Jill's Favorite - KP Duty

Hello

Thanks for taking the time to ready my blog. Each week I will be sharing with you some of my favorite things that make life a little bit better. Hopefully you will like what you read to follow it on a regular basis and pass the info along to your friends.

One morning, I noticed a myriad of tiny little bumps that resembled chicken skin on the back of my legs and elbows. Being the obsessive - compulsive type, I couldn't stop rubbing the ones on my elbows (which of course only made them look worse). A search on "dry skin bumps" revealed this is a hereditary condition, Keratosis Pilaris, and according to Mayo Clinic's web site, it's a common skin condition that causes rough patches and small, acne-like bumps, usually on the arms and thighs often from a build up of keratin. Keratin, a hard protein, protects skin from infection. Many people have it and there are a multitude of web sites that go into more detail about it in case your really want to know more.

Harmful? No! Icky? Yes!

Enter DERMAdocotor's KP Duty scrub. It's a combination microdermabrasion and chemical peel. While the combination of those two things may sound harsh, it gets rid of the bumps while leaving your skin smooth. It was developed by Andrea Kunin, an actual MD who knows a thing or two about keeping skin in tip top shape. On both the DERMAdoctor and Sephora web sites, it received excellent reviews. I ordered from DERMAdoctor; with your purchase you get to select three samples of other products sold on the site. The scrub is $40 for a 16 oz jar.

At first, I used it 2x/day (AM & PM) for about a week then once a day for a week, now I use it only when I notice the bumps coming back (KP isn't really cured). The scent is somewhat medicinal, but it's not bad and goes away pretty quickly. I also tried it as a foot scrub during my regular home pedi, and it works quite well to smooth out calloused heels. Any product that does double duty rates high in my book.

Perhaps KP Duty will become one of your new favorites to keep your skin looking its best.

Talk to you next week.

xxoo
Jill