Psoriasis - suggestions?

[kimberlynn]

From research, epsom salts are good for relaxing the body and relieving inflammation . . . for skin issues, salts can be harsh, aggravating, and extremely drying. Just keep testing different things, everyone's body chemistry is different and products that work for some, will make others break out! Be careful and make your mom keep trying new products

Your post confuses me. You say epsom salts are bad bad bad, yet you go one to say "just keep trying different things, everyone's body chemistry is different ect" What are you trying to say here? Try everything except salts because they are for relaxation? Unless you have the ailment, you do not understand the lengths we carrier go through to treat our skin, the emotional pains of outbreaks and the lengths we go to hide our patches. Educate yourself on the benefits of salts before you bash them.

 

[Healinya]

Epsom 'salt' is just magnesium, so I think that makes a little bit of difference. In my opinion, it is great for you, for many many reasons. I have done a lot of research on it myself and have used it for years both externally and internally.

 

[Healinya]

One more thought, to the original poster. How bad is the psoriasis? What products does she currently use? If she is using store brand (water, alcohol, sls, formaldehyde) with a very small percent saved for beneficial ingredients that may not even still be active ingredients, that discontinuing that could be all she needs. I would be willing to bet that sampling from a few different etsy sellers for her skin care needs would convince her to never buy Oil of Olay again. Although, it's important to remember that more people are allergic to 'natural' ingredients than they are to synthetic (in my opinion, some people may disagree) so she should be on the lookout for certain ingredients that make her more sensitive. Homecrafted products may be better for finding out what those ingredients are since there aren't so many long chemical-sounding names on the label that can easily be blamed.

 

[CherryGardenGirl]

Your post confuses me. You say epsom salts are bad bad bad, yet you go one to say "just keep trying different things, everyone's body chemistry is different ect" What are you trying to say here? Try everything except salts because they are for relaxation? Unless you have the ailment, you do not understand the lengths we carrier go through to treat our skin, the emotional pains of outbreaks and the lengths we go to hide our patches. Educate yourself on the benefits of salts before you bash them.

Kimberlynn . . . I am sorry to confuse you, I did not mean to do that. Also, I am not trying to bash your opinion or Epsom salts!

And please, I have severe eczema . . . unless you have had breakouts all over your face and had people stare at you like you're infectious . . . please don't judge other people! I am no stranger to the emotional pains involving skin issues. What I learned--the people who accept me (eczema and all) are the only people worth having as friends. The ones who ask 'what is wrong with your skin' are the ones not worth the time

I was never able to use salt products because they make my skin so dry that it cracks open, simply by moving. Yes, everyone's body chemistry is different; if salts improve your psoriasis, by all means keep using them! I'm just trying to tell the poster to be careful because salts can possibly dry their mother's skin.

 

[Zenobiah]

My mom has a mild case of psoriasis, and what helps for her is swimming in the sea. The sea salt makes her a lot better. Not sure how you'd turn that into a lotion though... :shock:

 

[Bubbles Galore]

Your post confuses me. You say epsom salts are bad bad bad, yet you go one to say "just keep trying different things, everyone's body chemistry is different ect" What are you trying to say here? Try everything except salts because they are for relaxation? Unless you have the ailment, you do not understand the lengths we carrier go through to treat our skin, the emotional pains of outbreaks and the lengths we go to hide our patches. Educate yourself on the benefits of salts before you bash them.

Kimberlynn . . . I am sorry to confuse you, I did not mean to do that. Also, I am not trying to bash your opinion or Epsom salts!

And please, I have severe eczema . . . unless you have had breakouts all over your face and had people stare at you like you're infectious . . . please don't judge other people! I am no stranger to the emotional pains involving skin issues. What I learned--the people who accept me (eczema and all) are the only people worth having as friends. The ones who ask 'what is wrong with your skin' are the ones not worth the time

I was never able to use salt products because they make my skin so dry that it cracks open, simply by moving. Yes, everyone's body chemistry is different; if salts improve your psoriasis, by all means keep using them! I'm just trying to tell the poster to be careful because salts can possibly dry their mother's skin.

Hello CherryGardenGirl. I'm sorry to hear about your eczema. Have you tried Chickweed ointment ever? I had amazing results with it. Eczema that I'd had for years went away and never came back. I know you've tried 101 things already but I thought it was worth mentioning. :wink:

 

[orangetree71]

I can't vouch for how effective it is, because I just bought it (for my son), but islandsown.com makes an herbal salve for psoriasis. It is made with: burdock, comfrey, juniper berries, oregon grape root, red clover. . . etc, plus birch oil, lavender spike, tea tree, cistus, artemesia, juniper berry oil . . . etc.

 

[CherryGardenGirl]

Thanks Bubbles I've never even heard of chickweed ointment before! I'll definitely give that one a try!!!

So far the topical steroid creams have been keeping facial eczema at bay, but this winter I have it on my eyelids too from accidentally using a different brand of eyeshadow :shock: (topical steroids can cause blindness if used near the eyes). JASON beauty oil has been helping a lot and is slowly healing the skin.

Oh yes . . . I posted earlier on this thread about Derma E skin care. Please disregard that brand--I discovered they still put in parabens, etc. that can cause more skin issues. Now I have to research my favorite brand, Shih Kai!

Yeahhtrue, if you read the book Green Beauty . . . you'll find that one of the most natural brands, that is still available and affordable is Aubrey Organics. It is really shocking how 'un-natural' our favorite products are, eesh!

 

[Guest]

I have both eczema and psoriasis - this was what inspired me to start making my own soap!

I have stayed away from everything with sodium lauryl sulphate. This is a huge irritant and in most commercial soaps, laundry detergents, etc... I use 7th Generation and handmade soaps only now. Also dryer sheets are an irritant so I use the rubber balls - you can usually find them where the fabric softeners are.

I have a couple lotions I have had some success with - Shikai Borage Oil and Palmer's Cocoabutter. The first is all natural, I don't think Palmer's is but the price is good. I also have worked to eliminate stress, not easy but crucial. My friend swares by using light olive oil rubbed into her scalp for scalp psoriasis. I have tried it only once and didn't find it helped much but maybe with regular use?

Some ideas for you... good luck!

 

[citymouse]

psoriasis

We have a good friend who has severe psoriasis and he has openly talked to me about his condition as well as certain triggers that make it worse. It's far worse in winter and stress also is a trigger for him for example. He really likes an avocado soap that I have been making for awhile but said while it alleviates some discomfort it cannot heal the condition, he's funny though, i think he likes the scent (lol).

Last time when we were having dinner together he mentioned that exfoliating can help so I gave him one of my whipped sugar scrubs to try, he seemed very happy about this and I am waiting for some feedback from him.

Once I hear from him I can add an update, I know it's not a cure but to ease someone's discomfort would make me happy too.

Good luck with your mom.

Erin

 

[hervor]

My daughter usd to have the odd patches of psoriasis on her skin and when it flared up we used oatmeal in her bath. Her own little girl has it now too and is also responding well to oatmeal and lavender baths.
All you do is tie a small handful of oatmeal into a square of muslin and hang it under the running water as you draw your bath. Add a little lavender e/o as well to soothe and reduce redness......it is calming too, so just right for before bedtime.
As far as I know, psoriasis has an hereditary link so it might not be your lifestyle. My daughters paternal aunts and their mother all had psoriasis but far worse than she ever did. Their's used to flare up when they were nervous or stressed, does that sound at all familiar with your mum?
Anyway, it won't be costly or troublesome to give the oatmeal a try and it makes a lovely facepack for red chapped Winter skin too.
Good luck to her

 

[dubnica]

I have both eczema and psoriasis - this was what inspired me to start making my own soap!

I have stayed away from everything with sodium lauryl sulphate. This is a huge irritant and in most commercial soaps, laundry detergents, etc... I use 7th Generation and handmade soaps only now. Also dryer sheets are an irritant so I use the rubber balls - you can usually find them where the fabric softeners are.

I have a couple lotions I have had some success with - Shikai Borage Oil and Palmer's Cocoabutter. The first is all natural, I don't think Palmer's is but the price is good. I also have worked to eliminate stress, not easy but crucial. My friend swares by using light olive oil rubbed into her scalp for scalp psoriasis. I have tried it only once and didn't find it helped much but maybe with regular use?

Some ideas for you... good luck!

I have eczema and I use my soap, but I don't see any improvements yet.

I have to try those rubber balls...do they really work?

 

[Guest]

They aren't as great as fabric softener but they do work IMHO.

I recently used some dryer sheets again after about 6 months of not using them - we bought a poor substututre for 7th Gen and the laundry smelled not so great so we covered it up with dryer sheets. My hands almost immediately started to get itchy and red so for me anyway, dryer sheets are definitely a eczema trigger.

 

[RegineBroo]

My one year old daughter was recently diagnosed with psoriasis and there isn't much they can do for someone so young so I searched and searched for lotions that would be safe and work on her delicate skin. I came across dermalmd serum and gave it a shot and it worked! Cleared her skin and made her skin feel nice and soft. Their customer service is also very good and helpful with some questions I had. Would def recommend for anyone but especially for someone with a kid who has psoriasis

 

[Arimara]

My one year old daughter was recently diagnosed with psoriasis and there isn't much they can do for someone so young so I searched and searched for lotions that would be safe and work on her delicate skin. I came across dermalmd serum and gave it a shot and it worked! Cleared her skin and made her skin feel nice and soft. Their customer service is also very good and helpful with some questions I had. Would def recommend for anyone but especially for someone with a kid who has psoriasis

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[The Efficacious Gentleman]

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