There are many small particles on both sides of my arms

In life, we will encounter various skin problems. So some people asked: Why do I have so many small particles on both sides of my arms? In fact, this situation is a symptom of keratosis pilaris. Keratosis pilaris is what we often call 'chicken skin'. Suffering from keratosis pilaris actually affects your appearance very much. Below we will introduce the specific treatment methods.

How is chicken skin formed?

Chicken skin is a disease of abnormal keratinization. Apart from affecting the appearance, it does no harm to the body. According to statistics, 80% of people suffer from this disease, but most people only have a few, which are not easy to detect.

Hereditary. Many patients have the disease through inheritance. Most literature believes that this disease has a genetic tendency (common in patients with ichthyosis) and is prone to occur in people with allergic or atopic constitutions, or malnutrition (especially those with vitamin A deficiency).

The late onset of the disease is related to poor vitamin A utilization and low blood vitamin A levels.

Low humidity, dry air, and certain irritants such as tar and grease may also cause this disease.

How to care for chicken skin

A relatively gentle way to exfoliate is to take a bath with bath salts (table salt also has an exfoliating effect, but the sodium in it will dry out the skin. People with "chicken skin" are better off using Dead Sea bath salts with moisturizing effects). You can also dissolve the bath salts in hot water first, then mix it with a plant-based shower gel (shower gel with more chemical agents will react chemically with the bath salts) and use it in the shower. When taking a bath with bath salts, you can also add rose and sandalwood essential oils to exfoliate and moisturize the skin.

Supplement more vitamin A. Supplementing vitamin A through diet has a certain effect. People with goose bumps can eat more carrots, cod liver oil, animal liver or vitamin A oral tablets.

The key to improving 'chicken skin' is persistence. No matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, use body lotion to nourish your skin after taking a bath. Don't be a "lazy woman" and your skin will become more beautiful.

Many people think that taking a bath every day is a good habit, but it is not good for "chicken skin". Shower gel can also remove dead skin cells to a certain extent, but bathing can also wash away the protective oils on the skin, making the skin drier. Therefore, people with "chicken skin" only need to take a bath once every 2 or 3 days in winter, or take a bath with just clean water every day without using shower gel.

Precautions

"Chicken skin" makes people want to "get rid of it as soon as possible", but squeezing, scratching, and picking with hands will cause edema of the tissues around the pores, making the pore openings smaller and more easily clogged, causing acne and folliculitis; if scratched, it will cause inflammation and pigmentation. So don't scratch or scratch.