KP Arm pickers?

So now that I have fully committed to saying I am a picker and that I've gone to my doc for help....and have been told I'm OCD...I've been thinking about what I am OCD about...and could only think of only a couple things...not harmful...but of course I've been thinking abou tit the whole night....I can write awhole page about waht I do that is OCD....My special number 3...so will try to break my habits...today I told my husband we are only kissing once beforeyou go to work! LOL!...usually it's a 3 pucker kiss...he chuckled.... I put tripple antibiotic ointment on last night for 2nd night in arow..my arms look so much better...now...to not pick....my arms itch...I should take benadryl..but If I take benadryl I'll get really sleepy...goign to try cortizon 10 and see if that will help today.

Hi there. I am hoping by admitting online to someone that I have this disorder, it will help me quit. I used to do it in my late 20's and almost quit for awhile but have taken it up again at 42. I have little kp bumps on the backs of my arms that I pick. Which of course just makes a huge bump that really is noticeable. I pick at my back alot, and now have begun picking at my butt and legs a little....It is getting out of control and is controlling my life because it dictates what clothing I have to wear to cover up, and that keeps me from enjoying summer activities that require scant clothing. It also affects my sex life because I am loathe to be seen naked. I am trying to quit, but find myself picking without even knowing it--while I'm driving, while I'm at the computer, waking up at night to pick for hours. I have also begun to pick at my scalp for the last couple of days--this new way to pick is possibly stress induced as a friend just committed suicide....Why do i pick? I think I relate to almost everyone's answers. I am very satisfied at popping all the white dirty stuff out of my pores. Knowing or even thinking about there being something in my pores that causes a bump on my skin creates a crazy making urge to pick. It is self perpetuating because I then have to pick at the scabs which actually do itch as all scabs do when they are healing. Grrrrrrrr. Sorry this is long. years up pent up frustration here like many others. I did quit picking to a huge degree in my 20's when I got artificial nails, because the bluntness of the artificial nails made it difficult to pick effectively. The downside to that is upkeep and expense of the nails to look nice all the time. I have to quit for myself, but also for my daughter who has kp on her arms and I dont' want her to start picking. At least I will know how to watch out for the behavior. On occasion when I know I need to wear something skimpy i manage to stop picking temporarily--by cutting my fingernails extremely short, and forcing myself to scratch the "itchy" area through clothing rather than picking at skin.

So I bought the ProActive set and have been using it on face and arms..I have noticed that my little KP bumps are not so noticeable or not even there.....something to think about...

well, i have this problem too my arms are awful.... :| sun light on it every day helps a bit...

My doctor gave me steroid cream for my mild eczema, I asked if it would get rid of bumps n he said there was nothing for that (although that disagrees with what other people on this forum have said) and actually it's worked a treat. Within a week the bumps were gone, the scabs are almost gone, and the scars have flattened. For the first time since I was a kid the backs of my arms feel smooth! Ive run out already. You're not sposed to use it too much cos it thins the skin, but I want to get some more for my legs etc. The kp bumps are only on my arms but my legs are in a bad way from picking and smoothing those scars would make me feel so positive about quitting. However, I'm now using the moisturiser he gave me for when the steroid cream ran out, and there's one or two bumps back already. The point is I haven't changed my point of view, which is that getting stuff out of my skin feels clean and good. I wonder if I can ever truly change? Secondary to that though, the desire to pick is reducing. But it's early days. Without picking as a coping, numbing mechanism though, I'm finding myself feeling depressed a lot.

Guys please google 'sea buckthorn for KP' and look on the keratosis Pilaris website for a blog by someone called Sir Duckles x

I have the exact same problem with KP bumps and I have for the past 6 years. I recently moved into an apartment by myself and started working a second job and it has gotten out of control. This is the first summer where I haven't been able to get into a bathing suit... sometimes I don't even want to leave my apartment I am so embarrassed. I'm glad that I'm not the only one with this problem. It feels good to know I'm not alone .

i have found that Bio Oil helps if you use it everyday and also making sure that i have something to do all the time.

yeah i used to use bio oil too but i find that its too expensive now, so i use castor oil with a few drops of tea tree oil mixed in, i rub it into the kp bumps on my arms and face. sometimes leave it on over night otherwise i just apply the oils leave it on for a while then wash it off. castor oil is renound for skin healing and tea tree oil has antiseptic properties which should help avoid the kp from developing into whiteheads.