Category: Keratosis pilaris

By Samantha Miller, Clinical Esthetician & Founder of The Naked Chemist | Updated: June 2026 You’ve done it. We’ve all done it. Stood in front of the mirror. Squeezed a bump. Watched that tiny white plug pop out. Satisfying? Absolutely. Helpful? Not even close. If you’re popping your keratosis pilaris, you’re not treating it; you’re […]READ MORE

By Samantha Miller, Clinical Esthetician & Founder of The Naked Chemist | Updated: June 2026 You’ve tried every lotion, every cream, every “KP miracle product” on the shelf. And those stubborn bumps won’t budge. Sound familiar? You’re not doing anything wrong. The problem isn’t your commitment to moisturizing. The problem is the type of moisturizer […]READ MORE

By Samantha Miller, Clinical Esthetician & Founder of The Naked Chemist | Updated: 2026 Tiny bumps. Rough cheeks. Texture that won’t smooth. You’ve exfoliated. Moisturised. Googled it at 2 a.m. Still there? It might not be acne. It might not be dryness. It could be keratosis pilaris. Keratosis pilaris face treatment requires a completely different […]READ MORE

By Samantha Miller, Clinical Esthetician & Founder of The Naked Chemist | Updated: April 2026 It starts subtly. Small bumps on the arms. Easy to ignore at first. Then the texture changes. Dry. Rough. Uneven. You try scrubbing. Moisturising. Maybe even acids. And somehow… your skin feels worse, not better. If you’ve been struggling with […]READ MORE

Keratosis is the Latin word for too much keratin, and pilaris means hair. By Samantha Miller, Clinical Esthetician & Founder of The Naked Chemist | Updated: 2026 Do you notice tiny bumps that sit just beneath your eyes? This is often referred to as chicken skin under eyes. Not quite milia. Not quite breakouts. Just […]READ MORE