Showing posts with label Keratosis Pilaris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keratosis Pilaris. Show all posts

Monday, November 9, 2009

Avon Moisture Therapy Skin Bump Minimizer


Where to buy: Currently Discontinued (I bought it from eBay)
Price: N/A (I paid $3.99 + $3.00 shipping on eBay)
Direction: Moisturize 2-3 times a day
General Rating: Pretty good
Scent: Not great, but tolerable.
Related Products: N/A
Amount used: Just start using it, about two weeks.
This is probably the best product and the most recent product I have tried, this is also a pretty popular KP treatment. It reduces KP, and minimize the existing bumps, make it generally less noticible. This kind of similar to KP duty, that it is not a very good moisturizer because the lotion stays on the top layer of your skin. I do not know the reason why this product has been discontinued, and I think it is not the first time that it has been taken down. You may be able to find this product on eBay or other sites that still have the stock of it, and be sure to compare prices around.

Aromatherapy Stress Relief Body Lotion- Tranquil Mint

Where to buy: Bath & Body Works
Price: $12-$13 (travel size $5)
Direction: Moisturize once a day
General Rating: It’s somewhat works.
Scent: Strong, some people might not like it.
Related Products: N/A
Amount used: I only used the travel size kind.
This is actually from the same post I read where I found the Vaseline Lotion, the direction the author suggested was once a day, and about 98% of her KP was gone after a week or two. Again, my result was not as great as hers, its effect for me was close to the same as the Vaseline Lotion, right around 15-25% of my KP was gone (actually more like staying the same, just keeping it from growing more back). I didn't use it for long, since I only bought the travel size just to try it, I tried it for about two weeks. This is generally a pretty good lotion, it is kind of watery as well, I think it may be a better treatment to something else (it might be able to keep the mosquito away), but for KP it's not the best.
Oh, smell it before you buy it.

Introduction to Keratosis Pilaris

What is Keratosis Pilaris? A curse. A curse of chicken skin that will follow you upon your arms and legs (some people's case, face) starting from your teenage or preteenage years to your 30s and 40s...all of the pretty years basically. It is a common skin condition, 30-40% of the world population suffers from it, mainly women. Of course, everyone's situation would be different, some people's KP maybe mild, and some people...let's just say, they refuse to wear short sleeves. It is different from acne, although it is similar to acne that it becomes worse after you consumed a lot of greasy fried food. There is no cure for Keratosis Pilaris unfortunately, it is completely harmless, just not pleasant to look at. I have suffered from it about 7-8 years, I can no longer stand the sight of it, I have been diligently searching for remedies that will reduce the bumps, scars, and redness the past year. The most commonly used would be body lotions.

These are the lotions I have used:

DERMAdoctor KP duty

Vaseline Total Moisture Conditioning Body Lotion

Aromatherapy Stress Relief Body Lotion- Tranquil Mint

Avon Moisture Therapy Skin Bump Minimizer

More to come, I will continue to search for better products. Result may vary depending on different people's skin types.

*It is also important to switch lotion once in a while because your skin will become immune to it, and it will become less affective*