Skin Care Treatments

I have had mild psoriasis on my hands, elbows and knees for years. Now, for the first time recently, I have it on my face. I use eleuphrat ointment which (I think) is a steroid base on my body. Can I use this on my face too?

NO! Don’t self medicate it on your face!

The skin on your face is thinner than on your elbows and knees and steroid cream permanently thins the skin with prolonged use – that’s why it’s prescribed so sparingly.

I thought I had it on my face as well (also having it on knees and elbows), however the doctors now think it is seborrheic dermatitis, which is basically a yeast bacteria and usually starts on your head as dandruff, then drops into your eyebrows, then onto your cheeks and sometimes onto your chest.

There are various stages of it but it’s typified by red patches and flaking skin.
It would certainly be worth looking into that as well.

The best thing you can do is go and see your doctor, one who specialises in skin conditions if possible.

Hope that helps )

I have red spots on my face and they get really dry flaky skin on them. I am 99% sure that it is psoriasis. What can I do about the symptoms?

Oatmeal is really a great way to easy the itching and the pain. they make lots of soothing bath stuff, my son had a bad case of chiggers and Aveno Oatmeal bath was great. The itch stop and the scars from the bites went away quickly

My boyfriend has had psoriasis for 20 years, and I read posts from other sufferers with great interest. Unfortunately, all suggestions we’ve ruled out because he’s done most of them – resulting in a damaged liver and light sensitivity now too. We’ve heard that sulphur treatment is another remedy – has anyone used it?
Grateful for all your answers, although – I’m particularly interested in hearing directly from anyone who has actual experience of taking this internally themselves, rather than opinions on other remedies, as our local pharmacist is also a homeopath and recommends it.

Psoriaisis and eczema are one of the few conditions it is not a good idea to self treat homeopathically because you can get very lost treating symptoms produced by the treatment. Homeopaths treat the whole person. Remember that homeopathy treatments should stop when the symptoms are shwoing signs of improvement, and that too much of a remedy can bring on the symptoms you are trying to cure.
I don’t know if you have tried diets or self-treating with reflexology, but one treatment I have come across is in Energy Medicine by Donna Eden – again self-treating. My homeopath advised an anti-candida diet, as she believes the liver, digestion and psoriasis are interelated.
I have tried reflexology and aromatherapy without success on the members of my family with this condition, and what I tend to find that is that these treatment work for a while then its back to normal.
Do remember that supressing the skin condition is not a good idea, because the psoriasis might then show itself in more harmful ways, like arthritis.
Good luck with your search for treatment

Well, my psoriasis is manifesting it’s scaley presence over my limbs again. (It’s summer! How weird!- normally it’s better then)

Has anyone found anything that actually works to get rid of the skin problems?
(I know you can’t get rid of having the psoriasis itself)
I’m getting married early next year, and would rather not have to walk down the aisle with big red welts on my arms and face.

ask your doctor for some dovobet ointment it worked for me

I have Psoriasis on about 30% of my body. I have been using Skin Zinc products and it helps some but is expensive and is getting hard to find.
Has anyone had success with any other over the counter products?

Fish oil, Vitamin D. You can get a ton of info from http://www.talkpsoriasis.org forum.

I have nail pitting in my fingers and I know it’s a common indicator of psoriasis but I definitely don’t have that .. So I was wondering what some other causes are?

Lichen planus, alopecia areata and others. They may also happen with no associated problems. It may also be the first and/or only sign of psoriasis.

I have psoriasis on my scalp which tends to be worse in the winter and is also triggered by stress. The foam works great on my scalp but makes my hair feel gross when the foam dries. How long after applying the foam is it okay for me to wash my hair without washing off the foam too?
Or should you wash and dry your hair before putting the foam on?

I assume you are talking about Olux foam. And since you are female, have much longer hair than I do. I have found it works best on a freshly washed scalp and if you can tolerate it, left on over night. I wear a stocking cap to bed when I have to do that so it doesn’t get on my pillows. I know it’s a pain but….. At the least it takes a good 10-15 mins to soak in to your skin effectively.

Hi, I have scalp psoriasis and it can be quite embarassing . Is there a natural way without steriods?

Hi, you can try one of the natural treatments available on the Internet – some of them do actually work. For my scalp psor. I use herbal cream by Champori quite successfully. It takes just a couple of weeks to clear the spots and they then stay clear for months on end.
Try it: Champori is available online without prescription and comes with money back guarantee so if it doesn’t work for you – it’s free.
Cheers,
Antie

I have psoriasis and would like to know of various ways to deal with it as far as medication and treatment are concerned.
Thanks in adavnce.

There are many different treatments available to help control psoriasis, but no single treatment works for everyone. Usually a trial-and-error approach is taken to find the most appropriate one.

You have 3 basic types of treatments:

1.Topical treatment (applied directly to the skin)
2.Phototherapy (skin is exposed to ultraviolet light)
3.Systemic treatment (drugs or medications taken orally or by injection)

There is also a great number of alternative psoriasis treatments that include everything from acupuncture to fasting.

The goal is to find a treatment that works the best with the fewest side effects. One of the first principles of psoriasis treatment is to not create anything worse than the disease.

Best Wishes

My step father has really bad psoriasis problems on his face, and i think he’s desperate to find anything right now!

There has been recent news which came out in the November 2008 Issue of Archives of Dermatology which proves a traditional Chinese medicine works in 82% of its case study. Indigo Naturalis is a dark blue plant based powder which was used in the study. I think a bottle of it is around $20. Check out the article below and the magazine article.