Living With The Pain Of Psoriasis

No other skin problem really compares to it. Psoriasis affects millions of people all around the world. With psoriasis, skin cells produce much faster than what is normal, causing there to be many layers of skin with severe inflammation. These are called psoriasis plaques.

The worst cases of psoriasis may need to be treated with prescription medications. For less severe outbreaks of psoriasis, herbal treatments can do very well. Oatmeal baths will offer some immediate relief and helps with removal of scaly skin. Many essential oils and herbs are popular for their effectiveness in treating outbreaks of psoriasis. 

Tea Tree Oil is a powerful antiseptic that will help to lessen the inflammation of psoriasis. The essential oils of Peppermint and Chamomile contain natural components of astringent properties that are very effective in treating psoriasis during mild to medium flare ups.

Of all the herbs and creams and moisturisers available for psoriasis, aloe vera is the most widely used. A natural cure for psoriasis outbreaks can be sought out with an aromatherapy practitioner. Recent studies indicate that psoriasis afflicts nearly 7.5 million people in the United States alone. 

It's a growing problem that causes dead skin cells to accumulate on the surface of the skin, which results in the development of scales and itchy, red patches on the skin. Psoriasis usually has periods of remission where no scales or dead skin cells accumulate, which provides temporary relief. A real skin care cure is necessary for treating psoriasis naturally, to prevent the itchy, embarrassing ailment from returning.

Taking a long, warm bath everyday helps moisten the skin and reduce the build-up of dead skin cells. One of the more effective home remedies for psoriasis treatment is cooking oil. Three to four applications each day of cooking oil or shortening will provide much needed psoriasis relief.

The most effective way to treat psoriasis is to avoid the triggers that cause the ailment to flare up. Some of the most common triggers that cause psoriasis outbreaks include stress, alcohol, skin injuries, smoking and exposure to the sun for long periods of time. Stay away from fried foods and saturated fats, as these cause inflammation and make psoriasis worse. The anti-inflammatory foods are wonderful for healing autoimmune conditions like psoriasis, and you should eat a lot of the.

If you are looking for ways how to treat psoriasis completely, simply stop taking steroids or stop applying any topical steroids, as these products will do more harm than good. People suffering from psoriasis may wonder how to treat psoriasis completely. If you've read some of my articles you know, that I'm a long time sufferer of psoriasis. 

Well guess what? The psoriasis I had on my elbows completely disappeared. Life goes on, and the psoriasis comes back ten fold. If you remember the two drugs above, they were suppressants and caused the psoriasis to go away. But in people with psoriasis, when the immune system is doing its job, as it should to quickly destroy invaders, it's having a negative effect on our skin cells. The skin cells reproduce too quickly and the skin becomes inflamed (as in inflammation).

Psoriasis has frequently been referred to as a 'T-cell mediated disease'. T-cells are a type of immune system cell. What's worse is, that the immune system uses proteins to communicate messages through proteins called 'cytokines'. The result of which we who have psoriasis are quite familiar with, a cycle of skin cells growing too fast moving to the surface of the skin and piling up as dead cells (white scales). Eventually the pain and swelling went away, but psoriasis set in.