KariJ,
Was just wondering if you've had any luck??? ChristyKondo mentioned that her arms were too sensetive for it and so I am curious if anyone else had any luck like I did...

no, no luck. I used the whole bottle, and my arms looked the same or even a little more red. Oh well. I go back to the dermatologist next week, so hopefully they'll have some new breakthrough.

KariJ,

That is so disappointing to me... Curious what the dif is that made it work for me??? Guess we may never know.

Hi I am new to this site. I have not been diagnosed with KP but i beleive that I do have it. I have lots of bumps on my arms and the back of my thighs, that all these years I thought I just had large pores. I beleive now after reading so many posts that I also have KP. I was wondering about this hormone cream, do you have to get a prescription for it or is it over the counter? Thanks for any info you give me!

www.arbonne.com - they have a way for you to contact a rep in their area, otherwise i know if you do some checking you can get a natural source of progesterone cream from many places. You could check out www.johnleemd.com which is where i got my information. I wish I could say that everyone who is using it is having huge success. I am starting to wonder if kp is symptomatic - that maybe like exczema it could have many different reasons for showing up. Maybe the cause of my kp is dif then others??? It seems like a running theme that people equate their kp with hormonal milestones like pregnancy or nursing - but that would not explain the male population with kp. All I can say is I used the cream for 3 weeks on the backs of my arms and they went away and stayed away. I am still awaiting a verdict on my legs. They are almost clear, but not quite 100%. If I can figure out how, I will do before and after pics for my legs. Good luck!!

I've have only tried Aquaphor on when I get cracked/dry hands during the winter months, or even on cracked heels or irratated skin. It works great. I've never even thought to use it on my arms and legs, but it's definitly worth a try. If you read the back of it, they say people who undergo radiation therapy can use it on their radiation burns. That's got to say something right there. Hmm.. it's probably worth the try tho. I've also used it on my childrens diaper rashes and it worked really well with clearing it up. It was recommended by my pediatrician for diaper rash, then I read the back and put it to use on my cracked knuckles and on hang nails and it does the trick. Let everyone know how it goes. I agree it's greasy. Good luck

I am new to KP. I am trying to find out if this is what I have. I think I had it when i was young. I would get it on my thighs. I thought it was from shaving my legs and rubbing on my jeans. I also had rough arms. Everything I read says these are the usual places for it. My but was kind of rough too. But, it went away as I got older.

Now all of a sudden I have bumps in entirely different places. They seem much smaller and softer than what I had before. That is why I am not sure. I have it all over my abdomen and the middle of my back and shoulders and the inside soft arear of my arms. Is seems that they are associated with the hair follicles.

Also, I am not young but, this could have to do with more hormone changes. I am 50 this year. I think this year I am starting to go thru changes and my cycles have gotten very irregular and PMS has gotten bad when it was not bad before. So, perhaps this is like the hormone changes when pregnant.

It is interesting that coincidentally I have just heard about Arbonne and was given samples of the Anti Aging Creams. I will have to ask about this Phyto cream? Are there any samples?

Does what I have sound like KP?

Hi Again: Also, I am surprised not to hear more about the use of AmLactin Cream. This was prescribed to me by my doctor and I thought it was the common lotion prescribed for this problem.. It is now available over the counter. It is 12% Lactic Acid neutralized with Ammonium hydroxide. and alpha-hydroxy. supposedly this natural occuring humectant in the skin is supposed to clear the follicle of keratin.

I have been using it for a week and so far I can't tell but the doctor said it could take a month to work.

Any feedback or results on this?

Judy

RMomoffour. I have just looked at the ingredients of the Prorelief. There is no projesterone in it. There is projesterone in the Phyto. I don't know how they put that in there because it would seem it would need to be prescribed by a doctor. Progesterone can be absorbed through the skin and is as powerful as taking it orally.

Judy

Hi JudyA,

I did some checking after I read you comments. There is progesterone in both phyto and prolief. It says specifically USP progesterone and the source is soy. I am of the thought that because it is a natural source of progesterone and not synthetic that that would explain the lack of rx needed. I have heard many stories of which some came from women of your age, who have weaned completely off of their rx synthetic hormones and strictly use this cream. I personally have eliminated my pms symptoms including the crazy lady syndrome and have reduced my cycles to 3 days. In addition my kp is gone. I am sort of disappointed that I haven't heard more about the cream helping others with kp and curious why it worked so well on myself. I would suggest giving it a whirl even if it is just for hormone balance. Also LOVE LOVE their anti aging line. You could certainly do your homework about the hormone cream and since it is a safe and natural way of balancing things out it may be the way to go. There are other places to get it besides arbonne. As long as it is a nutural source of progesterone. Did some reading by a Dr. www.Johnleemd.com , who devoted his life to the many whoas of estrogen dominance including breast cancer and prostate cancer in men. hate the idea of being dependent on anything but I also realized that time was changing me. It is worth it for me if I don't have to take potentially harmful rx hormone treatments in the future.

Unfortunately wish I could say it was working for everyone who tried it - the only thing I could think of is maybe because not only am I putting the cream on my kp but am also doing hormone balance, maybe that is why my kp cleared. If the others were just putting on the kp but not soft tissue areas like the cream suggests maybe that wouldn't clear it.

Ok.. i do see now the progesterone in prolief. Perhaps I will try it. but, it seems on me that my kp is on my soft tissue..(inside of arms and an my abdomen) which is really weird.

One doctor did prescribe a hormone cream for me to put on my inner arm. She did no hormone testing before prescribing it. It was to help balance the crazies. But, it made me absolutely worse and I had to stop taking it. I balanced out myself a few months later.

Judy

I was given AmLactin also by my MD and used it. It didnt do a thing for me. I am thinking about going to the Dermatologist soon because I have tried so much stuff and its not working.

Well, I wasn't sure what it was that I had and, it has been misdiagnosed for 4 months. I was using a fungicide, then cortisone, then antihistamine and nothing worked. When my doctor prescribed amlactin I was very skeptical. I used it for a few days and it didn't seem to help but I kept at it.


It is now 10 day and, it is almost gone. It is definitely working. I shower in the morning and scrub myslef with an exfoliating soap and a loofah.. then I put on the cream all over. And I put it on again in the evening. My skin has really smoothed out.

I'll let you know when it is completely gone. I'd say at this rate there should be no signs in another week

RMomoffour,

I've been using Prolief for 2.5 months now, and it's already helping me. My KP had already started to heal from the RE9 Body line, but the Prolief has relieved a lot of my other hormone imbalance symptoms (I had 31!!!): I have shorter, lighter periods, I don't have the "crazy lady syndrome" anymore (I'm only 30, ladies, it's not like I was going through menopause yet), I don't have to get up at night and go to the bathroom (for the first time since I had my daughter c-section style, 4 years ago!), my cystic acne is clearing, I'm finding less hair on the shower drain, I have less cramps, bloating, etc., the circles under my eyes are lighter & less puffy, I no longer need a personal lubricant to have sex with my husband, my sex drive is back (after a 6 month abscence- thank you very much, OrthoTriCyclin ) and I'm generally happier.

So you see, you're not the only one to have good, make that GREAT, results with Prolief! I hope all of you reading this find it as useful as we have.

You can order it at www.arbonne.com, but you need a consultant to do it. Click "shop online", look at the "Balance" section OR enter #805 in the search bar, and enter the quantity you'd like. Click "Order Now" and you'll be directed to a page that reads "Consultant Login" and "Client Login" Click on the section below Client Login that reads "Client Registration" and enter #16032446 in the Consultant ID # bar. Click continue, fill out your shipping info, and continue shopping. Remember your Client ID and you won't have to go through all the hoopla next time you re-order.

If any of you are on estrogen, there's Prolief's counterpart, Phytoprolief, which contains phytoestrogens. The idea is to wean off your Rx estrogen and onto the Phytoprolief. After a few months(6?, 12? It depends on the person) of that you wean onto the prolief and you're good to go! Goodbye nightwaking and hot flashes!

so glad to hear your having such good luck. I put the prolief directly on my kp in addition to the hormone balance directions and it really worked well. What I am wondering is if it would have cleared without putting it right on it but just doing hormone balance. I just assumed it was the direct application but wondering now if it was just the hormone balance itself. Either way it is completely gone on my arms and my legs.!!!