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Flexitol for keratosis pilaris (chicken skin)

33 replies

OneFlewOverTheMumsNest · 29/01/2018 07:14

I've got KP down both thighs and lower legs and it really bothers me. I've read lots about how flexitol can help and thought I'd give it go. I just wondered how long it was before people saw results and how often you apply it. It's so thick that it's not ideal putting it on before dressing in the morning but I don't know if once per day will be enough. Any ideas or other suggestions for what might improve it? I want to start now so it's hopefully improved before the summer!

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andalittlebitofpixiedust · 29/01/2018 07:22

I use it on my upper arms and use it overnight. I usually have a marked improvement overnight.

It used to the the case that if I stopped using the Flexitol the KP would come back, but since I switched to soap I stead of shower gel, it has virtually disappeared. Comes back if I go back to soap.

andalittlebitofpixiedust · 29/01/2018 07:22

I mean, comes back if I go back to shower gel, sorry!

Mulberrysilk · 29/01/2018 08:35

I put it on my arms twice a day. I saw an improvement after around a week.

It's very thick so on my legs I've been using LRP ISO urea as an everyday moisturiser instead. It's good. Not as good as the flexitol but easier to keep up in the long run.

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OneFlewOverTheMumsNest · 29/01/2018 09:23

That's interesting andalittle I've been thinking about switching to soap. Have you found any particular brands are best?

mulberry where do you buy that? Flexitol is also quite expensive for the amount I have to use, I can't see a tube lasting long. I might be putting it on too thickly as well as I find it hard to rub in. I have. Also read that salicylic acid is good as an alternative too.

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thereinmadnesslies · 29/01/2018 09:50

Going gluten free completely got rid of my KP. I went gluten free for medical reasons, but it was a nice bonus when the KP went away as well.

andalittlebitofpixiedust · 29/01/2018 09:50

Cheap Simple soap is good. I was convinced to try it by the soap thread - which is like 500 posts of people talking about how soap has changed their life!

Branleuse · 29/01/2018 09:52

occasionally going over the whole area with hair removing cream helps now and again because it dissolves the keratin

Branleuse · 29/01/2018 09:52

flexitol didnt work for me. it just made me very greasy and sticky

AlannaOfTrebond · 29/01/2018 09:58

I tried flexitol and whilst it did have an effect it wasn't a miracle worker and I wasn't keen on how thick it was.

I got a sample of this www.marksandspencer.com/transforming-body-lotion-50ml/p/p60165500?prevPage=plp&pdpredirect in the M and S advent calendar and it is 100 times better. My arms were the smoothest they have ever been within a week, it sinks in straight away and smell significantly better!

AlannaOfTrebond · 29/01/2018 09:59

The cream smells better, my arms didn't have a smell problem...

WellTidy · 29/01/2018 09:59

I have KP on my upper arms and have had it for years and years. The only thing that gets rid of it for me is flexitol (or any moisturiser with urea in it). I don't use the one for feet as I too find it very, very thick and impossible to rub in and the urea content is unnecessarily high. They make one for legs with a lower urea content, I think it is called Flexitol skin balm and that has 12.5% urea. Also, Garnier hydrolock has 5% urea and is very easy to rub in. I exfoliate twice or three times a week too.

Mookatron · 29/01/2018 10:01

I have been using some cheap scrub mitts from Sainsbury's in the shower every day and my KP has completely gone. I don't know when this happened but I've been using the mitts for about 6 months.

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 29/01/2018 10:04

An acid toner will help, lactic or glycolic acid will do.

Mookatron · 29/01/2018 10:04

Gloves, not mitts. www.sainsburys.co.uk/shop/gb/groceries/sainsburys-white-bath-gloves

Honeycake50 · 29/01/2018 10:05

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magicstar1 · 29/01/2018 10:15

I started using L'Occitane shower oil, and mine disappeared after two showers. It's amazing stuff.

robertaplumkin · 29/01/2018 13:14

£150 later ive just opened up a box of chemical peels from the US in my latest battle against KP AngryAngry

preferable to giving up gluten Confused

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 29/01/2018 13:22

Roberta, just get the extra strength Nip and Fab pads.

A fiver a do.

robertaplumkin · 29/01/2018 13:35

@ChardonnaysPrettySister am i right in thinking they are glycolic? doesn't touch mine Sad I'm trying salyclic this time...

Enigma78 · 29/01/2018 13:35

Scrub gloves & Nesti Dante soap.

My skin has never been this clean and bump-free, and the beautiful scent makes it more of a luxury & less of a chore. I'm a complete convert!

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 29/01/2018 13:38

They are im afrad.

Have you tried lactic acid? TO have a couple of serums.

MrsJamin · 29/01/2018 15:40

The nip and fab glycolic scrub has been brilliant on my arms, I've actually got soft skin where it was red and bumpy!

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OneFlewOverTheMumsNest · 29/01/2018 17:57

Thank you so much everyone, this is brilliant. I shall probably end up buying everything and trying them all!

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andalittlebitofpixiedust · 29/01/2018 19:31

Simple brand soap is probably cheapest :) but fill your boots!