in a few words what your ancestory is, please feel free to do so. Keep in mind that we don't need the dates your ancestors rode over on the mayflower or anything, just say what your genes and your history seem to reflect. For example, I'm of Native American Indian/Mediterranean descent. My sister, however, looks more Welsh/mediterranean, so our answers would differ slightly, because I got none of the welsh, and she got none of the indian (even though we both have the mix of the 3, we don't seem it). See?


If everyone answers these questions honestly, we may be able to discern whether there are 2 different types of KP (aside from red vs. white and face vs. body). Maybe a parsite or fungus (or virus or bacteria) is responsible for some KP and genetics are to blame for others. This would also explain why some things work for some people, while doing nothing for others... If there's a virus or fungus responsible for some KP, then all the cream in the world won't cure it! It'll take prescription meds and not a cosmetic lotion from a dermatologist! Since no doctors or drug companies care to research this, let's do it ourselves!

Just list your answers to the 3 questions, please, without any drama or arguing in this thread (you know who you are )

Hey, Allison!

1. My KP is different than yours in that my "bumps" are greater in number, but smaller and less red (there's a small, red or white bump for every hair follicle in the areas where I have KP on my body - upper arms, cheeks, butt, and legs).

2. I am pretty darn sure my KP genetic, as I can trace it back to my grandmother through my mother.

I hope that helps!

Namaste,
GreenBean

Thanks GreenBean!
I should mention that my KP has been picked to pieces in that pic. I too, have a tiny white or red bump in the places that show up as craters in the pics. I don't have it on every hair follicule at the same time, but each one is subject to getting a bump at some time or another. I've just been unable to control my picking. I've never left the bumps alone long enough to get a good picture of them. Perhaps if I let a patch go without the arbonne and don't pick, I can get a picture of it for you guys... but that's asking A LOT!! As far as the amount goes, what you see is pretty typical for me. I also have (had) it on the tops of my thighs. Maybe that should be a third question: Where do you have KP? I'll edit my original post to include it.

1) My KP was small red bumps on my follicles, plus all-over redness. (You can email me at janae1823@aol.com if you want to see.)
2) I have had KP since I was a teenager. It has gotten worse since I had children, though.
3) Mine used to be only on the back of my arms. After having kids, it seemed to 'spread'. I then also had it on my forearms, thighs, neck & cheeks, and butt. While I was pregnant I also had it on my chest & back.

Janae, do you think yours is genetic, i.e. does anyone in your family have it? Or do you think you contracted it somewhere?

Well, I know that my cousin has it because she is wanting some of the Nutrimin Body Care samples. But other than her, I don't know of anyone else who has it.

1. My bumps are also greater in number and most are skin colored or pink...not red. Mine look like goosebumps all the time and are rough and scratchy.

2. I think it's genetic as my sister also has it and I think one of my parents do too.

3. I have it on my upper arms and up towards the back of my shoulders, my forearms, my entire legs and my butt.

Thanks for participating! If we get a few pages of responses, we should be able to plot a graph or something that might tell us something about which kind of KP is caused by what. Hopefully...

1. This is a picture of my right arm. (probably look different from yours since I'm Asian)

2. I think I've "contracted" it cause no one in my family has it. (Unless they have it when they were young, but they didn't even know it was KP, lol)

3. I have lots on both my arms (the upper half of it, where a short-sleeved shirt can still cover well). And a small patch with few bumps on the top of my left thigh.

I have the kind of KP that is very bumpy and very red. Lots of little red bumps!

I believe KP is genentic. I have it, my mom and sis had it and my daughter has it.

I have KP on my upper out arms very badly.

I have like a million of tiny red dots on my upper and lower legs and on my lower arms. But on my upper arms it is red and bumpy. I only have the bumps on my upper arms.

It is definitly genetic, my mother has it and my father has it a little bit, but not that bad. I know he has it because I am focused on this skin condition. But others may not notice it.

Make sure that you are slim and you eat healthily, and i mean all the recommended daily amounts of vitamins and minerals...and try to drink only water and juice, cut down on salt and sugar...get plenty of exercise and try not to get stressed or anxious about anything.

these changes will most definetely make a difference.

Genetic KP: KP is written in your DNA, therefore you cannot take it out...BUT!! you can take away all of the symptoms of KP, so the only thing that says you have it is your DNA.

Hi Khrissy, I am a slim person, I eat pretty much healthy, take vitamins, drink a lot of water, but still am I very bumpy and red... Why???? Maybe there's more I can do to eat healthier, but I hate to be on a diet all the time and think about what to eat or not to eat. I feel horrible already when I'm eating and enjoying a cooky, chocolate and other stuff. But I know I have too little excercise. That's a true thing. Maybe I will do more about that :-)

And the thing about stress: there is definitely a relation between stress and KP. I've noticed that when I'm in a stressy situation, my KP get worse.

i am actually scared of stress and anxiety because i know that if i become one of them my KP will get worse, and since i suffer from KPRF as well my face burns when i am stressed or anxious...maybe it's good that i am scared of them because my skin doesn't hurt as much.

have you been pregnant in the last 6 months, and how old are you?

i am a dedicated researcher of this disease and if you ever need my help, just ask.

All i know is that my KP walked through an open door and into my body, and i must close that door before i can destroy whatever it is causing KP. Another words i need to find the root of the problem.