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As we all know GSM have stopped making polytar here in the UK.
Have you all seen how much polytar is on fleabay ?
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I nearly fell off my perch when i saw £30 for a small bottle !!!!!!!!!
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Hope to god they start making it soon so as to stop greedy so & so's making money
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Happy scratching everyone
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Yes it's a pain since they stopped making it .... I still have a couple of bottles left but I use it very sparingly...I hope as you say it will come back soon it kept my scalp clear I used it and didn't mind the tar smell.
We have a thread on here about polytar and this link will point you at the email the makers sent me [post=13872]
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We still have TGell here in the states. About 15 USD a bottle. I buy the generic for 5 USD. Maybe you can import something similar from amazon or something.
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(Sun-21-12-2014, 01:53 AM)mataribot Wrote: We still have TGell here in the states. About 15 USD a bottle. I buy the generic for 5 USD. Maybe you can import something similar from amazon or something.
Thanks Mataribot
I'm sure Tgel is available over here ive not used it. Is it similar to polytar?
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I have no first hand experience with Polytar, but can vouch for TGel. Smells like sewer, but works if you are consistent. Just an alternative idea...
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(Sun-21-12-2014, 11:51 AM)mataribot Wrote: I have no first hand experience with Polytar, but can vouch for TGel. Smells like sewer, but works if you are consistent. Just an alternative idea...
Thanks the idea of it is not appetising,...but if it does the job fair enough.... "sewer smell"ha ha
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The smell is absolutely horrible. I vomited the first time. However I found the generic more tolerable. The cost of TGell is priced too high.
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Have you tried Capasal which is coal tar/salicylic acid/coconut oil , does not smell as much by a long way and does not dry your scalp like I found with Polytar.I have found it really good and have used it for quite a few years now.
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(Sun-21-12-2014, 14:00 PM)D Foster Wrote: Have you tried Capasal which is coal tar/salicylic acid/coconut oil , does not smell as much by a long way and does not dry your scalp like I found with Polytar.I have found it really good and have used it for quite a few years now.
Another one for me to look for
Thanks for the advice
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I was prescribed T-gel.
It had no effect on the scalp P at all.
Capasal, now there is another one i tried but alas, it did not work at all.
The ones i am using on my head at the moment are ...................
Dermax shampoo.
Etrivex.
Both of these are excellent at removing the scales & reducing the redness.
If you can get these from your GP, go for it !
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