What is the cause of small pimples on my hands?

Perhaps many people have this situation, that is, their hands are covered with small pimples. There are many reasons for this condition, but it is most likely caused by keratosis pilaris, which is related to genetic factors or a lack of certain elements in the body. In the face of this situation, people need to pay special attention and take timely measures to deal with it. Let's introduce in detail what is going on with the small bumps on the hands?

The small bumps on your hands are probably caused by keratosis pilaris, which is related to genetics or vitamin A deficiency. It takes a long time to heal. You can apply urea cream during the day and adapalene gel once a night or tretinoin cream once a night at night. You can also use fruit acid peel to treat it.

How to cure keratosis pilaris

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Treatment of Keratosis Pilaris

According to the pathology of keratosis follicularis, it is caused by congenital deficiency, acquired malnutrition, liver and kidney yin deficiency, blood deficiency and wind dryness, and even the disharmony of the skin's nutrition and defense. The treatment of this disease by taking orally or applying externally Chinese medicine that has the effects of moisturizing the skin, activating blood circulation, dispersing blood stasis, dispelling wind and relieving itching is very effective. Generally, the prescriptions use Chinese medicinal materials such as raw rehmannia, ophiopogon japonicus, glossy privet fruit, eclipta herb, yam meat, white peony root, American ginseng, stir-fried atractylodes, tianzi tablets, scrophularia, safflower, processed Polygonum multiflorum, wolfberry, black sesame, Polygonum multiflorum, yam, schizonepeta, and saposhnikovia divaricata, which have the functions of improving enzyme activity in the body, allowing the active enzyme to penetrate into the skin follicles, thereby stabilizing the content of epidermis and free cholesterol, and playing an important role in the stability of cell membranes. It can effectively reduce the cholesterol sulfate in the epidermis, and at the same time can effectively adjust the metabolism of cholesterol, forming more cholesterol cream to eliminate hair follicle papules.

2. Western medicine treatment of keratosis pilaris

Generally speaking, keratosis pilaris does not cause much inconvenience other than its unpleasant appearance. But the most worrying thing is that the patient will scratch it with his hands. When the patient scratches it, the tissue around the pores will cause edema. As a result, the pore openings become smaller and more easily clogged, which can cause acne and folliculitis. If scratched, scars and pigmentation will form. It will be more difficult and troublesome to treat or improve the condition at that time. Since follicular keratosis is a disease related to keratin, the general treatment is to use exfoliating ointments as the first choice, such as A acid, fruit acid, salicylic acid and urea.