Hi I'm new and today I sobbed and locked myself in the bathroom

[Kat]

Your little girls are adorable!  

I'd use caution washing your hair that often.  Washing hair tends to lessen the natural oils which can lead to dryness, and as you know dryness + psoriasis equals lots of itchiness.   I had a prescription oil for my scalp (but I try to stay away from it due to the steroids so I'd try the coconut oil now) and wrapped in a shower cap.  It helps the moisturizing.   The psoriasis on my scalp nearly drove me bonkers!  But washing more didn't help me, in fact I think it hurt and using shampoos for psoriasis or dandruff (which isn't the mildest form of shampooing)  only help me now that I'm fairly clear, they really didn't do much for me when things were bad.  

Right now I use a little tea tree oil in my regular shampoo and use coconut oil on and behind my ears and along the hairline where I have some (fairly mild in comparison to how it was) psoriasis.  It definitely helps with itching, I do still have some flaking I'm not crazy about but it's manageable.  

I HATED the scalp psoriasis far more than the other places it appeared, although I didn't care for those either.  The itching on my scalp drove me crazy and my ears looked diseased, I also couldn't hide the flaking and had to wear only light colors so it wasn't as noticeable.  I hope you get relief soon!

That's really kind, thanks Kat, I totally agree and would never normally wash that much. I have a coconut oil leave in conditioner (which I actually use on my baby's 'fro) and I put loads of that on and today my scalp has returned to it's normal flexible self. It was the tightness and flakes I couldn't cope with. I couldn't leave the house with great white chunks in my hair but thank goodness they've all gone and I just use make up on my hairline to hide the patches.

I'd never experienced that sort of scalp flare up before though, it was awful!

Really glad yours is getting better too. Is this the Fumaderm? Xxx

No, I wasn't ever on Fumaderm.  I was on Acitretin and light therapy.  After reducing the Acitretin with no problem after the first of the year the dermatologist said I could try just using topicals and so far, so good.  

Glad to hear your scalp is better!

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