For those that suffer with psoriasis and/or very dry skin

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
24/08/2010 20:05

I suffer with psoriasis and also have awfully dry scratchy skin....which when i get really hot, causes severe itching and consequently causes me a great deal of pain.



Well, i have come across an amazing cream that i think all you other fellow suffers could perhaps benefit from!!



I was given it by britvic, as my skin was looking and feeling particularly dry and flaky. Now, it is NOT a cure for psoriasis, as we all know, there is no cure...but it does smooth out and softens the dry scaly patches, and after a few days, you can hardly feel the said patches with your fingers! Dry skin absolutely becomes extremely soft and extremely pleasant to the touch...and needless to say...this is simply a marvelous cream!



It is made by Johnson's and is called Dreamy Skin...it is in a lilac tub, and can be found in any boots or chemist in the UK....i doubt it can be found here as yet. it is not expensive...and i promise you, you will notice the difference in just a few short days.



Thanks Vic

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
24/08/2010 20:28

I have a friend who suffers with psoriasis. He's been so bad he was hospitalised twice.

bazzagirl


Joined: 09/05/2010
Posts: 525

Message Posted:
24/08/2010 20:28

Hi Vic

I have psoriasis on my left foot and it drives me crazy sometimes, ill give this a go thanks.

Christine

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
24/08/2010 20:34

It was quite by chance that i got this cream....and although it is for dry skin...it works amazingly on psoriasis too...i do hope it works for you too.



When i was 19, i was also hospitalised for a few days...a very unpleasant experience...fortunately over the years it's never been quite as bad as when i was 19...but still, it does bother me, and this cream has helped me enormously.

again i hope it works for you too.





DD

BatteryBoy


Joined: 05/06/2009
Posts: 125

Message Posted:
24/08/2010 23:19

Hi DD,



Try this Flexitol contains 25% Urea ingredient Aqua, Urea, Lanolin, Cetearyl, Alcohol, Mineral Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Decyl Oleate, PEG 20 Stearate, Parafin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium PCA, Butrospermum Parki ( Shea Butter ), Allantoin, Centipeda Cunninghamil, Extract Glycolic Acid, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Benzyl Alcohol, Melaleuca Alternifolia ( Tea Tree ) Oil, Arginine, Aloe Vera Gel, Parfum. Enriched with Pro Vitamin B5,

Vitamin E and L- Arginine



It should clear it up in around 5 to 6 days.



Best of luck



batteryboy

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
24/08/2010 23:55

any 1 who suffers with any of the above and has a chlorinated swimming pool, i can happily advise you to change to zerochlor for a trouble free swimming experience and the water will not cause a reaction to your psoriasis or dry scratchy skin.

berilela


Joined: 17/07/2010
Posts: 590

Message Posted:
25/08/2010 07:10

i have this problem when i go in pool within a min im scratching been hospital twice this summer its unbearable never had any problem before just last 2 years so will try to get some of this cream worth a try .anything to just get a nights sleep

louthlass


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
25/08/2010 07:59

I've had psoriasis for 58 years and suffered badly in the UK. However, since living here for the last 27 years , it has been no problem until the last two summers, and now it is giving me problems again. The humidity seems to make it worse.

smooth


Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 156

Message Posted:
25/08/2010 08:24

My daughter was covered with psoriasis two years ago. She started using the Dead Sea Products and it worked wonders, not a mark on her skin now. It is not cheap but very effective. Sorry don't know the particular cream but they do a full range, not sure who stocks it in the north but it is available in the south.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
25/08/2010 08:35

i would suggest aloe vera, either cream tablets or in liquid form. Has to be at least 90 per cent pure aloe. Not sure if you can get it north but you can south side. Holland and Barratt or chemists in UK certainly.

Jefferson


Joined: 17/05/2010
Posts: 360

Message Posted:
25/08/2010 09:15

Message 6. Is this a medical post or just advertising?

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
25/08/2010 21:56

Lilli, although aloe may be good for dry skin, it really does nothing for psoriasis. :((



Psoriasis (for those that don't know, but would like to know) is skin that is constantly reproducing, very fast...it basically forgets, that it is healed or renewed...and so causes dry scaly patches of constant dead skin.

Moisturising creams alone, will not cure it...but some, as i mentioned in the first message, can control it's appearance, and texture and ease the tightness and itching...(which also accompanies very dry skin).



Don't forget though, that there are different types of psoriasis, and it is always a good idea to consult your doctor regularly for any new lotions, potions and potential cures...this is just something that i tried, and in all my 41 years, this is the first to actually improve the appearance and feeling of my skin, and i felt compelled to tell all sufferers of this....



'disclaimer'...I have nothing to do with Johnsons....unfortunately!!





DD

daisy dukes


Joined: 06/09/2008
Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
26/08/2010 20:03

Just a little bump to make sure as many people as possible who have this unfortunate affliction, sees the post.



DD

zerochlor


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 4024

Message Posted:
26/08/2010 20:06

message 7



why dont you try changing your swimming pool to zerochlor?

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
26/08/2010 20:20

Glad you have found a good cream that helps. When on a visit to Jerusalem/Israel, we visited

the Dead Sea, and our guide assured me that her husband, who suffered from psiorsias, had got

considerable benefit from swimming in it. It is very saline, and other chemicals I believe.

One of my sons has suffered with excema and I don't think it helps that condition.

bazzagirl


Joined: 09/05/2010
Posts: 525

Message Posted:
26/08/2010 20:33

yes a swimming pool f ree from chlorine will help, as chlorine aggravates it terribly, if the itching is really bad an antihistamine can help enormously, i us flexitol cream and hydomol ointment , both help to keep the skin softer and ease the dry symptoms, but i will also try dds cream. A new thing out that my doctor has just prescribed to me is Betesil 2.250mg medicated plaster this put on at night calms the inflamation and itching, but can only be used for short periods at a time, its really good.



All the best

Bazzagirl

GBJohn


Joined: 11/04/2009
Posts: 105

Message Posted:
26/08/2010 21:16

Hi daisy dukes name is John been reading your comments on this skin infection don't know much about the

condition but just put a question on 5 min ago about something same hands and fingers have went white

with skin blistering and peeling have used a hydro cortisone cream but does not work please if you have any info will you email me at helenjohn1@live.co.uk Thanks