Psoriasis question....?

Coconut oil just rub on a little it really helps (A little goes a long way). My husband has plaque psoriasis and coconut oil and sunlight are the only things that has helped (I am still working on him to go completely gluten free as that can have a positive effect also) Good luck.

Did you wash your entire head of hair with that shampoo? I only use it on the area on my scalp where i have the problem and I wash the rest with my normal shampoo. The smell isn't too bad that way. I mostly have the psoriasis on my arms and I have various ointments for that. If it gets real bad, I will put some of the ointment on my scalp the night before washing my hair. That seems to do the trick for a couple of months and then I'll have a flare up again. I have also read that taking fish oil helps. I take it every day and I did notice a big improvement right away. Unfortunately that improvement didn't last long but my skin did not go back to as bad as it was before the fish oil so I continue to take it.

No one else in my family has it. It really sucks!

I've been taking fish oil for around a year now, who knows if that's helped- just started having problems with this around 6 months ago. Started getting bad the last couple weeks. I did my whole head because I have a couple spots around the rest of my scalp that are giving me problems as well. I didn't go all the way to the ends with it though and I conditioned after to help with the smell. I'm hoping that the doctor will be able to give me some kind of something for when it gets a little out of hand like it is now. Did you end up having to go to a dermo for it? Or just your regular doctor?

I see a dermatologist for it but because my skin is so bad. My scalp only flares up occasionally and between the Tgel and the prescription ointments, it takes care of it. It's on the back of my head so it's easy to just use the Tgel in the one spot. The next time I go to her I will ask her what she recommends for my scalp because the flareups are happening more frequently now.

Or...go to a Vitamin Shop or GNC (even though I hate GNC) and get something natural. That's what I did and it cleared right up. It also doesn't have a scent.

What'd you end up finding there that worked? (I'm also not a fan of GNC, if I have to go there, I like to know what I'm getting and get the heck outta there before they swoop down and try to jam their products down my throat)

This is what I used: http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=EC-1076

I had it on the back of my head/hair line. I just used this like shampoo in the shower and then a regular conditioner and it worked. It took about a week or so. Sometimes when it gets cold it comes back but I just start using this again and it goes away. The best part is that it doesn't stink.

I am basically allergic to my own sweat, so showering right after a workout helps.

However, I just don't use shampoo any more. At all. Sometimes I just rinse my hair and give myself a good scalp massage under the running water, sometimes I use conditioner and rub it all the way to the roots. Both my hair and my scalp have been healthier since adopting this regime, but I am pretty sure it only works because I don't use any other hair products, either. I can now go all the way from chopped off to long enough to donate to Locks of Love without worrying about split ends.

As someone who has suffered from a number of skin problems since puberty, I have also found that a sensitive skin liquid body wash is one of the few products I can use. Since Oil of Olay discontinued theirs, I use CVS. And I only wash when I am feel a film or see dirt - I don't wash my face at night and in the morning just because it is supposed to be done, although I do rinse my face every morning. Again, this regime assumes no make up. I do use Aveeno lotion as needed. The important thing is no dyes and no fragrances.

The final thing that helped, but is less transferable, was moving south of the Mason-Dixon line. We don't use the furnace as much down here, so that helps too.

Most people think these routines are lazy and/or disgusting, but I often get complements for my hair, as well as for my blemish free, even skin tone. If you hang out with a lot of people who won't leave the house without makeup, you will get a lot of peer pressure.

OMG I'm not alone @ this since I gave birth to my son I developed this terrible drandruff than never goes away. I came to think also that this might be psoriasis and like you it gets worse in winter. The other day it had only past two days since I washed my hair and I noticed on my way out that I had so much dandruff that I could not leave the house without washing my hair. I hope that you will find help and I hope that I too can learn from others.