Health Boards
Fri-22-12-2017, 16:56 PM
I've had a flare up, mostly ears and neck, few spots here and there. I did buy an over the counter tar shampoo, didn't really help and I have problems with how those shampoos really seem to dry out my hair. Anyway, other than breaking down and trying the shampoo, I saved my money on the over the counter stuff as I've already been there/done that. The ONLY relief I got while waiting to see my doctor was virgin coconut oil.
I took two bowls and filled the bottom one with hot but not quite boiling water. I then put a bit of coconut oil in a smaller bowl and set in inside the bowl with the water. This dissolved the oil into a liquid form (plus made it a bit warm which I found soothing)
I then used a cotton ball to dab the oil on. I found this worked better for me than rubbing it on. This helped a lot when the scaling was dry and crusted. It softens the scales and even helped with the itchiness for a small amount of time. It's not a miracle thing..... but wanted to mention how I used it and how it helped offer me some small amount of relief.
I took two bowls and filled the bottom one with hot but not quite boiling water. I then put a bit of coconut oil in a smaller bowl and set in inside the bowl with the water. This dissolved the oil into a liquid form (plus made it a bit warm which I found soothing)
I then used a cotton ball to dab the oil on. I found this worked better for me than rubbing it on. This helped a lot when the scaling was dry and crusted. It softens the scales and even helped with the itchiness for a small amount of time. It's not a miracle thing..... but wanted to mention how I used it and how it helped offer me some small amount of relief.
