Keratosis pilaris is genetic, common and harmless, and it will not scrub away. Here is what it actually is, what the evidence supports, and the four levers that change how it looks.
The instinct is to scrub. The follicle disagrees. A closer look at why physical exfoliation deepens the rough texture of keratosis pilaris, and what the follicle actually responds to.
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