?Would flexitol be okay to use on a 3 year old's arms and cheeks with keratosis pilaris??
I would test it first, and I personally would be happy to use it on arms, but on the face I?d prefer to try something lighter first, say Eucerin 5% urea face cream ? the night one.
It?s one of these annoying, lifelong, incurable issues. No GP is really going to bother with/or know huge amounts about it and on most people it?s annoying, but not an issue that would cause deep distress. Plus in this country we don?t routinely pick dermatologists and see them, usually we?d be referred and usually for something more ?serious?. That said, it can be really bad on some people and they pick at it and it can then cause deep upset. Check out the kp boards and you?ll see the gamut.
Also, not everything works for lessening the symptoms for all people. Some don?t like what intense moisturisation does, they think it makes the redness look worse. Some people get on with natural oils and manual abrasion (pumice, etc)
?would this held my small psoriasis patches at all ? (elbows and knees)?
Psoriasis is a special and difficult to understand condition, but if you find intensive moisturisation helps during a flare up, feel free to try it, I think it might be too stinging though.
Mrs dumbledore, check out Paula?s Choice products or have a look at Bravura.co.uk for some of the more gentle anti-aging products (hyaluronics, BHAs, lower intensity glycolic creams). They are relatively cheap (15-25 quid) so you haven?t made a very expensive mistake.
Or take your existing retinoid and water it down a little in a base cream? But you say any amount causes irritation? Just dryness? Or redness. Dryness I can live with but inflammation, you?d be best to avoid it.