Health Boards
Mon-14-10-2013, 11:07 AM
Hi there,
I'm 35 y.o. from the Netherlands. Got psoriasis around my 15th birthday. Worst gift ever.
Psoriasis comes and goes but it's always right there on my face: red and scaly skin on my forehead, temples, nose, eyebrows, around and in the ears and the scalp. Over the years I have had some minor psoriasis patches in the usual places: elbows, knees, back. Nothing compared to having it on your face all the time. Facial psoriasis combined with quite severe acne at times; great confidence builder..
Medications tried: ointments, cremes (corticosteroids) and all sorts of anti-biotics, tar-shampoo, Chinese herbal medicine, accu-pressure, Roaccutane, Neoral.. Sometimes these treatments help a little (for a while), but mostly it makes it worse in the long run. Since most medical ointments and cremes are not to be applied on facial skin, options run out fast. Radical treatments like biologicals might offer a last resort but for now I don't want to go there.
Happy to say that I recently found coconut oil to be the friendliest stuff there is for my skin. It's not a miracle treatment (there is no such thing) but for me it keeps it my skin relatively clean and relaxed. On top of that, it's healthy, multi-purpose and doesn't make you smell like a coconut. You can cook with it as well.
Any other people with facial psoriasis on this forum? So far I have never met anyone who has a similar skin condition. I'd like to compare notes.
Cheers, Martijn
I'm 35 y.o. from the Netherlands. Got psoriasis around my 15th birthday. Worst gift ever.
Psoriasis comes and goes but it's always right there on my face: red and scaly skin on my forehead, temples, nose, eyebrows, around and in the ears and the scalp. Over the years I have had some minor psoriasis patches in the usual places: elbows, knees, back. Nothing compared to having it on your face all the time. Facial psoriasis combined with quite severe acne at times; great confidence builder..
Medications tried: ointments, cremes (corticosteroids) and all sorts of anti-biotics, tar-shampoo, Chinese herbal medicine, accu-pressure, Roaccutane, Neoral.. Sometimes these treatments help a little (for a while), but mostly it makes it worse in the long run. Since most medical ointments and cremes are not to be applied on facial skin, options run out fast. Radical treatments like biologicals might offer a last resort but for now I don't want to go there.
Happy to say that I recently found coconut oil to be the friendliest stuff there is for my skin. It's not a miracle treatment (there is no such thing) but for me it keeps it my skin relatively clean and relaxed. On top of that, it's healthy, multi-purpose and doesn't make you smell like a coconut. You can cook with it as well.
Any other people with facial psoriasis on this forum? So far I have never met anyone who has a similar skin condition. I'd like to compare notes.
Cheers, Martijn