Peaches,

After my bumps were gone, it took almost another year for all the marks and discoloration to end. I think the best thing for evening out the skin color was being in the sun this summer.

Your boys can start oil pulling when they are five. I've read that children as young as five oil pull in India. I can just picture the whole family oil pulling together... the kids dribbling and laughing...

Molly has a good point about metal toxicity. Cilantro is so good and clears out metals, including any mercury we have absorbed from our amalgams (tooth fillings.) I chop up a large handful for my salad every day.

Post again, Molly, and let us know about your husband and his cilantro experiment.

kebod

Kebod, my boys are 15 so they COULD do it, however, that would mean they would have to stop TALKING for 20 minutes to accomplish it! LOLOL

Its just getting teens to do it is the problem.

I hope my husbands scars or whatever continue to fade, that would be awesome!

OMG!! You mean it's just gonna get worse? My 5 yr old talks constantly...even in her sleep. It's hard to get her to stop talking long enough to eat a whole meal! LOL.

I don't think it would work with her either.

Thank you so much Molly. Inexpensive but effective is right up my alley. I've been out of work for 2 yrs on an injury, and I'd really like to take care of all this cleansing to see if it helps with the injury. Certainly it can't make it worse...but if it could help my body to heal faster and get me back to work...maybe I would be able to feel better.

The only thing no one has responded to is the issue of my daughter's KP..her father has eczema...but probably KP too or maybe was misdiagnosed. Anyway..he can fend for himself. Her on the other hand, I really want to save her from the discomfort and self esteem issues later. She doesn't seem to be bothered by it...but I do notice that sometimes the bumps get bigger and with what look like whiteheaded pimples. I don't scratch them or anything...I realize this would make it worse. Also I started a diary of her diet and have been examining any changes in her condition to see if there I can find any relationships between certain foods and her condition. Probably a good idea for anyone who can't afford alternative medical testing.

Mommy of 2
I think its hard to get little kids or big kids to oil swish for various reasons. It takes commitment for anyone to WANT to heal themselves and then on top of commitment it takes a desire. Little ones don't have that and big ones typically dont want to unless their situation is bothering them so much that it spurs them to take action. My boys are not bothered enough by the kp to do anything about it. Wish they would. My daughter would never tolerate kp and would have the determination and commitment required to do it but not my boys.

If by chance you could get your daughter to eventually do the oil pulling, I think it would be soooo beneficial for her.

As for the talking....I didn't say they were talking to ME, LOL. Heavens no. When they get 15 you only WISH they would talk to you. The grass is always greener on the other side, haha, guess we need to be happy with today and not wish for tomorrow!

Peaches,

No, your sons won't try this unless they become vain enough in the hopes of attracting girls. Meanwhile, you and your husband can set an example for them. Despite wanting nothing to do with parents at times, they are taking cues from us more than we realize. I speak from experience as a mother.

Mommyof2g,

I'm sorry, but I don't have any suggestions for your daughter except to see if she can hold a teaspoon of oil for one minute. Maybe if she does it when you oil pull, she will feel like she is doing something that mommy does. Also, have you checked out "Parents' Corner"? You may find some ideas there.

My daughter-in-law told me that her 2-year old (yup, I'm a grandmother) can't understand why she doesn't talk to him while she is pulling. He says, "Talk, Mommy, talk!"

kebod

kebod, peaches, mommyof2g - I bought chewable EFA gelcaps for my 5yr old. He doesn't particularly like them but I think it's mostly the texture. I just started him on these - he doesn't eat much of anything with EFAs in it and he has some KP now but I'm most concerned about brain and health function. He actually spits the gel-shell out after chewing it up but I just ask him to chew it for 30 seconds. Just got these so he may get more accustomed to it after time. Google chewable omega-3 and you'll find several choices if you're interested.
On another note, I pulled Pumpkin Oil for the first time today. You know the color of a pumpkin seed shelled, pepitas? that green color? well, the oil kind of has that - not attractive in the teeth BUT when I blew my nose after OP, the stuff that came out was EXACTLY THAT COLOR! it was kind of hilarious. then the next was much more clear. And for the curious, before pulling (I didn't do it till I took a shower later in the morning) the mucous coming out of my nose was clear so it is going _directly_ to my sinuses for sure. there is no way that much gurgled up the back of my throat or somethng, plus I didn't _gargle_ the oil.
This reminds me of a different connection to the mucus membranes in my mouth: when I have used mosquito spray with DEET in it (I live in West Nile Virus country), I can taste the DEET in my mouth after a short period - 5, 10 minutes. Somehow it goes from my skin into my mouth membranes - it's really weird. I just switched to the other spray that has picaridin (sp?) in it - I really don't like the taste of DEET. So I wasn't all that surprised that soaking up EFAs in my mouth gets them out to my skin too. bd

Kebod, no problem with them attracting girls. The problem is the kp is not that bad, only on the backs of their arms, not really visable to them, just anoying, so not worth the trouble for them. Now the acne, whoa, that was on the face and you better believe they follow a strict protocol to keep their acne under control. So they have the determination for one but not the other.

Bunny that is VERY interesting. I would like to learn more about oil pulling with pumkin. What made you decide to do it???

hello everyone!!!
i'm new here and i'm from Australia. nice to meet you all. i've been reading throughly through this thread the past days now (currently reading up to post 30-ish lol)...and i'm game!! lol. i suffer from serious kps on my legs/thighs mainly and mild ones on my arms...and no affordable treatment has worked for me so far so i shall give this method a try and will begin tomorrow. i will also keep a brief journal of my progress and will post them up in a month or two. wish me luck lol
thankyou all and goodluck with everyone in treating keratosis pilaris (finally i know what my condition is called )

i wish for...world peace...and kp begone for all =)

Unfortunately I'm having no luck so far.
I wasn't expecting miracles, but I was expecting to see something.

My arms are smoother most days but I'm more concerned about the redness and the dots.
And I don't think my skin has ever been drier which is weird because I expected it to take really well to the oil pulling...

My first day of oil pulling lol..Im going to see how effective this method really is

BD,

Thanks for sharing about pumpkinseed oil. I have read of others trying it on the Cure Zone oil pulling forum, but haven't tried it myself. It sounds intriguing, to say the least! I think regardless of which oil we use, there is the sinus effect. You were able to tell because of the distinct color of the oil. Did the color lessen the whiteness of your teeth?

Also thank you for the suggestion to use efa gelcaps for children. Because of their body weight, I would think they need less efa's than we do, but don't know the amount. Purdue University found a link between children who were deficient in efa and had ADHD.
Reaching For New Heights To Help Our Children

And here's a web page on why the last born may have more behavioral problems than the first born due to the mother's low efa's.
UdoErasmus.com > Articles by Udo Erasmus > EFA's: Women's & Children's Health


Amulet,

I hope oil pulling is able to help you. Please keep in touch with any comments or questions.

Loz,

I'm sorry to hear OP hasn't helped you yet. What type of oil are you using and for how long have you oil pulled? Remember it may take 30 days to see changes. Perhaps you should consider changing the type of oil. Please post again.

KPMD,

I hope oil pulling helps your KP and gives you other benefits, like whiter teeth and a fresher mouth. Keep in touch.

kebod

Well, kebod, I have to sheepishly say that I haven't recreated the initial greenness - and when i can't replicate the occurrence it makes me skeptical that the green color was coming thru the sublingual or buccal membranes - maybe I _did_ snort some after all. sorry all, I hate to contribute to the goofiness that sometimes comes along with undocumented treatments - but I stand by the EFA absorption thru mucus membranes idea. Let me know if you ever hear of something similar regarding the color - it may be that on the first time it was really kicking some gunk out of my sinuses but there's less old mucus coming out after subsequent pulls? Sorry to go off on that again but it was weird! (TMI?)
My teeth are not the best gauge for this (lots of cracks in enamel that absorb tea stains) but I have seen no distinct change. Also, my bottle of Pumpkin Oil says it has 0 grams of omega-3s but has 6s and 9s. You know how concerned I am about sticking with anti-inflammatory oils so I'm not sure if i will keep up using it daily. It is very high in oleic acid (the omega9) which is good but I'm going to be vigilant about how my sinuses and joints respond, they respond the fastest. I have had a few papules on my back and calves, maybe a herx reaction to it or continued response to higher EFA intake over the last 2 months...

Many of the chewable gel caps I have looked at are very small and low dosage. the ones I purchased are dosed at 4 a day for children 3+ yrs old. I only have my child chew on 2 each day. Since they are from fish oil and he takes gummy multi-vites, i don't want to OD him on Vitmin A, do I? So as long as someone purchases the EFA caps intended for children and they follow the instructions, they should be ok - of course, consult your Dr if you have any concerns, etc...
- BD

BD,

I think the mucous color was due to your using pumpkin seed oil for the first time and it had a real sinus cleansing effect. Subsequent pulls didn't have the same effect because your sinuses were clearer. In any case, it made for a more interesting oil pull!

Regarding tooth stains, I read that baking soda fills minute cracks, of course just temporarily, but that has a tooth whitening effect.

A note on EFAs and I don't mean to diminish the importance of giving EFA to children -- but, I have started giving my cat little bits of fresh tuna and salmon (I'd give him more, but it's expensive) so that he gets a dose. A new subject to research -- EFA for pets.

kebod

Well its my 3rd day of oil pulling. Havent really noticed any difference apart from the fillings in my teeth turning silver & not the usual dull grey colour lol Hoping to see results on my arms (fingers crossed)
Kinda gagged abit when I first tried it...just the thought of oil in my mouth...but I got used to it. I think I will go and buy some coconut oil & try with that...the sesame oil still makes me wanna gag