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Originally posted by rue rue

Hi Mel,
I was wondering what you use on your KP personally since it seems you have a lot of insight on the disease and are suffering from it yourself. Please tell us if your KP is doing good and how you achieve that. Thanks alot. PS. This web site is fantastic!

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Originally posted by Mel

Hey rue rue, actually, my Kp battle consists of a potpourri of different approaches that
I employ as my skin deems necessary. I guess that would be the key to how
I treat my skin, according to what it seems to need. Right now, for example,
I am stocking up on my urea-based lotions for the upcoming winter months
that are brutal on my skin. During the summer, when my skin isn’t as dry, I
can exfoliate a tiny bit more (loofas seem to just tear at my skin and seem
to defeat the whole purpose of reducing redness!). If my skin gets stubborn,
for example, I might use a strong salicylic acid gel (keralyt or
hydrisalic). As far as creams and lotions go, I use a keratolytic product
immediately after coming out of the shower. Depending on how my skin is
doing, I alternate between urea 20%, AHA’s like glytone and a simple otc
moisturizer (I like Vaseline). This is my standard anti-kp routine that keeps
my skin fairly clear (not bump free, but with few enough bumps and minimal
redness). However, I recently bought a bar of sulfur soap and
I can’t wait to see if it helps and I am also eager to try the
urea/sal.acid combo out. If there is anything else you want to know, just
ask! lots of love, Mel ps. I posted my regimen earlier… see <a href="http://www.keratosispilaris.org/forum/00000067.htm">http://www.keratosispilaris.org/forum/00000067.htm</a>