Home Remedies for Keratosis Pilaris (Bumps on the Skin) Keratosis pilaris is commonly named as “chicken skin” in which your skin gets small red or white bumps which remain like acne bumps usually on your upper arms, legs, cheeks or buttocks. It is generally diagnosed as a skin disorder due to which these bumps are sometimes itchy, rough and dry. As you grow in your age, keratosis pilaris disappear by the time, generally 30. Keratosis, the name of skin disorder comes from a protein known as keratin. This is present in the skin and wads hair follicles, this is the reason it causes bumps to make your skin feel like scrapes dull epidermal surface. The reason of excess amount of keratin is still not known. It goes through generation to generation and can be recognized with eczema and other related dry skin conditions. During the winter season, keratosis pilaris becomes poorer and hard to bear on the skin. There you can only stabilize the condition by applying various kinds of