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>Thank you evrybody…nizoral i try it and my wead was worst than before >verry dry skin…ouch!!!!!
Didn’t do anything noticeable for me good or bad. FWIW. YMMV. HTH. J.
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>…Also in California we are >labeling all tar shampoos with a cancer warning.
Which doesn’t have anything to do with whether or not coal tar is safe to use, according to the AG who filed one of the lawsuits leading to the labelling. For more info, see: http://psorsite.com/coaltar.html – Dave W. http://psorsite.com/
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>>Others have found benefit from things like tea tree oil and neoral – >an antifungal shampoo. The scalp is often prone to yeast, which may >play into why those help. >That shampoo is Nizoral not neoral, just to clarify, right?
yeah, thanks. brain lock. The Psoriasis Newsgroup Resource FAQ can be found at http://www.psoriasisfaq.com but will also be coming soon (twice a month) to a newsgroup near you…
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The scalp is very tricky. One thing that helps remove some scaling, however, is a lice comb. If I went out of town and forgot it, I’d cry. During my shower I use T-Sal shampoo and leave it on a while. It helps remove scaley build-up. When I get out of the shower, I go through my scalp with my "fine-toothed comb" literally. When things used to get really bad, I’d soak my whole head in the tub while taking a bath. A good soak really helps loosen the caked scales. Then shampoo. Then use lice comb. Derma-Smooth is an oily compound for overnight use (I believe it had some steroid in it) I used that with success in the past. And here’s a very good tip for washing out any oily product from your hair…Neutrogena Anti Residue Shampoo!!!! Otherwise your hair will be greasy. Erin
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Don’t forget tar causes photo-sensitivity. Also in California we are labeling all tar shampoos with a cancer warning.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hi i have a lot of P over all my head my scalp is verry >dry….itching….i don’t want to put some tar or corticoide on my >head….someone have a solution to help the P to go away?? i put some baby >thank you > I guess my first question is why not the tar or cortico-steroids. They > may not have realized it, but the other two responders both > recommended steroid based products. > If it’s for safety issues, both tar and steroids are fairly safe **so > long as they’re used properly** and they can be pretty effective. If > it’s because of the stink with the tar, some versions are less stinky > than others. I use a shampoo that isn’t bad, especially mixed with a > more normal one. > There are alternatives though: > Baby oil is a good start, but all it does is moisturize to sooth the > scalp and loosen up the scale a bit. BTW, do you use occlusion with it > to make it more effective – like sleeping with it on your scalp under > a shower cap or similar object. Anyway, Salicylic acid is a > keratolytic, which means scale remover, and using something with that > in it along with the baby oil might make that more effective. Sal acid > and coal tar are the only OTC ingredients to treat P accproved by the > US FDA. There are some shampoos and other products available > containing it. Info about a few brands is available at Dave’s > Psorsite: http://www.psorsite.com/salacid.html > In the prescription realm, there’s a scalp version of dovonex and > anthralin based preps for the scalp. Those are two of the safest > therapies for psoriasis there are. > Others have found benefit from things like tea tree oil and neoral – > an antifungal shampoo. The scalp is often prone to yeast, which may > play into why those help. > Honestly, the best approach for a persistant and more difficult to > treat are like the scalp is usually a mixture of things. One of the > better steroid preps for the scalp is dermasmoothe, which suspends the > steroid in peanut oil to get the benefit of both the steroid and the > sort of oil moisturization you’re using with the mineral oil (you > might try using a different rype of oil too – there’s no inherently > better one, but some have found one type of oil works better for them > than others). I use tar suspended in oil under occlusion and rotating > between sal acid and tar based shampoos on mine. You can find a lot of > individual hints through searching the ng archives using the links at > http://www.pinch.com/skin and checking the wide range of info at > psorsite. There’s an entry for scalp psoriasis there with some > suggested links at http://www.psorsite.com/index/index_s.html > Also look into things like changing shampoos/conditioners along with > rotating among various ones. The ones you’re using now may be making > things worse through irritants like fragrance or further drying your > scalp. > Best of luck > Kim > The Psoriasis Newsgroup Resource FAQ can be found at > http://www.psoriasisfaq.com > but will also be coming soon (twice a month) to a > newsgroup near you…
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>Others have found benefit from things like tea tree oil and neoral – >an antifungal shampoo. The scalp is often prone to yeast, which may >play into why those help.
That shampoo is Nizoral not neoral, just to clarify, right? J.
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Thank you evrybody…nizoral i try it and my wead was worst than before verry dry skin…ouch!!!!! bye jean – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Others have found benefit from things like tea tree oil and neoral – >an antifungal shampoo. The scalp is often prone to yeast, which may >play into why those help. > That shampoo is Nizoral not neoral, just to clarify, right? > J.
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Hi i have a lot of P over all my head my scalp is verry dry….itching….i don’t want to put some tar or corticoide on my head….someone have a solution to help the P to go away?? i put some baby thank you
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> Hi i have a lot of P over all my head my scalp is verry > dry….itching….i don’t want to put some tar or corticoide on my > head….someone have a solution to help the P to go away?? i put some baby > thank you
Ask your doctor about Olux Foam. That is what it is made for. I have kept my head shaved since ‘93 because of my P, but my dermatologist prescribed it anyway. He said it is designed for areas where there is hair, but should help me anyway. It did wonders for the area around my ears on the wrinkle on the back of my head. I must tell you though that if you have been giving in to the urge to scratch the itch it will burn like fire when you put the foam on if that area is still raw. It only burns for a short time, but it will definitely give you a wake-up call. Best of luck to you. Chuck
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Ask your dermato for Elocom lotion. It works for me. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi i have a lot of P over all my head my scalp is verry > dry….itching….i don’t want to put some tar or corticoide on my > head….someone have a solution to help the P to go away?? i put some baby > thank you
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>Hi i have a lot of P over all my head my scalp is verry >dry….itching….i don’t want to put some tar or corticoide on my >head….someone have a solution to help the P to go away?? i put some baby >thank you
I guess my first question is why not the tar or cortico-steroids. They may not have realized it, but the other two responders both recommended steroid based products. If it’s for safety issues, both tar and steroids are fairly safe **so long as they’re used properly** and they can be pretty effective. If it’s because of the stink with the tar, some versions are less stinky than others. I use a shampoo that isn’t bad, especially mixed with a more normal one. There are alternatives though: Baby oil is a good start, but all it does is moisturize to sooth the scalp and loosen up the scale a bit. BTW, do you use occlusion with it to make it more effective – like sleeping with it on your scalp under a shower cap or similar object. Anyway, Salicylic acid is a keratolytic, which means scale remover, and using something with that in it along with the baby oil might make that more effective. Sal acid and coal tar are the only OTC ingredients to treat P accproved by the US FDA. There are some shampoos and other products available containing it. Info about a few brands is available at Dave’s Psorsite: http://www.psorsite.com/salacid.html In the prescription realm, there’s a scalp version of dovonex and anthralin based preps for the scalp. Those are two of the safest therapies for psoriasis there are. Others have found benefit from things like tea tree oil and neoral – an antifungal shampoo. The scalp is often prone to yeast, which may play into why those help. Honestly, the best approach for a persistant and more difficult to treat are like the scalp is usually a mixture of things. One of the better steroid preps for the scalp is dermasmoothe, which suspends the steroid in peanut oil to get the benefit of both the steroid and the sort of oil moisturization you’re using with the mineral oil (you might try using a different rype of oil too – there’s no inherently better one, but some have found one type of oil works better for them than others). I use tar suspended in oil under occlusion and rotating between sal acid and tar based shampoos on mine. You can find a lot of individual hints through searching the ng archives using the links at http://www.pinch.com/skin and checking the wide range of info at psorsite. There’s an entry for scalp psoriasis there with some suggested links at http://www.psorsite.com/index/index_s.html Also look into things like changing shampoos/conditioners along with rotating among various ones. The ones you’re using now may be making things worse through irritants like fragrance or further drying your scalp. Best of luck Kim The Psoriasis Newsgroup Resource FAQ can be found at http://www.psoriasisfaq.com but will also be coming soon (twice a month) to a newsgroup near you…
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