i cant take this anymore
i have bad kp on arms up to elbow and just nasty legs
its getting so hot and evryone has perfect skin!
i just feel like cryingg
i have started to use Calmurid (5% lactic acid) because i used it before for a month and it gave me smooth skin but bright red dots which i didnt like so i stopped using it
i figured i might aswell carry on because i have nothing better
i use a scrub from clearasil just started because it has some salycylic acid
also for a few months ive been having small whiteheads like acne ones but just on my arms what is that? how do i get rid of them without making the kp worse?
please help, im desperate, this is actually ruining my life
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Im really sorry for this situation, i understand you, seeing others with perfect skin and not being able to wear sleevless shirts or skirts is awful but theres things we can do to improve.
I used a cream with ahas 5% (dove pro age) and helped me with the arms, my friends noticed less redness and bumps but this didnt help for other areas.
Salycilic acid penetrate the pores to disolve fat, this is something ahas (lactic acid) cant do and has anti inflamatory effect also. So you can try it but as lotion (at least 2% of salycilic acid), not only for scrubbing cause in this case the active ingredient is in contact with your skin just for seconds, not enough to penetrate and make a significant effect.

I dont know about the big bumps, maybe some pores clog more than the rest, did you check that with your derm?.
Use a moisturizer soap for shower. Something that helped me with the big bumps in my legs is Jergens smoothing lotion with jojoba beads (cheap), you can use this at nights and salycilic acid after the shower.
Hope this help you, keep trying, we are here to help you.

thankyouu i will try all this
i think the most frustrating thing is that there are certain times of the day when it looks awful and sometimes, like when i wake up i cant see anything at all so i forget about it, meaning i dont take as much action
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don't give up!! i'm actually seeing results with tretinoin

go for the retinol

omgg
i actually seem to have both keratosis pilaris and acne on my arms, OMGG

and also, i cant really just "check" with my derm, im not reallly sure i have a dermatologist?
i only saw one a few months ago because i was refferred by my doctor and that took like two months
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If you have 'white bumps' on your arms this is the keratin build up rather than acne. I used to think it was acne when I was your age because the bumps and the white plugs were so noticeable.

Hopefully the treatments mentioned above and elsewhere on this site will reduce the appearance of these.