Scalp Psoriasis: a flaky scaly skin problem with silvery white scales appearing especially appearing around the ears and back of head. Scalp psoriasis may be with intestinal disturbances and the immune system and aggravated by shampoo ingredients. You can aid the healing and soothing process for scalp psoriasis with scalp essential oil blends and by understanding the cause.
Scalp Psoriasis commonly occurs on the back of the head however multiple areas of the scalp or the whole scalp may be affected. Scalp psoriasis is characterized by thick silvery white scales on patches of very red skin and can extend slightly beyond the hairline. Scalp psoriasis, despite being partially hidden by the hair is often a source of social embarrassment due to flaking of the scale and severe ‘dandruff’. Scalp psoriasis may be extremely itchy or on occasion have no itch symptoms. It can also cause temporary baldness on the affected areas. It is a common, chronic, inflammatory skin disease and can be associated with increased risk of melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma. Scalp psoriasis is treatable but as with all scalp problems, you need to know the cause so you can prevent the scalp condition from returning and treat it accordingly. Psoriasis of the scalp like all forms of this condition is not contagious; it cannot be passed from person to person nor can one spread it to other parts of the body.The disorder is a chronic or recurring condition which can vary in severity, from minor localized silvery patches on the scalp to complete body coverage.
It’s generally accepted that scalp psoriasis results from an immune over response to what the body has perceived as a threat of infection or disease. The body’s t-cells have gone into overdrive producing an overproduction os skin cells. This is why scalp psoriasis is considered a disorder involving an immune response resulting in excessive skin cell production.
Sometimes toxins in the liver can trigger this response by the immune system and create the tell tale scaling and flaking you see with scalp psoriasis.
Ingredients like SLS’s and other nasties found in common shampoos are readily absorbed into our bodies via our pores and deposited long term in our liver. So how does this relate to psoriasis?
If you detox your liver and “clear out toxins” this can help to calm your body’s immune response so that you can eliminate the triggers for psoriasis completely.
When your liver is overloaded, you body starts looking for other ways to eliminate the foreign “invaders” from itself.
Our body’s immune defense system will do whatever it can to eliminate any threat. So is it any surprise then that studies have found “scaling and flaking is the result of the body’s immune system attempting to shed damaged or irritated skin it identifies as unhealthy for its cells”.
That’s why a liver detox is a great place to start.
There are some fantastic highly recommended “scalp psoriasis treatments” out there such as Dr. Robert E. Connelly’s book “Psoriasis Can Be Cured”. He instructs his patients to follow a very strict program including diet, supplements and regular self tests to determine improvements in liver weakness.
Another fantastic cleanse specifically targeting psoriasis is sold by “Malcolm Harker”. He offers a very good cleanse system and topical creams that are very beneficial.
Cleaning your liver and reducing it’s load is an important start to assisting the scalp psoriasis elimination process.
Next you need to think about avoiding having gone through this process only to keep using shampoos that contain irritants, carcinogens and formaldehydes that enter our bodies via our open receptive pores in the shower every day!
Even worse, the moisture, heat and cleansers we use, also remove our natural oil mantle thus causing further irritation (itchiness and discomfort) to our already tender sensitive scalps and ravaged hair follicles!
If you start with a good cleanse you can also enjoy all the other benefits you will gain. You will feel fantastic and it’s highly beneficial for your skin and then you can start using essential oil blends to start the healing process.
Making your own essential oil blends containing the perfect synergy of oils like Neem, lavender and tea tree not only support your immune system, but are also known to aid the skins rebalancing and healing process while calming your system..
It’s easy to create a powerful scalp psoriasis remedy at home using these oils and by using tools online like the Scalp Remedy Wizard
There are many herbs you can take to assist your body eliminate scalp psoriasis to reduce the symptoms of scalp psoriasis.
You can drink Burdock root as a tea. Birch or Slippery Elm are also good taken in tablet form to help heal the gut. Herbs known to be particularly beneficial to take for psoriasis:Oregon Grape, Sarsparilla, Saw Palmetto, Echinacea.
So you can see that there is a lot you can do both internally and externally to help your body eliminate scalp psoriasis.
By making conscious choices about what you buy to apply to your skin and scalp, psoriasis scalp conditions need not steal your confidence. Having a good knowledge of what aggravates this condition and what you can do to soothe and deal with it successfully both on the inside and outside naturally can make a huge difference to your quality of life – and empower you.
Mia Wadsworth creator of www.dryitchyscalpremedies.com provides natural remedies and scalp wizards to help people deal with conditions like scalp psoriasis soothe & heal scalp problems fast and permanently.