Daily tips for psoriatic patient

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If you're one of the millions of people with psoriasis, you already know your skin is dry, itchy, and sore. You can reduce psoriasis flare-ups, remove scale, promote healing, and soothe that itchy, irritated skin with a few simple psoriasis skin care tips which associated with recommended diet and drugs .

Moisturize

moisturize -- this is one of the simplest and most effective things you can do for your skin when you have psoriasis. Keeping skin moist helps reduce dryness, itching, redness, soreness, and scaling.

Moisture can also help your skin heal Which moisturizer you use depends on how dry your skin is. Ointments are thick, heavy, and good at locking moisture in, while lotions are thinner and smooth on easily. Creams fall somewhere in-between. Fortunately, you don't have to use high-priced moisturizers for your psoriasis skin care. Some people use petroleum jelly as an economical substitute. Whichever moisturizer you use, pat it on gently after bathing, and reapply during the day as needed -- especially if it's particularly cold or dry out.

Good psoriasis skin care means avoiding harsh products that can irritate it even more, such as lotions containing alcohol, deodorant soaps, and even some laundry soaps. Scratchy, rough clothes can also aggravate your skin, so try switching to softer, less irritating cotton-based clothing (cotton).

Daily Baths

Baths are another easy way to help care for your skin when you have psoriasis. A daily warm bath using a mild soap can help soothe itchy spots and make it easier to remove dry skin. Add oil, colloidal oatmeal, Epsom salt, or Dead Sea salt, herbal baths ( chamomile and clandula ) to the water and soak for 15 minutes for even more relief. Steer clear of hot water or harsh soaps while you bathe. They may irritate and dry already-stressed skin. After your bath or shower, gently pat your skin dry instead of rubbing. Rubbing your skin not only irritates existing lesions, it can also cause new ones. After you pat your skin dry, smooth on your moisturizer of choice.

Sunlight

A little ultraviolet (UV) light can go a long way in helping to sooth, improve, even heal psoriasis lesions. You can use artificial light to for UV therapy during the fall and winter months. The sun's rays are probably the easiest way to expose your skin to UV light's healing effects in spring and summer. But be careful: Too much sun (or sunburn) raises your risk of skin cancer and may make psoriasis outbreaks worse. Try moderate doses of UV exposure two or three times a week. Be sure to use sunscreen on the parts of your body that don't have psoriasis outbreaks. Talk to your dermatologist or doctor before adding UV therapy to your psoriasis skin care regimen, and then schedule regular skin checkups to be sure you're staying safe.

Reduce Stress

Studies show that stress can inflame psoriasis and increase itching. Some people even trace their first outbreak of psoriasis to a particularly stressful event. Of course reducing stress is easier to say than do, yet lowering stress may not only help reduce symptoms, it can give you a real sense of control, too. To reduce the stress in your life develop a personal support system, think positively, and take the time to identify what's important to you. Eating right, staying hydrated, and getting plenty of exercise can also help keep stress at bay -- and help you fight off the infections that may trigger flares.

Quit Smoking and Drinking

Smoking can trigger psoriasis flares, so quitting may improve your psoriasis, though it doesn't always help everyone. Talk to your dermatologist if you're smoker. Heavy drinking can also trigger psoriasis and make treatment less effective. Drinking can also lead to dangerous side effects when combined with certain psoriasis medications.

Stop Scratching and Picking

There's no doubt about it, itchy skin begs to be scratched. Yet scratching can tear open the skin, making way for infection-causing bacteria. To make the situation worse, scratching may cause lesions to appear where they weren't before. Picking your skin creates the same hot bed for infection.
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Nails 

As finger and toenails are very often affected by psoriasis, the treatment of Nail psoriasis is part of the treatment of psoriasis. Approximately one third of patients may have a treatable fungal infection which could help their nails to improve. As a Koebner phenomenon may occur with this type of psoriasis, preventing prevent further damage to the nails is important. Some things to keep in mind include keeping the nails trimmed as a means to prevent rubbing and more irritation; soaking and carefully filing down and moisturizing thickened toenails, and wearing shoes that are comfortable and fit well with enough room to eliminate pressure and friction on the toenails.

 

Trimming the nails to remove all of the affected area is useful in preventing infection of the nail beds. Both olive oil and tea tree oil have good anti-fungal and antibacterial properties. A variety of treatments used for skin psoriasis treatments are also used to improve Nail psoriasis. Discussing these treatments and the many more options with your physician will help you find the best treatment.

  

Scale removal

The removal of excessive dead skin as it forms on a daily basis is very useful as a preventative measure against excessive buildup. The build up of dead skin (scale) can lead to the formation of large, deep platelets which will cause discomfort and pain in daily activities. A softening agent, such as salicylic acid, can be used to ease and remove plaques soften and remove scale. After bathing, the scale will be softened, and then it can be removed by rubbing with a clean cloth. But care should be taken not to break the underlying skin. Equal parts of extra virgin olive oil and Vaseline can be mixed (check for sensitivity before use) as a great emollient to contain moisture in the skin as well as lubricate the skin after bathing.

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