not sure if it's KP but..

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Originally posted by andrea

Hi! Just found your board. My 4 yo daughter has bumps all over her arms and a bit on her legs. Her pedi said it was dry skin and there was nothing we could do. What I've been doing is I made a lotion with MSM and apply that as often as possible to her arms and legs and it's getting better (although not as quickly as I'd like!). If it is KP, what other remedies would you suggest? She calls them her "aliens" and would really like to get rid of them.

Andrea

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Originally posted by Vjcajun

Sorry, I don't have any advice for you, but I would like to ask you for your lotion recipe. If I read anything about kids, I'll let you know. Oh, I do need to say, that my infant daughter has eczema and it starts off looking like dots until they merge into a patch of dry skin. Baby Orajel makes an Eczema cream now (Walmart) that really helps. I have a friend that has had luck with Cetaphil. Of course, even if it is KP, extra moisture won't hurt...

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Originally posted by Andrea

For Vjcajun or anyone whose interested in lotion. Since I sell my MSM lotions, I can't give away my secret ) BUT, MSM can be added to any commercial lotion. So if you have one you like, (unless it has mineral oil or petroleum, then there's a different method to add it): het in microwave until thin (start at 50% power at 45 sec intervals). Add 10-15% MSM by WEIGHT.(I'm able to get 20-30% in my lotions, so you may be able to incorporate more) So if you heat 8oz of lotion, add .8-1.2oz MSM powder (lots of places sell powder online. I personally get mine from msm-msm.com and they carry both brands). The powder may also be dissolved in water and added to lotion. Note: this works best with THICK lotions or you'll end up with too thin lotion. Plus, adding water can inhibit the preservative system of the lotion and should be done in small amounts only and refrigerated.

If anyone has any questions about MSM in general and/or msm lotion or adding to lotions, feel free to email me (vze25yza@verizon.net though this email willl change this week when we get cable internet instead of dsl)