Got red bumpy skin on your upper arms and thighs, and on your buttocks? It has a name, keratosis pilaris. Try saying that 3 times fast… And if you have it, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that more than 40% of adults worldwide have KP. While not harmful, it can be annoying. In colder months it’s itchy. And in the summer, it can’t be hidden…
Those bumps are still there when you are ready to rock your fabulous new summer dress or bikini. And those cute short-shorts will be showing more than just legs. But there is help to eliminate or reduce KP.
KP is a result of too much keratin (a protein) forming in the body and plugging the hair follicles in those areas. KP is tough and doesn’t flake off as normal dead skin does. Did you know that skin, hair, nails, hooves, and horns are all made of keratin?
The consensus in the medical field seems to be that there is nothing that can be done except try different creams in the hope they will reduce the bumps. Most people find the creams don’t work because they act more like a “band-aid,” masking the problem instead of resolving it. And some actually experience that the ingredients in those lotions worsened their KP, ingredients such as lanolin.
More and more, research shows that diet plays a large role in the condition of our skin. It only makes sense: Diet affects the health of our body on the inside why wouldn’t it affect the outer layer of the body? It’s not as if our skin is disconnected from the rest of our body.
Ways to reduce or eliminate KP:
Some of the common foods that people with KP have eliminated from their diet, which in-turn reduced or cleared the skin condition entirely are, wheat, gluten, dairy products, and factory-raised meats (because of the hormones and antibiotics given to the animals–among other things). So you would want to eat organic raised meats instead.
Studies have shown KP is thought to be hereditary; this connection is often used as a way of dismissing any hope of correcting the condition. However, heredity falls inline with diet as a culprit. If heredity is the problem then diet makes sense once again. The reason is that most people eat from the traditional diet of their family’s heritage. Sure you eat foods from other ethnic traditions, but on a consistent basis (especially when you want that comfort food) you most likely choose something that your parents, grandparents, aunt, uncles and so on eat. In other words, observe what you eat and look for connections.
If you want smoother skin, try experimenting by eliminating one of the above foods, do it gradually and one at a time. And allow at least 6-8 weeks from the complete elimination of a food to notice a difference. Switch from eating factory-raised meats to organic raised and processed meats. And fill your diet with skin happy foods such as berries, carrots, fish, and green leafy vegetables!!
Other culprits that could cause or exacerbate KP are products (soaps, lotions) that contain lanolin and mineral oils, harsh detergents (commercially produced soap and shower gels), laundry soap, and dryer sheets.
Besides changing up the diet and investigating products that are applied to the skin or come in contact with it, you can improve the condition with regular exfoliation and keeping the areas moisturized.
Yum Scrub! Organics Coco-Mint, Manly-Mint Eucalyptus, and Orange You Glad Scrubs with regular use will reduce or eliminate the bumps. Not only do the scrubs soften and exfoliate the built-up keratin; the oils in them penetrate and nourish the skin with essential fatty acids. And the botanicals improve the skin’s overall condition.
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