Tag Archives: keratosis pilaris

What is the best moisturiser for dry skin?

| September 26, 2019

Dry, itchy and flaky skin affects many of us on both the face and body. So, what are the best things for it?   Dry skin is quite common, in fact 1 in 5 people who’ve done the Harley Street Emporium Skin Care Test say it is one of their concerns. Most often it’s the face that people worry about, but dry skin can also affect the body and is often worse in the colder months. Causes of dry, flaky skin Why does our skin get dry and flaky? Hereditary issues pay a role, and out skin tends to dry…

Chicken skin affects 1 in 3 people but there are remedies

| February 21, 2017

Have lumps and bumps turned your skin to sandpaper? Does it look like chicken skin?  It could be Keratosis Pilaris. Dr Haran Sivapalan explains what it is and what can be done about it. Have you ever peered closely at the skin covering an uncooked chicken drumstick or thigh piece? It looks as if it’s covered with goosebumps, almost the opposite of the surface of a golf ball. Well, for about 1 in 3 people in the UK, areas of the skin take on a similar “chicken skin” appearance. These people are said to have keratosis pilaris – a relatively…