Does this treat the redness and bumps or just the bumps?

Most people don't have issues with the bumps and roughness. They have issue with the red dots.

Which exfoliating mitt do u use?

Interesting - I’ve never had that issue. I have used the exfoliating mitts for years with a lot of success in reducing KP.

Remember to let your skin get really warm and soft in the shower before using. But don’t soap up your body. (Soap or shower gel should be used only after the exfoliating process.) Then turn off the water and use a dry mitt on my wet skin to increase friction. Then I scrub away (not too hard, but I do use some pressure). I like to use black mitts so I can really see and appreciate how much skin comes off!

I have horrific KP, all down my arms, back, butt, legs, and even on my face. I have found that exfoliating less and moisturizing more has been the key to keeping the bumps under control. I dry brush my entire body every night, and slather myself with unscented Aveeno lotion. For my face, I exfoliate at night with a glycolic acid toner (currently using the Pixi Glow Tonic, which is 5% glycolic acid) and use a hyaluronic acid serum in addition to a heavier moisturizer than what I would use during the day (I love the Fenty Instant Reset gel cream), topped with a couple drops of pure argan oil.

Supplementing with vitamin A, D, and Omega 3s helped my KP a lot, I see ~50% reduction in symptoms with that routine. I'm not sure which vitamin(s) it is that is helping my KP since I take them all together, but that was the only thing I changed and I didn't even know it could happen and woke up one morning and my skin looked great. I stopped taking them for 3 months and my skin looked so bad that my mom noticed. Gentle physical exfoliation, alpha hydroxy acid products, and heavy moisturizing products helped my KP a lot as well. I use a washcloth and wash with a gentle soap in the shower, use a glycolic acid moisturizer, and seal it in with olive oil on my arms after it has dried down. The exact products aren't important, I've used ~5 AHA products on my arms and they all kept my bumps away, and the olive oil step could be replaced with another oil or thick moisturizer you like better.

Eucerin repair with Urea 10% helps a lot. I also sometimes use the KP scrub that is really popular. Way worse when my water is really hard. I am looking to switch to a more moisture rich body wash to see if it helps.

If you only exfoliate without moisturising a lot afterwards it's just exacerbating it

I use the Alpha skincare renewal body lotion with 12% glycolic acid twice a day. It’s gentle, has no smell (I’m looking at you AmLactin) it leaves my skin soft, tones down the redness BUT my skin is never 100% bump free. It clears about 90% of it.

I experimented with vitamin A for aging and kp made me nearly reptilian I was shedding so much.

I gotta try this. I have the same situation. ADHD, OCD, KP, derma, anxiety. It’s a nightmare having all of these and each one makes the rest worse

Thanks! I’m going to try this out.

Thankyou for this advice!

Oh I've just found this! I gotta say, forcing myself to NOT TOUCH my skin for application is a ✨ game changer 💥 I got it for 13,50€ on sale and WOW. That is SO cool. My problem is always that once I've started looking for rough/bumpy, I cannot stop. So summer - skin isn't covered by clothing - my fingertips are on he roam. But here? I just apply it and there's NO TOUCHING... Damn.

Have to add to OP - you're using too much. It's advised everywhere to use this body stick just 2-3 times per week, and if you're good with it, you can do daily. But several times per day? That's too much exfoliating acids and might have bad results down the line.

Why don't you try something else in stickform without the amount of acids (and price) of the Inkey List body stick, since you're writing you use it for the vaseliney feeling it leaves on the skin? 🫠

I’d use a glycolic acid wash or serum.

La Roche Posay Urea lotion has been a game changer for me! I tried countless scrubs, soaps, etc. This is the first time I’ve had smooth legs in the winter in like twenty years.

AmLactin is tried and true

I've never found any scrubs that helped.

I decant some glycolic acid toner into a spray bottle and apply when I get out of the shower before moisturising.

I’ve tried a ton of things that would make it better but if I lapsed a few days the KP would come back fast (dry brushing, coconut oil, Paula’s choice 2 % BHA lotion, rough and bumpy lotion, stridex, salux towels, Korean exfoliation mitts, Mario basdescu AHA shower gel)

I am now using Glytone Exfoliating Body Wash Body Therapy 8.8% on a soft loofah every time I shower and moisturizing after with either Cerave SA Lotion or a regular body lotion (Vaseline intensive care currently). I still use a salux cloth with the AHA MB shower gel before the Glytone but that’s just because I want to use it up. The Glytone took a few weeks or so to work but the KP bumps on my arms are GONE and they have stayed gone even if I don’t use it. It’s taking longer on my legs but I think that’s because my hair is super fine and I don’t shave often so they are itty bitty ingrowns, but it has made a big difference.

I put 6-8 pumps of Glytone in the loofah and step out of the shower stream to lather my arms and legs and let the lather sit a bit before washing it off (I lather the parts I want the soap to sit on first So once I’m done with the rest of my body it’s sat long enough and I rinse). In the beginning I used Cerave SA Lotion on my arms to speed the process along but have been forgetting. I am over the moon that this has really helped rather than just work temporarily. I bought it on amazon :)

I use a exfoliating mitt I got at TJ Maxx (Earth Therapeutics I believe) every day in the shower on the backs of my arms with Neutrogena Body Clear Salicylic Body Wash, and I follow it with Cerave SA Lotion for Rough and Bumpy Skin. It works like a charm!

I just started using AmLactin rapid relief and in less than a week the bumps on my legs are almost completely gone after years of having them. Nothing else (CeraVe SA body wash, eucerin rough and bumpy, exfoliating mitt, body scrubs) has worked for me. I also just got QRxLabs 10% Glycolic 2% SA peel pads and will update on how that works out.

I second this. I've been using Eucerin's 10% Urea lotion (250ml) for the last 2 months and I can say i haven't seen my Keratosis since I've used it.

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My biggest issue is finding a body wash that's not so harsh on my skin, doesn't leave me itching after my shower and is inexpensive :/

I get my mitts at Target, different brand (usually Ecotools, but my Target switches it up sometimes) and have been using them for about ten years now, love them!

I also dry brush when I remember and use the Goldbond rough & bumpy cream, but I’m not in love with it and hopefully will find some new options here :)

If anyone’s tried the Paula’s Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA, I’d love to hear your opinions.

My KP was caused by gluten intolerance 😅 I use to use body scrubs and lotions and they never worked. I went gluten free for a different reason and it ended up being the cause for me. You can have a sensitivity to it without being celiac. It's typically genetic. Otherwise, The hair follicules get extra keratin sometime too, causing KP, so use body wash and lotions that have lactic acid, vitamin A(retinol), ferrulic acid, or glycolic acid. And increase your food intake containing vitamin A. Just thought to bring it up!

Salux or any other exfoliating nylon washcloth. I have KP over my arms and shoulders, so I can scrub pretty hard at it without issue. I've found the physical exfoliation helps clear the way for the chemical exfoliators to have more of an effect.

You're welcome! Another sign of a wheat/gluten issue besides kp is often rosacea, or deep redness/rash in the face and swelling that doesnt seem to go away with skincare or medicine/herbs.

I've had it on my arms my whole life, my bf suggested coconut oil to moisture about a year ago and it's amazing

I didn't either, skin and stomach are more connected than we realize. I didn't know until I cut gluten out because of chronic fatigue syndrome and ibs. But lo and behold it also was the culprit for my many skin issues. 😅 sometimes our skin issues is a telling of something our gut isn't digesting well or is causing inflamation. I'll break out when I accidentally eat it and get kp on my arms and chest. It can develop randomly or due to stress, even antibiotics, if it isn't genetic.

When I use it daily, the Gold Bond Rough & Bumpy lotion works well to reduce the redness and texture of the KP on my upper arms. It has AHA, BHA, and urea and is $10 for a tub that lasts me several months. I haven’t tried it on any other part of my body for KP but I do use it along my bikini line a few times a week to minimize any bumps/irritation and ingrown hair. Glad this discussion is being updated! I’ll be following!

I use these nightly, straight out of the shower, and it does nothing. But my KP is relentless. I have tried everything for weeks/months at a time and everything just makes it more red and irritated-- AmLactin, Gold Bond with urea, prescription tret-- you name it I've tried it. I've just accepted my fate at this point.

I wish I had something new to add to this topic, but I find good ol' 10% urea has been the best for keeping my skin as smooth as possible considering my KP is relatively severe. I've jumped around with brands and I find it doesn't matter what cream I use.

Were Stridex the ones with BHA? I can't buy them here so I'm not sure :)

I'm in Europe right now and like u/Nomisan I'm using the Cien one from Lidl atm! In Canada I've tried Urisec, Eucerin, Garnier, and a few more I'm forgetting.

The only one I actively don't recommend is from Mixa if you're in Europe - I found the fragrance in it overwhelming.

I’ve had KP since puberty, and that combined with my picking compulsion has meant scans and bumps on my arms constantly for 16 years. Today, for the first time since I was 12, my arms are completely blemish free, and smooth as a baby’s ass thanks to MEAT TENDERIZER. I saw it in the spice aisle a couple weeks ago while grocery shopping, remembered it from SCA days of yore (c. 2014/15?), and decided to give it a go. Ingredients were sugar, salt, bromelain (pineapple enzymes), maltodextrin. I figured at worst it’d be a salt/sugar scrub. When I tell you that my skin has been utterly changed, I am not speaking hyperbolically. This shit is LIT and like $1.49. I just scrub it on in the shower every other day and leave for like a minute, then rinse. I also have been using it on my face with great results but I do it for less time.

I like it but I wouldn’t pay much more than I do for it in the US ($10 US/8.5€ for 8oz) but I imagine there are some good options in Europe we can’t get as easily over here. I’m with you on the redness! It’s not totally gone but it looks a lot better than untreated or when I’ve used just one active instead of a combo.

The first aid KP scrub has cleared mine up really quickly!! My husband even started using it and its working for him too.

Edit to add: the active ingredient in the first aid scrub is AHA

Doesnt really go away i have tried everything But KP bump eraser and urea based creams help for sure