I am new here and wanted to share some of my personal knowledge I have learned on the quest to help my man and my daughter control their Keratosis Pilaris. I am not a doctor but have spent lots of hours doing research, speaking with doctors, talking with KP sufferers, and learning about skin when I started being a skin care consultant after finding something that fixed my life long eczema. I am very excited to be here and hope to learn even more.

I kept asking my daughters doctor what it was on her arms for him to tell me it was nothing to worry about. I increased lotions and one day one of the bumps got infected. Then I noticed a differant type of bump on her knee that started to grow larger by day. It was pain full to her and went to a skin surgeon to have it removed and tested. It did not come back cancerous but I asked him what did it come from? He said it can from things inside skin care and soaps that I was using on her. He told me of animal byproducts and chemicals used in the skin care today. I laughed it off, although I seen it with my own eyes and continued on.

A few years later I found a product that worked great on my eczema....I have had no bleeding on my hands since Jan 2003. Satisfied....I signed up for a wholesale account. I shared it with everyone I met but it was not until Jan 04 I decided to do it as a business. I met a lady with Keratosis Pilaris and she invited me to come learn about it. When I seen the pictures I almost passed out. It was what we were battleing with my daughter and mans skin. I returned to the doctor and he then said, yes that is what it is. Its no big deal.

To me it was. To my daughter it was. I began searching and reading and asking alot of questions to the doctors I meet in my line of work as well as the other Keratosis Pilaris sufferers I met.

My daughter has it under control, my man does occasionally. I think his occasionally is because he is a UPS driver and is covered in dust and dirt and sweat from 6am till 7pm. On weekends vacations and holidays it clears quickly.

Some tips I have learned. Avoid things that cover or clog pores such as petrolatuem duraritives. Such as vaseline, baby oil, minerial oil, petroleum, ......these tend to put a protective layer on the skin and do not allow them to breathe. Skin cannot function properly if it cannot breathe.

Avoid chemical ingredents. No good for you, your hormones, or the skin. Some chemicals such as benzene has been known to cause acoma or even death. If any of these bumps, folicals or other spots are open you are taking a chance it will get into the blood stream.

I have alot of skin information on my website in my profile that I post on my last page Awareness. I try to add it as I go.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to share this information with you. It has made a huge differance in my daughters skin by having this knowledge, I hope it will help you as well. I also look forward to learning from all of you. Please feel free to conversate with me at loveurskin@myarbonne.com

Ann Phelps