I came upon a Tweet that included a pair of close-up photos ofBeyonce’s legs.
The queen’s gams are indeed a sight to behold, but it was the caption that threw me.
“Beyonce hasstrawberry legslike me,” the person wrote, adding a cute-eyes emoji to the post.
Courtesy Jihan Forbes/Illustration by Clara Hendler
“Strawberry legs?”
“Now, what in the world?”
The image of Beyonce’s legs revealed tiny little dark spots where her hair follicles are.
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I never thought of it again that is, until I saw this Tweet.
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Indeed, it appears she felt seen and normalized by the images.
Keratosis pilaris
But still, I was a little bothered.
Not by the poster, of course.
“The name comes from the resemblance to the seeds of a strawberry.”
For most people, “strawberry legs” ain’t nothing but some ol' hair follicles.
Seriously that’s it.
The only time to really worry about them is if you’re dealing with an actual skin issue.
Over-shaving your legs, or not doing so correctly, can cause this to happen.
“If folliculitis persists, oral antibiotics may be necessary for the short term.
Of course,alwayscheck with a dermatologist before choosing a treatment plan.
If KP sounds more like what you are dealing with, Hartman offers a bit of advice for treatment.
(We have a whole list of somedermatologist-recommended KP treatments, in case you’d care to browse.)
But here’s a reminder: We have pores.
They’re going to be visible if you look close enough.
And even if itisKP or folliculitis, that doesn’t make your legs any less beautiful.
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