Some Possible Keratosis Pilaris Treatment

In simple layman’s term, keratosis pilaris is an exfoliation problem. Instead of dead skin cells shedding when the new skin cells are formed which is an exfoliation process, the dead skin cells get stuck to the hair follicles, resulting in the bumpy patches on the skin. If you feel intimidated by the medical jargon of keratosis pilaris; focus on exfoliation instead. When your focus changes, the condition or disease doesn’t seem so intimidating after all.

Here are some possible home remedies for this condition. These are by no means proven cure, but many sufferers have claimed these methods work for them to a certain extend. First, include Vitamin E and the essential fatty acids (omega-3, omega-6, omega-9 & GLA) in your diet, as these help regulate abnormal proliferation of the outer skin layers. Simply put, they help promote a healthy exfoliation process. The skin rids the body of toxins through the exfoliation process. Daily cleansing of the body is how we help the process by washing away the dead skin cells from the body. In some cases, we may need to assist the exfoliation process with the use of exfoliating soaps or cleansers or body loofahs.

The condition, keratosis pilaris, indicates lack of moisture and imbalance immune system. You need to bring moisture back to your skin, by increasing water intake as well as moisturizing your skin. In addition, you need to restore balance through nutritions and detoxification to remove the toxins that are affecting your immune health.

Urea Creams have been recommended for treating Keratosis pilaris. However, before you use urea creams, take this into consideration. Nitrogen, which is a waste product of protein metabolism in humans, is removed from the blood and converted to urea. Urea is transferred into the urine and removed from the body. Medically it is used in creams, supposedly, to restore moisture. More natural and healthier moisturizer such as Vitamin E oil, borage oil, and a many other natural herbs/vitamins/oils can restore moisture to the skin; why use a toxic waste byproduct to do the job. In addition, most of the prescribed creams that contain urea (although it is found in natural products as well) also contain other harmful ingredients that’s not particularly good for the skin.

Here are several natural skin care options to consider:

Elicina cream – http://bioskincare.com/keratosis-pilaris.htm

Rose Hip oil

Burt’s Bees Exfoliating soap/Burt’s Bees Carrot Nutritive lotion

Burt’s Bees Vitamin E bath oil

Borage Skin Therapy lotion by Shikai/Shikai’s Moisturizing bath & shower gel

In addition, take a look at the wholehealthmd.com website to find out which food is essential to heal your condition and start adding these healthy food in your daily diet. Of course avoid those which you are allergic to. Consider a cleansing or detox program to rid the toxins from your system. You can check out the allnaturalcleanse.com website to check out the cleansing system they offer. And finally, you will need to rid your environment of the allergen/irritants (apart from food) that would cause your eczema irritation such as chlorine treated water systems, pet dander, molds, dust mites, Amalgam fillings in teeth, fluoride in toothpaste, harsh detergents, and so on.

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