Those little bumps on your arms...

justally · 02-12-2009, 11:02 AM

Those little bumps on your arms...Especially on the under part of you upper arm.
How the heck do you get rid of them?!?!? They really bug me. My skin's pretty nice everywhere else, so I'm really annoyed at them!

ghost69 · 02-12-2009, 11:04 AM

you work out? probably sweat bumps. need to use body wash on those areas. try aveeno.

lostandhurt · 02-12-2009, 11:09 AM

My son has those as well. We have tried different kinds of soap which helped a little. His doctor said it is no big deal but we keep an eye on them. Try using a a different type of soap for a month and see if they go down any at all.

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waveseer · 02-12-2009, 11:12 AM

Regular (twice a week) exfoliation will make them go away. Body scrubs work great for this. I had the idea all on my own from seeing people in the gym that had them (for some reason I never have) and I suggested it and it worked on every person so far.

justally · 02-12-2009, 11:53 AM

Yeah, I work out. I hope that's what they are.
I normally use a loofa and Dove's Cool Moisturizer or Nuetragena's pink grapefruit stuff. Mmm, pink grapefruit...lol.
I'll try Aveeno and a body scrub.
Thank you thank you thank you!

madmarten · 02-12-2009, 11:59 AM

Yeah these are good ideas, Also try fish oil/omega3 supplements these are great for lots of things, including the skin. Seems to have helped mine.

justally · 02-12-2009, 12:03 PM

Already take the omega 3 supplements, along with a multi-vit, b6, calcium, vit c, and an iron supplement (borderline anemic). And I drink 64 oz to 84 oz of water daily...I take a med that can cause kidney failure if I don't.

CatsMeeoow · 02-12-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by justally

Those little bumps on your arms...Especially on the under part of you upper arm.
How the heck do you get rid of them?!?!? They really bug me. My skin's pretty nice everywhere else, so I'm really annoyed at them!

I have them... they are annoying... its a type of eczema. I don't have them anywhere else. Keep them well moisturized helps... I've used a lotion that you can have a pharmacist order but its not perscription.... the name escapes me but started with an A?

Zeitgeist · 02-12-2009, 12:26 PM

It's called "keratosis pilaris" (KP). Google search it and you'll find tons of information. No cure sorry to say, but there are various remedies that can lessen them.

veneratio · 02-13-2009, 05:32 AM

I had those..never knew they had a name. Coincidentally using a loofah with body wash took care of them.

02-12-2009, 11:02 AM	#1
justally Offline Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portland, OR Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 144	Those little bumps on your arms... Those little bumps on your arms...Especially on the under part of you upper arm. How the heck do you get rid of them?!?!? They really bug me. My skin's pretty nice everywhere else, so I'm really annoyed at them!

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lostandhurt Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California Gender: Male Age: 45 Posts: 2,152	My son has those as well. We have tried different kinds of soap which helped a little. His doctor said it is no big deal but we keep an eye on them. Try using a a different type of soap for a month and see if they go down any at all. lost __________________ Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace and happiness; Trusting that I may be reasonably happy in this life and forever.

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waveseer Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a world full of possibilities. Gender: Female Age: 46 Posts: 11,065	Regular (twice a week) exfoliation will make them go away. Body scrubs work great for this. I had the idea all on my own from seeing people in the gym that had them (for some reason I never have) and I suggested it and it worked on every person so far. __________________ Whoever dies with the most "happy" wins! ~ shuttlefish profile pic explained: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl6yXBnLYYM and more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnw9TM_AAI and if you weren't convinced: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3fPtMuBtMs and if you're not sick yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTvUT_Hx4Dc to accept your partner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgP57lJvWRw

02-12-2009, 12:26 PM	#9
Zeitgeist Offline Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 800	It's called "keratosis pilaris" (KP). Google search it and you'll find tons of information. No cure sorry to say, but there are various remedies that can lessen them. __________________ “Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” "And still I dream he'll come to me That we will live the years together But there are dreams that cannot be And there are storms we cannot weather"

02-12-2009, 11:53 AM	#5
justally Offline Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portland, OR Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 144	Yeah, I work out. I hope that's what they are. I normally use a loofa and Dove's Cool Moisturizer or Nuetragena's pink grapefruit stuff. Mmm, pink grapefruit...lol. I'll try Aveeno and a body scrub. Thank you thank you thank you!

02-12-2009, 11:59 AM	#6
madmarten Offline Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 640	Yeah these are good ideas, Also try fish oil/omega3 supplements these are great for lots of things, including the skin. Seems to have helped mine.

02-12-2009, 12:03 PM	#7
justally Offline Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portland, OR Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 144	Already take the omega 3 supplements, along with a multi-vit, b6, calcium, vit c, and an iron supplement (borderline anemic). And I drink 64 oz to 84 oz of water daily...I take a med that can cause kidney failure if I don't.

02-13-2009, 05:32 AM	#10
veneratio Offline Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 764	I had those..never knew they had a name. Coincidentally using a loofah with body wash took care of them. __________________ The hardest victory is over self. The answer to being lost in a vast sea of blackness is not to find the light, but to create it.