skin care advice

Keratosis Pilaris affects 50% of the world's population. KP is a hereditary skin condition exemplified by minute, rough bumps that are often red and grater-like in texture.

Since keratosis pilaris is genetically predetermined, it is not curable. However, with proper skin treatment, KP is controlable.

Keratosis pilaris treatment is all about smoothing away the bumps and reducing the red. Therapy utilizing exfoliation and moisturizing, can improve texture and color, eliminate acne-causing plugs and help your overall skin health.

KP Duty dermatologist body scrub with chemical + physical medi-exfoliation acts as a chemical peel and microdermabrasion session in one.

KP Duty incorporates medically proven technology to treat keratosis pilaris. Potent levels of Glycolic Acid blended with Urea, a dermatologist recommended moisturizer, work to soften and dry skin and kp bumps.

KP Duty and KP Scrub control the symptoms of Keratosis Pilaris! Also available as KP Duty dry skin repair kit for a potent healthy skin solution.
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Anyone struggling with greasy, shiny, oily skin might argue that the mere existence of sebum (the medical term for skin oils) is a curse. Yet Mother Nature intended for these skin oils to serve a beneficial skincare purpose.

The source of all the trouble is the microscopic sebaceous gland, safely hidden beneath the skin surface. Sebaceous glands are part of the pilosebaceous unit (hair + oil gland).

These glands lie deep within the dermis layer of your skin. They connect with the hair shaft and empty their contents onto the

surface of the skin via the pores.

All skin surfaces, with the exception of the palms and soles, possess sebaceous glands. The area with the most oil-producing ability is the one most crowded with sebaceous glands - it's the notorious T-zone (forehead, nose and chin).

Sebaceous glands produce sebum, a complex blend of varied lipids (an assortment of fats), and dead sebaceous gland cells, (the cells that manufacture the sebum). Fats found in sebum include triglycerides, wax monoesters, squalane and...
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