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Miss Meatball inspired me to ask all of you who may be out there:

 What do you brides who have Keratosis Pilaris (those little bumps that don't go away) plan to do for your wedding day? Is there a cream that works for you?  

From what I've seen so far, it seems like different solutions work for different people.  Will you please share?

I also have the urea cream as prescribed by my dermatologist. The kind I have is called Umecta and it's really inexpensive. I've only used it once or twice, but I noticed a difference immediately and I plan to use it for my wedding. I can't remember if my bumps were totally gone, but it was enough of a change to be worth using. I didn't notice my skin turning white as ES123 said, but then again I didn't use it much. I would recommend going to your dermatologist and trying whatever (s)he says...just make sure to try it out before the big day.

I'm with you girls on the tanning and the sun, but I'll be a June bride, so sun isn't an option.

 Your questions are the same as mine, Blushing, I worry about trying out a new item that either won't work, or worse- cause an allergic reaction that leaves me worse than normal.

Thanks for all the replies so far, keep 'em coming!

Believe it or not, I found a cure for my KP completely by accident, and haven't had a red bump in 2 years.  I have a lot of redness on my face, and had been using Eucerin Redness Relief Daily Perfecting Lotion every day on my face (with great results, btw).  One day, I had extra on my hands and for some crazy reason decided to slather the extra on the back of my right arm.  No idea why I did that, other than I was always trying new things to get the redness and bumps going away.  The next morning, I noticed that my right arm was significantly less red than my left and remembered that I had put some of the Eucerin on that side the day before.  I decided to try it on both arms, and each day it looked better and better.  No joke, in less than a week it was totally gone!!  I know it sounds wacky, but totally worked for me (and NOTHING from my derm has ever worked!)  I hope it works for someone else!  No prescription - you can buy it in any local drugstore (usually around $15, and the bottle lasts a few months).  A word of caution - the stuff is green so don't use much.  Also, it has SPF 15, which is great for my face but once left me with a VERY strange sunburn everywhere except the backs of my arms

Along the Eucerin lines- their Dry Skin Therapy lotion has urea in it, and is the only thing I have EVER found that helps. I use it at night because it is pretty heavy and feels much better if I wash it off in the morning rather than wearing it all day. However, it made a huge difference after less than a week, and since it's cheap it's definitely worth a shot!

 I don't know if the redness relief have urea or not, but the urea seem to be the key ingredient for breaking down the skin build-up. 

oops, wrong Eucerin- I use the intensive repair creme

That Diprosone stuff sounds terrifying! Usually anything that remotely exfoliates just tends to make mine worse, but a Trader Joe's just opened near me and I will use any excuse to go in there :).