Dermatologist Reviews Remedy KP Body Scrub & Moisturizer

Ajouté : 2026-05-29

[00:00:00]Well, hey guys. Welcome back. If you're new here, I'm Dr. Dre. I'm a board-certified dermatologist. Today, we're going to be talking about two products from Remedy Skin that are marketed for keratossis polyaris body bumps, rough texture, and dry skin.

[00:00:13]We're going to be talking about their KP exfoliating body scrub, and revisiting their KP exfoliating body moisturizer.

[00:00:21]I've been using these for a while now, and I have some thoughts. So, in this video, we're going to talk about the ingredients, who they might be good for, what they can help with, how they compare to some other options on the market, ultimately if I think they are worth it. But if you struggle with KP, rough skin texture, crepey skin, dry skin, keep watching because these are products that are aimed at you. Let's revisit keratossis pilaris for a moment.

[00:00:46]I do have a lot of content on my channel about this condition. It's extremely common. It shows up as these little dry rough bumps around the hair follicle. It can happen on the arms, the thighs, the cheeks, but really any body site where you have hair follicles. The skin has a sandpapery texture and oftent times the little dry rough bumps are overlaying a little red spot around the hair follicle. Essentially, what's happening here is that you have an abnormal buildup of keratin protein around the hair follicle. There's no permanent cure for keratossis pyloris. You have to manage it with topical moisturizers and keratolytics. It comes and goes and can get much worse in the drier months.

[00:01:25]Ingredients like ura, lactic acid, glycolic acid, topical retinoids, gentle exfoliants are main stays for controlling the bumps and managing flare-ups. These ingredients can absolutely improve the texture of keratossis pilaris over time and also help with improving water content in the skin aka hydration. Ultimately that bodess well for the overall course of the condition because when the water content in skin's outermost layer drops then you get an abnormal maturation of the epidermis and you get a buildup of those dry rough little bumps and dry rough skin texture. A bit of exfoliation of course can be quite helpful here.

[00:02:00]However, people run into issues because they may overdo it and that can take you several steps back and helping to control the condition because you end up weakening the skin barrier, drying out the skin even further and leading to well a drop in water content and more little flare-ups of dry rough bumps.

[00:02:16]Let's start with the KP exfoliating body scrub. This product contains 7% glycolic acid, 3% lactic acid, and these fine sucrose particles. It's also got some very hydrating ingredients, 26% glycerin, along with hyaluronic acid, ura, and squaline, an emollient. What you have here is a product that offers a combination of both mechanical and chemical exfoliation, but in a very hydrating base. Honestly, I'm quite impressed with the overall texture and performance of this particular product.

[00:02:47]A lot of body scrubs are either too abrasive, too oily, difficult to spread on the skin. They just end up making a mess. and many of them are very very heavily scented. So, I like that this one is fragrance-free, spreads on the skin easily, and is really the perfect grit, if you will, for very gentle mechanical exfoliation without overdoing it. Because the formula contains such a high concentration of glycerin along with other hctants, it does not leave the skin feeling dry and squeaky clean or tight, which is really just an indication that the product has stripped your moisture barrier and left you well more inclined to losing water and subsequent dry rough bump formation. As far as the overall ingredients, the exfoliating acids are glycolic and lactic acid. These are alpha hydroxy acids. Glycolic acid is smaller than lactic acid, so it penetrates a little bit more deeply. Lactic acid also penetrates the skin very well. They both exfoliate. But lactic acid is also very hydrating, meaning it helps to improve water content in the skin. Together, these ingredients work well not just for keratossis pilaris, but for those dry, rough, discolored elbows, dry, flaky skin texture, dull skin. And because this is a rinse off product, the short contact therapy approach allows you to take advantage of the exfoliating acids in this without necessarily leaving them on the skin and being too aggressive and perhaps compromising barrier integrity due to overexfoliating. Think of this product not just as exfoliating, but also actively hydrating. And both of those things work together. Simply improving water content in the skin ultimately supports better skin exfoliation naturally and optimizes the process moving forward. So that ultimately helps to cut down on the formation of dry, dull, rough skin texture and bumpy skin. The skin feels soft, smooth, and hydrated after use. I mainly use this product on my upper arms, my thighs, around my ankles where I sometimes tend to get a little bit of discoloration from rubbing together with like exercise. I use it in the shower a few times a week. Importantly, when you use this product, you want to make sure and get the skin good and wet before you use it. Whenever you use a mechanical exfoliant, as a matter of fact, that should be the approach because those little dry, rough bumps, they're going to be a heck of a lot more amenable to mechanical exfoliation when they're good and hydrated with water than if you just go in dry. Now, if you're in the midst of an active eczema flare up or you have a breakout of your acne, say on your chest, your back, I wouldn't go using this in those areas. If you plan to shave or if you have some sort of abrasion or background issue going on that has led you to have an impaired barrier, I wouldn't use this in those areas. As a reminder, shaving is mechanical exfoliation. So, if you use a sugar scrub and you shave together, that can be way too much and cause shave burn, irritation. Overall, this is a very elegant body scrub. Does what it's supposed to do effectively without drying out your skin. Now, I want to talk about the body moisturizer. This actually is my favorite of the two. I'm just not someone who routinely uses sugar scrubs that much, but body moisturizer, oh yeah, I go hard with that. This one contains 10% ura, 5% lactic acid, and an encapsulated retinol along with ceramides and shea butter plus that also in the scrub. Honestly, this is a very rich, deeply hydrating moisturizing cream. It's actually very olusive and very barrier supportive. I found it extremely extremely hydrating.

[00:06:16]The ura and lactic acid are going to help to hydrate and to gently exfoliate the dry rough skin texture. They're going to plump and firm the surface of the skin. The encapsulated retinol is going to help improve the maturation rate of the epidermis, ultimately smoothing out the skin, allowing for stratum corneium compaction, which is going to be a game changer for reducing the formation of dry little bumps and dull skin. This is actually a fantastic formula for dry skin in general. It is deeply hydrating and substantially substantially reduces water loss out of the skin. I think most people will really like this regardless of if you have keratossis pilaris or not. Now, the ura in this product is actually one of my all-time favorite ingredients. At lower concentrations, it primarily acts as a hctant, whereas at higher concentrations, it's also keratolytic, meaning it helps to break up dry, dull skin cells, and allow them to shed more efficiently. 10% is really in the middle ground. It's great for dry skin, keratossis, pilaris, rough skin texture, but it's not so intense that it's going to kind of overdo it. The 5% lactic acid is a percentage strength that can help improve moisture content in the epidermis. Allow for the epidermis to improve over time as far as thickness.

[00:07:28]So you can get some reduction in crepiness. However, at percentage strengths greater than 12%, lactic acid can also help to improve not just epidermal thickness but dermal thickness as well and shows a lot of promise for reversing uh atrophy in the skin as it might relate to topical steroid use.

[00:07:44]Here we're getting 5%. So that's great for the surface for the epidermis, but it's not really meant to address the dermis. But you do have retinol in this, which if you use consistently over time, can improve collagen production. So you will get a bit of dermal uh improvement that way. The formula also has camides.

[00:08:02]They are thought to clue the skin into making its own ceramides, helping to get the barrier back on track. This is really funny, though, because I actually reviewed this product back in 2004. At the time it came in a smaller pump bottle. And I don't know if it's me or if there's something in the formula that is a little bit different and has completely changed the game for this product because I actually found this as I indicated a bit earlier in the video.

[00:08:31]Pretty olusive like actually quite heavy almost to the point where I thought this has to be a new product. Have I reviewed this before? Have I used I thought I had used this before. Lo and behold I had.

[00:08:41]So, I went back and read the transcript of the video from 2024, June of 2024. So, that was 2 years ago.

[00:08:49]Lo and behold, I said the complete opposite. It was lightweight, hydrating, and perfect for the summer months. I would say the opposite. And again, I don't know if this has to do with me, but I found that this product is actually very thick, very olusive, and honestly, I experienced an interesting phenomenon that I would warn you all about, especially if you live in a hot humid climate. I put it on as I normally do with body moisturizers. All over.

[00:09:14]Okay. All over except my face. All right. I didn't I never use this on my face, but I put it all over. Got into bed that night with my pajamas on. And I started feeling a little warm. You know, really thick olusive moisturizers, creams, etc. They can slow down the rate of evaporation of of sweat off the surface of the skin, reducing sweat's ability to cool you. I basically got a little hot and sweaty. And I think it may be that cream because every time I used it, I would experience that. But when I would use another body moisturizer, I did not, which is totally opposite of what I said back in 2024.

[00:09:47]So, yeah, calling myself out on that. I don't know if the formula's changed or if I just Yeah. Uh something's different with with me. I'm not sure, but I don't experience that these days with anything else. And I was testing it out and reviewing it in June back then. So, it's not as though, oh, well, it's getting hot and humid here and you know, maybe I didn't I've reviewed it in a drier month as if we have those here in Houston.

[00:10:11]Yeah, I'm not sure what if it's a me thing or a subtle formulation tweak, ingredient sourcing or something and it's completely different. Let me know in the comments though, those of you who love this product, is that something you have noticed or you're like, what is she talking about? Let's talk about the price cuz in 2026, we don't just have money to throw around, okay? We do not.

[00:10:32]So, um, currently the moisturizer is $25, down from $28. That is for a 7.7 ounce bottle. And the scrub is, uh, $17, which is down from $20 for 6.8 oz. So, the moisturizer is definitely more on the expensive side in comparison to something like Amlactin lotion, which is $19.99 for 4 14 oz. The the 12% strength specifically. Um, Amlactin does not have retinol. Alternatively, there's the Gold Bond Age Renew Retinol Overnight Cream, which is $16.97 for 13 oz. So, those are um you know, alternatives that offer pretty much the same benefits, slightly different package of ingredients, but same types of ingredients uh for a lot less and also fragrance-free formulas.

[00:11:21]So, I do think that part of what you're paying for here is the texture, the cosmetic feel, and perhaps overall efficacy. Because when it comes to keratossis pilaris specifically, you will find that there is so much heterogeneity in terms of what an individual person compared to another person with KP is going to respond to whether it be ingredients or specific products. Okay? So, a lot of people be like, "This is the only thing that has really helped my KP." Makes sense that it helps. Okay. keep going with it because KP whispering is is an art. So, if you figured it out, that's great. But if you've been getting along with some of the less expensive ones, you know, you might try this just out of curiosity. But, uh I would say, you know, when it comes to KP specifically, go with what works for you, honestly.

[00:12:08]And if it's less expensive, easier on your wallet, why not? When it comes to the scrub, uh, it's a good value relative to more expensive sugar scrubs, but it's more expensive than less expensive ones. So, what about this is unique? I would say I really appreciate the overall formula here. It's not overly abrasive. Again, easy to spread and it doesn't have a strong fragrance.

[00:12:29]Specifically, I'm thinking of a really, really popular sugar scrub that I have used. Okay. Works well, but the fragrance is so strong. I mean, that's really a big draw for people using it.

[00:12:40]They want a strong scent. If you're looking for something fragrance-free, you know, you have attopic dermatitis perhaps, which oftent times attopics have KP and you're like, I want to try and avoid fragrance cuz I know that I'm a little bit more inclined to develop allergy to it. Or maybe you're already allergic, then this is a great option and I think it's pretty affordable.

[00:12:59]Super hydrating base. Okay, that's really something about this that that stands out to me as someone who has tested out quite a few sugar scrubs over the years from various manufacturers.

[00:13:10]So, overall, I think that these are pretty great products. Honestly, I don't have anything too negative to say about them other than for whatever reason, I got a little I got a little with the moisturizer being heavy. Um, but the scrub is gentle, it's hydrating, it's effective, not overly abrasive, and the moisturizer works. Okay, your skin, at least for me, um even though you know it did make me a little warm, my skin the following morning had that hydrated, shiny, glowy, glassy appearance, the skin on my body, like my legs, my arms, smooth, soft, no greasy residue, no clumping up the like, you know, when you scratch your leg and lotion comes up under your fingernails and you're like, "Oh, that's disgusting." None of that.

[00:13:51]Very, very effective. Okay, very effective. If you struggle with dry, rough skin and you love rich moisturizers, I I see no reason not to give this one a chance, honestly. All right, y'all. Those are my final thoughts. Drop a comment below, though.

[00:14:04]Are you a fan of these? If you've tried them, uh especially those of you with KP, are these like your go-to? Overall, this brand has some winners. Okay. Uh recently, I reviewed their uh vitamin C brightening serum in the orange bottle.

[00:14:18]So, check out that review if you're curious about it. I've reviewed several of their other products as well. Yeah, I hope this video was helpful to you guys who are dealing with dry, dull, rough skin texture, crepiness, keratossis, pilaris, check these out. They are great options. All right, y'all. If you enjoyed today's video, give it a thumbs up, share it with your friends, and as always, don't forget sunscreen and subscribe. I'll talk to you guys tomorrow. Bye.

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