Red, Sore Spotty Arms !

These eruptions fall under acne vulgaris or pimples in common words. Homeopathic medicine has good remedies like calendula, berb aqui, merc, hep sulf, to get rid of the pimples and prevent further appearance too.

Don't pick them! I know it is hard, but it just makes them worse! Try a foot cream. I know that sounds crazy, but like Dr. Scholl's overnight foot cream. It works wonders on hard skin and should help those bumps too! I am goint to start using it here soon. I will let you know how it goes.

Hi kim,
i used to get little red spots on the tops of my arms & elbows as well as on the tops of my legs & they'd get very itchy and red and worse in the winter. I recommend that you give exfoliating a try.
Lux have just brought out a lovely shower gel called 'summer message' which contains little loofah bits.Loofah is a natural exfoliant which is gentle on the skin. Be patient though because it takes a couple of weeks to see the difference.They are other exfoliators on the market such as superdrug's 'vitamin e exfoliating scrub' but its a lot harsher on sensitive skin so look out for anything with 'loofah' in it.
Like angie (hotasfrick) said dont pick them! You'll make then 10times worse and you may also introduce an infection if you have any dirt under your nails.
If all else fails (even the foot cream!) then perhaps see your doctor as you may have a skin condition,
best wishes,liz

Great advice liz. I didn't even think of that.Lol
you may also want to try acne treatments. Like, klear action. It is generic proactiv. It is meant for your face, but really anywhere that you have "acne" it may be worth a shot? I started using klear action and I love it. I have had acne since I was eight years old and this is the first thing that really works for me. I havne't tried it on my arms though, I suppose I should. It is only like twenty dollars for the set and it lasts me three months. Not bad.
But, I would try the above mentioned first. Good luck.

Angie-i was glad to be able to answer a question to something I actually knew about! Lol! I hated having those lumpy bits so im kind of obssessed with exfoliating now so they dont come back! Im on a world mission to make sure every one on the planet knows about exfoliation! Lol!

Word. Exfoliation is sooo important. I too started getting red, hard, pimple-like bumps on my arms and the back of my shoulders when I went to college about a year ago. They drove me crazy. I think for me it had something to do with moving north (from houston) to a climate that is considerably colder and less humid. My arms dried up and got really flaky. My advice is 1) invest in a good sponge to wash away dead skin 2) use an acne medication (like proactiv) to wash with 3) don't wash your hair in the shower. This was huge for me. I think the chemicals in the shampoo were really irritating my skin. Sure, it's a pain to wash your hair in the sink, but it sure as hell beats acne. The bumps on my arms have completely disappeared.
Goodluck. Hope this helps people

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what you actually have is called keratosis pilaris, a common mild condition in which the backs of the upper arms look rather like dried out, plucked chicken flesh. If this is the case, half of your children are likely to have the same future in store for them. Keratosis pilaris is hereditary. The rash is caused by firm little plugs forming in the hair follicles. The plugs themselves are made of bits of keratin, the main protein found in the outermost protective layer of skin (thus the name keratosis). These plugged follicles give the skin a raised, stippled appearance. Since the rash is associated with and worsened by dryness of the skin, most people experience a clear-cut seasonal variation -- generally worse in the winter. Although the rash changes in intensity from time to time, the baseline usually stays the same until middle adolescence, when it begins to improve. Adults who still have keratosis pilaris often experience further improvement during the middle decades. Usually it is on the arms but is also found on the backs or fronts of thighs and buttocks. Some people even experience it on the face. It is not curable but is treatable! I have had it since childhood, a terrible case of it, and have found physician who finally knew what they were talking about! I am 33! The following treatment has in 4 weeks given me silky smooth arms with very slight visible bumps (far cry from the red sometimes painful itchy bumps) I also now have a fine down of hair finally growing on my arms for the first time ever. Ok, shower and use a coarse body brush or strong loofa to scrub the bumps (all of them) with an acne body wash like neutrogena. It may be painful for the first few days, but its worth it. After you towel dry, apply lac-hydrin cream (this is prescription, so find a doctor that understands kerotosis pilaris) generously to area, then again at bedtime. Its not cheap, but you will see and feel improvment in a couple weeks maybe sooner! After they clear up, you can go to once a day to make your cream last longer. You won't be disappointed!

Als, make sure you are getting a vitamin a supplement, this will help keep your smooth skin, don't over do it on the vit. A though, you can overdose. Good luck! (i have a feeling I will be cutting and pasting this message a few times as alot of people have this problem...About 50% actually!!!)

My dermatologist said it was a form of psoriasis but he was kind of old school. He gave me a medicated cream that worked really well. It is genetic as three of my cousins have this as well. The one thing that has worked better than anything is - believe it or not - tanning. My Dermatologist said it would be okay if I limited it to like once a week and not every single week of the year. Since it generally gets worse in the winter I try to get a natural healthy (not burned and with spf 15) tan in the summer and then keep the bumps down by tanning once a week in the colder months. I also take vitamin E, fish body oil, and prenatal vitamins once a day and drink lots of water. I exfoliate in the shower and keep my skin moisturized with a body shop all natural - non-oil based lotion. I still get a few bumps now and then but it isn't nearly as bad as it was HS or College. Good luck!