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Kim Kardashian Shares Selfie With Psoriasis Flare-Up as She Opens Up About Condition

By Jessica Bowman

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Kim Kardashian West opened up this week on her older sister’s, Kourtney Kardashian, lifestyle website, Poosh, about her struggle with psoriasis. Though the KKW founder has been open about her battle in the past, this time she shared all.

Kim explains that she watched her mother, Kris Jenner, battle with psoriasis, but never fully understood what having the disease could mean. When her first flare up occurred at 25, she couldn’t find relief in the same treatments as Kris, who would often go to tanning beds to ease the symptoms.

She explains, “I’d see it all the time and remember [Kris] going to the tanning salon to try and ease it. Getting UV rays directly on the spots really helped my mom. For me, however, that remedy would burn the areas and cause them to itch, so I always felt helpless. I am the only child my mom passed down her autoimmune issue to. Lucky me, lol.”

Luckily, her neighbor at the time was a dermatologist and gave her a shot of cortisone that help put the disease in remission for five years. Since then, the disease has come back full force, popping up all over her body.

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I’m so excited for you guys to try my new @kkwbeauty Body Collection. It consists of 3 different products (body make up, a liquid body shimmer and a loose shimmer powder). I use them all separately and sometimes all together depending on the look I am going for. This one shown above is the body Make Up. This is what I use most often. I don’t always like my legs to have shimmer on them. I use this when I want to enhance my skin tone or cover my psoriasis. I bruise easily and have veins and this has been my secret for over a decade. I’ve learned to live with and not be insecure of my psoriasis, but for days when I want to just cover it up I use this Body Makeup. My formula is so creamy and buildable and has a smooth satin finish. It builds easily for a more full coverage if needed. It launches 06.21.19 at 12pm pst at kkwbeauty.com #kkwbeauty.  Stay tuned for some videos showing how i use it all.

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Kim explains that she was also recently been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, an autoimmune disease often linked to psoriasis that causes extreme joint pain. She admits, “It’s still painful and scary, but I was happy to have a diagnosis. No matter what autoimmune condition I had, I was going to get through it.”

Though her journey has been difficult, she wants other people with the disease to know that they will be okay. “If you have psoriasis, you can’t let it ruin your life or get the best of you. You have to do what you can to make sure you are comfortable but not let it take over.”

It is good to learn more about the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star.