The Huge, Huge Risk Factors For Keratosis Pilaris

Keratosis pilaris is a skin condition. It's so common, so common! One of the most common! Men, it means you've got dry skin patches and lots of small, red bumps. The good news? It's usually harmless! So harmless. But hold your horses, men. Keratosis pilaris is still irritating. It means your skin doesn't look good! The cause? Too much keratin building on your skin. You've heard of keratin. It's the protein that protects your skin and hair from infection!

Men, treatment for keratosis pilaris is easy. So easy! You'll want moisturizing lotion for keratosis pilaris. Why? It'll tackle dry skin! You've got other options to treat it too. You need a dermatologist here, men. They offer chemical peels for keratosis pilaris. The best peels? Clearly, they're glycolic acid peels! Retinol products work very well too. And the big powerhouse? Keratosis pilaris laser treatment! Risk factors impact treatment, though. So, men, you know what's coming. You have to know what yours is!

Eczema

So many of you have eczema, men. So many! It causes dry, dry skin and painful rashes. These rashes? Very, very itchy too! They'll even swell and fill with pus. Your skin cracks when you've got eczema too, men. Sadly, it's hard to pin down the exact cause. So sad. But those experts? They say genes are a huge, huge part of it!

Obviously, men, eczema is a serious trigger for keratosis pilaris. When you have it, you'll get keratosis pilaris at least once. At least! Your skin's compromised. That's why your risk is higher. But wait, hold your horses! Treating the rashes makes your risk so much lower. So much lower! Eczema treatment even works on keratosis pilaris!

Hay Fever

Got allergies? Men, hay fever is a huge risk factor for keratosis pilaris. Huge! This one means you've reacted to something in the air, like pollen! Hay fever means sneezing, congestion, and watery eyes. Many, many men are going to get a runny nose and sinus pressure too!

But men? Your body makes lots and lots of keratin with hay fever. Experts say it's your body fighting the allergen. They say it! The keratin protects your skin, men. It's not all good, though, you know that. The extra keratin is what makes your risk of keratosis pilaris so much higher. So much higher!

Dry Skin

So many men have dry skin. Yes, so many do! Men, dry skin's a huge issue. It makes you very, very likely to get many skin conditions. Yes, it even makes your risk of keratosis pilaris skyrocket! It does! So much. Men, when you've got dry skin, it means your skin doesn't have much moisture. It can't protect itself because of that, obviously. So obvious! The lack of protection is what makes you so much more likely to get keratosis pilaris, men. Without dry skin treatment, you're going to see your skin get very, very rough, men. The red bumps in keratosis pilaris will appear soon after that! The good news? Men, treating dry skin also treats keratosis pilaris. You can kill two birds with one stone!

Ichthyosis

Men, ichthyosis stops you from shedding dead skin cells. Your dead skin is just going to build and build! Expect dry, dry patches of skin, men. They'll be all over your body. All over! Many, many men say this condition makes the dry patches look like fish scales. The dryness makes your risk of keratosis pilaris higher. But men? It's not the biggest factor! Ichthyosis also means you have a tough, tough time getting rid of extra keratin. So that keratin? It'll get under the dry and dead skin and build there! The extra keratin is what puts you at a high risk of keratosis pilaris. Of course, you know that already! Once the keratin is trapped, red bumps come very fast. So fast!

Gender And Age

Men, it's time to get excited! Gender and age do play a huge role in your risk of keratosis pilaris. They do! Everyone knows it. But with gender? Men, women are at a higher risk than you! It's because when they get pregnant, their hormones make so much keratin. So much of it! That doesn't happen to you, men. Your body has keratin production under control without other skin conditions in the mix. Those other conditions do make your risk go up. They do.

Men, age matters too! You are more likely, so much more likely, to get keratosis pilaris when you're young. Kids and teens are the ones who make more keratin! That's why this condition goes away when you're an adult. Your body stops producing lots of keratin by the time you're 30. Yes, 30!