With Reflexologist Nuria Weaver
Home Remedies for Scalp Psoriasis
Scalp problems are very common in people and most of us face different scalp problems in daily life whether it is dandruff or dry scalp. However, some of the skin problems become serious and this creates a chronic situation. Psoriasis of scalp is one of them but home remedies for scalp psoriasis can help a lot to treat this problem.
Psoriasis is a genetic disease but it is not contagious. This disease is related with immune system and effects joints and skin. There are a large number of people suffering from this problem. A survey done by National institute of health says that almost 7.5 million are affected with psoriasis. Plaque psoriasis is the most common form of psoriasis. Main symptoms of plaque psoriasis are red lesions on skin, which are covered by silvery white scales. This can limit to one place on skin or can come to moderate form and spread to larger areas.
After the symptoms, let us discuss about the home remedies for the same disease.
Try out a dip of vinegar. Apple has an effective record of treating skin inflammations and soothing small burns of the skin. This works as an antibacterial too. Psoriasis foundation says that many people found great relief in skin inflammations caused by psoriasis using apple cider vinegar. This works amazing for soaking toenails and afflicted fingernails.
Recipe is very easy to prepare the home remedy for it. You just need to put your fingernails in a plate filled with solution made of apple cider vinegar and wait for a few minutes. For plaque psoriasis, you can use apple cider vinegar on affected area by applying with the help of a cotton ball.
You can make one more remedy with apple cider vinegar. Add one cup of ACV to about one gallon of water and bathe with this water. You can dampen a cloth in it and rub that on the skin if you want relief from severe itching.
Olive oil is also considered a good remedy for it. Warm-up some olive oil and apply it on skin with a gentle rubbing. This will help to remove the cluttered scaled on the skin as well as reliefs from itching. After the olive oil application, wash the skin thoroughly.
Baking soda is an amazing product of your kitchen. There are so many small and severe problems, which can be treated with baking soda easily. This is quite cheap in prices and helps you with so many things. Here with psoriasis also, you can make the treatment easy by using baking soda.
Take 1 or 1and ½ glass of baking soda and mix it with one gallon of the water. Take a clean and washed towel and dampen it in the mixture of baking soda and water. Tap the cloth on the itchy pads of the skin. This will help to reduce itchiness and reduces infection.
Below are some tips for the patients of scalp psoriasis, which can help them prevent the infection from spreading and to treat it quickly. Try to follow these tips for better treatment.
Covering your head with a cotton cap help a lot as it protects the scalp from environmental agents.
You can also use a shower cap while taking bath with warm water. As warm water may aggravate the infection and shower cap or plastic cap may prevent this.
If you get to know that the psoriasis in the scalp persists, prefer to wash your scalp daily with a mild shampoo. Always use cold or maximum lukewarm water for washing scalp. Warm water is not good for a scalp, which is infected with psoriasis.
Always wear a sun cap or hat while going out in bright sun. This disease gets more infection and irritation due to sunburns so protect the scalp from sunburns always.
Olive oil can be used for massage also. Apply warm olive oil by massaging with your fingertips to the scalp and hair and leave it for entire night. Wash off with shampoo in the morning.
Another home remedy is made with honey. Again also is useful for so many remedies. Usages of honey are not definable in a few words. Honey mixed with lemon juice makes an effective remedy for scalp psoriasis. Mix honey and lemon juice equally in a cup and mix one cup full of bitter gourd juice with it. Drink this potion four to five times a day, empty stomach.
Patient of psoriasis are advised not to consume animal fats like non- vegetarian food or dairy products in their diet for some time until and unless they get complete cure from the problem.
Applying Avocado oil is also a good home remedy for treating scalp psoriasis.
In skin diseases, it is necessary to keep best hygiene. If the skin is not kept very hygienically, it may affect the duration of treatment. On one hand, you will keep on treating where on the other hand bacteria will keep on attacking. Keep your skin clean and bacteria free.
Problems are endless in human life but god has advised us with all the treatments in nature. We just need to take a look at them. Home remedies for scalp psoriasis are one of the remedies found in nature that is why it is effective as well as harmless. This article will help you to treat you scalp naturally.
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