Do you have those bumps at the tops of your arms?

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I've had them...forever!

I've tried exfoliating, moisturising, diet changes, every tip I've ever read on here including the one below which I must give credit to another poster - I'm ashamed to say I can't remember who!

I picked up this Soap and Glory 'The Scrub of your Life' tube today and have given it a try. After one use I have noticed a definite improvement both in the look and feel of my arms. I can't wait to continue using it and will update!

I use coconut oil and that has reduced them significantly. I was told moisturising was the trick.

Liz Earle body moisturising cream works for me.

The Garnier Body Tonic scrub in the yellow tube followed by the moisturiser worked wonders for me. I applied the scrub with exfoliating gloves at night (it goes bright red! Not for just before you go out sleeveless!) and it mostly cleared up after a few applications. It's fantastic for getting off patchy fake tan as well.
Don't use after shaving, I shaved then exfoliated and used the moisturiser and I hopped round the bathroom for 5 minutes, it stings!

The Eucerin creams are AMAZING! I read about them on here and ordered it for my very dry face- 2 applications and my skin is fantastic!

I also use it on my hands that get mega dry too, it's great!

It's a sign of a vitamin deficiency.

Mine disappeared after I started taking omega 3, 6 an 9 fish oil capsules.
They were meant to help my brain really, I'm glad there was some success elsewhere.

From NHS Choices website.....

What causes keratosis pilaris?

Keratosis pilaris runs in families and is inherited from your parents. If one parent has the condition, there's a one in two chance that any children they have will also inherit it.

Keratosis pilaris occurs when too much keratin builds up in the skin's hair follicles. Keratin is a protein found in the tough outer layer of skin, which causes the surface of the skin to thicken (hence the name "keratosis").

The excess keratin blocks the hair follicles with plugs of hard, rough skin. The tiny plugs widen the pores, giving the skin a spotty appearance.

It's often associated with other dry skin conditions, such as eczema and ichthyosis, which make the rash worse.

I had ds1 at the allergy consultant (proper nhs doc, not a quack) when he was little.

He asked if ds1 had eczema and when I said no, he went straight for the top of his arms looking for these little bumps. I don't remember what name he used for them, but he said it was related to eczema.

X post re eczema!

The sun gets rid of them. I spent two weeks in Tenerife and they were gone within a week...stayed away for another year afterwards too.

I have them and have been gluten and sugar free for five years and it has not made a jot of a difference to this. I would love to know what would work as I have tried everything. Will give some of these ideas a try.

I used to have them and I was very self concious of them but not particularly motivated enough to get rid of them. However, at some point they disappeared so I'm with the previous poster who mentioned that they may disappear with age. I'm 40 now, don't know when they went but gone they have.

I had them all my life until I was diagnosed with coeliacs and then they magically disappeared as soon as I went gluten free, a bonus

I have them on my arms and legs - I particularly hate them on my legs. I really feel for DD1 who also has them on her arms and legs. She has a dairy intolerance than affects her skin and makes the situation worse. Exfoliation is not something she finds acceptable - I am grateful when she will allow me to apply some moisturiser!We are moving to Australia for 2 years and am really hoping that we will see an improvement.

Roseberry I've been using mine twice a day, I don't think once was good enough as I have very very dry skin as well. The cream is very thick and if you're not use to moisturising every day I can imagine it will be a bit of a faff, but persevere. I cannot stress enough how religious you have to be putting it on or you won't notice the difference.
Now I've been using it a while I only apply on a night and use E45 on a morning.

Supplementing with vit a gets rid of them.i got rid of mine in my 20's and have been free for over 25 years now. I don't use anything topical - it's an indication of vitamin deficiency.

Mine is much worse post oartum so was wondering if there might be a hirmonal component? Thanks for tip though have been using the loccitane almond exfoliator which is lovely and quite effective but a bit spendy!

I grew out of them at around 35 (now in my forties)

Same here.

It's definitely not a low-sugar diet in my case...

I clicked as I used to have them but they went. I am hugely gluten intolerant and they went after I stopped eating it! Interesting

Is this the S&G scrub that goes hot when you use it?

DS2 has this on his arms legs and on his face. He is only 8 and so I'm reluctant to use anything but he's becoming conscious of the bumps on his face. This isn't helped by the fact that he has a spider angioma on his face which he's also self conscious about.

GP wasn't even vaguely interested in either issue and so whilst I'm reluctant to start putting random stuff on his skin I might give some of the suggestions a go.