Paula’s Choice Weightless Body Treatment 2% BHA, Salicylic Acid & Chamomile Lotion Exfoliant, Moisturizer for Keratosis Pilaris (KP) Prone Skin & Clogged Pores, Fragrance-Free by

Satisfied

NOTE: I’ve only been using this for about a week at this point.
I always had troublesome [acne, eczema, KP] skin, but it was mostly on my face. However, my skin all over has been slowly changing over these passed couple years – seemingly more oily and dehydrated – and since starting a very active/fast-paced janitorial job last year, it’s exacerbated all these issues on my body. So I’ve been searching for specific products to overhaul my entire body routine and so far this is the first one to give me any positive results – and so fast ! Nightly, I slather it on and it very literally feels ‘weightless’ [didn’t expect that @ first]. My skin felt smoother initially and its only been evening out more and more since. Current breakouts have been dissolving, and I haven’t had any new ones that I can tell. It also seems to deeply, truly hydrate, as my skin is particularly parched after a thorough cleanse, so I’m hoping w continued use that this will help curb excess oil production.
I’m very particular about ingredients, and these ingredients and their order are pretty good, which ultimately made me decide to try it out. I originally came across the AHA ‘Lotion’ which lead me to this BHA ‘Treatment’. I just wanna point out if yu’re iffy about which one to get, BHA’s cut through oil, therefore go deeper in the skin to cleanse – which is why I chose it considering my skin is oily, sweating for 8 hours, and then dehydrated, creating over-compensation of more oils. AHA’s don’t go as deep, but they’re still very effective and refreshing w less possible irritation for a drier or super sensitive skin, and a more frequent exfoliating treatment. I think it’s worth a try – a little truly goes a long way [considering the star ingredient is an acid, gotta get used to NOT slathering yur body in a thick, greasy layer, lol] and this is a decent sized container.
:: UPDATE 6.20.2018 :: Rating is still the same ! I’m only just meow getting to the end of it. My KP is pretty much gone, noticeably creeping through when I get lazy, and breakouts are manageable, few and far between, and/or cycle in and out very quickly. The routine I’ve found best with it is alternating nights with this [layered on top of an oil, especially in the winter time] and a body butter [thinly in the summer], combined with using a body brush in the shower on my specifically-KP-troubled areas every night after work. Though I was trying to avoid such an intense routine that could potentially cause unnecessary damage, I actually found that with all the activity at work, combined with the uniform and various chemicals I’m exposed to, this routine in its entirety is very beneficial – but then chilling out on the vigorous exfoliation on the days I haven’t run around like a chicken w it’s head chopped off, wielding a mop or industrial vacuum. Point being that it’s not going to be a miracle worker, but it does exactly what it says it will, with the added bonus of actually being a pleasant texture that isn’t heavy, but still moisturizing, and soaks in a timely manner.

I have KP on my elbows/forearms. and some on my knees. True chicken skin, rough white bumps with very fine ingrown hairs with a little mountain of a pore kertain plug that both slide out with tweezers – and that’s the only way I can clear the pore, but the bump remains. It has only gotten worse as I got older. I started with high % glycolic and salycic acid exfoliation pads and probably not that good of idea picking out hairs with tweezers and scarping with my nails to break them up. It didn’t do much. I have also used a much gentler silicone scrubbing pad for my face with the salycic acid wash, which did absolutely nothing. I’ve tried every exfoliation scrub ever, doesn’t work. Forever I have just wished for something capable of exfoliating these bumps of skin off and hairs like the rest of my arms. I have used this for only FOUR DAYS so far, and in combination with a rougher silicone exfoliator from Amazon, I have NEVER IN MY 30 YEARS of having this seen this many of the ingrown hairs released. The bumps are probably half the size now. I’d have maybe 10 hairs on my whole area and the rest rough bumps – now almost every pore’s hair is free – probably hundreds of them. I can tell because they’re all curly like they’ve been stuck in a pore for my whole life I want to cry. I didn’t think it’d be possible to find something affordable that works. I can’t wait to see what happens after using it consistently. I got this smaller size bottle, and even when I only put a little bit out, it goes a far way. By the time I get done with this tube, I may have normal skin at this rate! It will also be affordable and easy to continue using since KP comes back without intervention consistently. No smell, feels nice, doesn’t hurt or anything. Works great!
EDIT: Aug 17. I am astonished. My worst arm, 1/2 of the KP is gone. The rest of it, like 80% smoother than when I started – some spots are even clear. The spots on my knees no longer have ingrown hairs anymore, it’s just the skin buildup bumps. SOME OF IT IS ALL GONE. I’ve had this for as long as I can remember! Like I cannot believe it. At this rate, I feel like it’s going to go through the stubborn parts, but this might be all gone in a month! I still have quite a bit left, I put maybe a dime’s worth on my elbows and pea size between the small 1″ section on my knees. I put it on daily. I have also been using the rough silicone exfoliator in the shower I mentioned too – that is helping get some of the old stuff from the lotion sloughed off!

Very happy with the results. I use it to avoid ingrown hair on my legs, and this is the only thing that works for me. I bought it once again.