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During Winter... KP is not really a problem... but now that the weather starts to get warm I cannot stop thinking about it. I have KP on my legs, and a little bit on my arms, although in my arms it's not really noticeable. The problem is wearing skirts in Summer... I just can't do it, I feel very embarassed. What do you guys do? How do you deal with it? Any tips? Thank you!
For a long time I didn't wear tank tops during the summer, but then I just decided I would. It's not that bad on my arms, as long as I leave it alone. But sometimes I'll end up picking and I'll need to wear long sleeves, which is kind of uncomfortable during the summer. I never wear shorts though, as much as I'd like to. The kp isn't bad on my legs either, it's just that I have so many scars from picking, my legs look awful. I hate when people ask me why I don't wear shorts. They say, "aren't you hot? why don't you wear shorts?" and then I have to come up with some excuse. I hate it.
I have had keratosis pilaris since I was a child but I have it pretty severely now. I am VERY self conscious about my skin, I don't feel comfortable wearing warm weather clothes because it's so obvious that I have something wrong with my skin. I get tired of people asking me questions too! It really is hard to cope with.
I know things could be worse (like having cancer or some other horrible illness) but this truly affects my everyday life. I'm so glad to find this site and to learn that I'm not alone. I wish a miracle would occur that would make it disappear.
ive suffered from KP ever since i was about 10.my upper arms were not as bad as my legs which were always very bad in the summer when i got hot.i would not wear shorts as i was so ashamed of them,which made them even worse.the only thing that has ever worked for me is sunbeds. id had enough 5years ago & hired one.i probably over did it a bit as i looked like i had just come back from the sahara ! i didnt care about the dangers to my skin as i was just so unhappy.it realy worked & for me.that summer i could wear shorts for the first time in years & went swimming,i was so confident.i still use sunbeds every year to help control my kp,i know its not good for your skin but medicine has let me down so far, so i will take that chance,because id rather live a shorter happy life than a long one hidden away.this may not work for you guys & get advice on sunbeds,i was a bit stupid,but i hope you all find something which helps you,never give up,science is moving foward every day.love to you all friends,from someone else who knows what its like to grow up with KP.
I can't wear skirts or shorts for that matter. My legs are covered with red dots! I can deal with the bumps, but the red dots drive me nuts. I wish I could find a product that would reduce them...or better yet, make them go away.
my kp is just as bad in the summer as it is in winter. i have a hard time hiding it because its to hot for long sleeves. and of course people always have to ask me about it.
i have the same problem mine is just as bad if not worse in the summer than in the winter. i have tried everything that is out there and i still have it. the tanning bed does help but i get sick if laying in them but i have found that scrubbing with a loofah does help though it is uncomfortable it doed seem to make my skin a lot more smooth. good luck and hopefully we all will find what we need to help us because it really is detrimental to our self esteem, i used to be really outgoing but now i am very subdue and ver consious about the way i look and the way i dress in the summer time everyone thinks i am crazy always complaining about being hot but then i have a long sleeved shirt on. the ones that i try to explain it to do not get it. i have scarred myself very badly from the picking so not only do i have the bumps i have these awlful looking scars all over my arms. i am so glad that i am not alone hopefully we all will be self confident enough one day to just not give a damn about what other people think, but until then i will keep my long sleeves on.
hey i know how you feel i have scarred the back of my arms so bad that i have to wear long sleeves or 3/4 sleeves year round and i am very hot natured so everyone thinks i am off my rocker. and if they ever do notice the ones on my lower arms they treat me like i have some horrible disease so i know how you feel. i wish that we did not live in a society to where we are judged for stupid things such as scars, i mean really it could be a lot worse it isn't like we are contagious which by the way is how we are treated. it has really done a lot to my self esteem i just wish i could get help for that.
I am quite glad winter is approaching, I feel like i can hide my arms and the bumps and scars so much easier. On the other hand, the winter is like a green-light to pick away at the bumps. Ugh.
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