So I can say that I've survived my first week of graduate school. Even though I am in over my head and pretty overwhelmed I am exciting that I have finally started my program. I truly haven't had anytime to just sit back and relax since school has started. I have spent almost every night reading and reviewing material from my undergrad for class. I super excited because next week we will be getting our clients and we finally get to start planning our first therapy session! This is what I'll be doing for the rest of my life... how exciting!!
Now onto the point of this blog...
I, like many others suffer from Keratosis Pilaris which is also known as "chicken skin". You know those red and white bumps that people usually have on their arms. I always been self-conscious about my skin especially since I have KP. People would always ask me if I was cold because they thought my KP were goose bumps. I always wear a cardigan or something to cover up my arms because I am that self-conscious about it... I have it pretty bad. Throughout the years I have been in search of a way to help clear up my KP.... I've ever gone to the doctors about it. The doctor prescribed me some lotion and that didn't help too much. I tried the Eucerin Intensive lotion and though it seemed to help a little I really didn't like the consistency of it. My skin felt like of sticky after application. I was tempted to try the scrub and lotion by KP derma doctor but I was completely turned off by the price. I believe it's $36 for the lotion and $44 for the scrub. Now I've heard good things about these products but I know I would be using these products daily and was not wiling to spend $80 on products.
I was at the mall one day and happened to walk pass Lush. Now I've watched many Lush haul videos and have heard all of the raves so I decided to check it out. When I went in I was helped by the most knowledgeable sales associate and she was extremely helpful. I explained to her how I have been on a search in hopes to help my KP and she recommended two products to me.
First was the Sugar Scrub
This sugar scrub contains fennel oil and ginger rhizome. This scrub also contains lavender which is suppose to have a balancing effect and encourage healthier skin. It also smells fantastic. She explained to me that with KP it is important to use a scrub a couple of times a week. This will helped to get rid of the "white bumps" associated with KP. This scrub retails for about $4.95 for a 3.5 oz. The 3.5 oz goes a long way. I bought mine in July and I still have half of it left. What I do is I break off small pieces and put that into one of those travel size soap containers and stick it in the shower. I don't take the whole thing into the shower because that would result in a lot of wasted product. I use this scrub 3-4 times a week.
The second product she recommended to me was the Buffy Bar
This bar contains ground rice and shea butter. It's suppose to not only exfoliate but to also leave your skin feeling moisturized. After you rinse off the ground rice partials on your skin in the shower you skin will feel moisturized. I have to admit that it fees kind of funny at first because you will feel like you didn't rinse everything off but once you step out of the shower your skin will feel AMAZING. I would recommend this product to even people who don't have KP. Now this bar is a bit pricey... its $22 for the 7 oz and $12 for the 3.3 oz. I bought the 3.3 oz in July and still have a whole bunch of product left. (Granted my boyfriend used my buffy bar in the shower when I first got it and thought it was just a regular soap bar and let's just say he used up a lot lol) But this bar is well worth the money. You will feel like you don't even need to moisturize like you would normally would after a shower.
Now I wish I had taken a before picture but I was kind of skeptical about this products at first. I have tried a lot of things and nothing seemed to really clear up my KP like it said it would.... that was until these two products. I alternate between these products during the week. And I have to truly say I am SO UNBELIEVABLY SATISFIED with these two products. Words can't even explain how thankful I am for these two things!! I have been on the search for the perfect product and I think my search has finally ended. If you have KP definitely try these two things out... it will be worth your time and money! Let me know if there have been any products that have worked for your KP or if you have tried out these products. Until next time! Have a wonderful day, evening, whatever it is wherever you are!
