Sunlight for psoriasis

[Lookingforhelp]

Hi.  I have psoriasis on my penis and have been using hydrocortisone cream to treat it for 5 months now.  I'd say the cream has cleared up 20% of the area.  I noticed something form on my forearm.  I thought I had been cut by a plant or maybe got poison ivy but it didn't go away. Little white spots started to form and then I realized, maybe this is psoriasis.  I was on vacation and in hot sun for several days and I noticed the area on my arm completely cleared up and is 100% gone.  It wasn't a big area but I virtually cannot see any of it still there.  

I have heard that sunlight helps psoriasis.  Being that I've had it on my penis and been using the cream for 5 months now with only a 20% success rate, I am thinking I may need some sun.  

My question is, how well does sunlight typically help psoriasis?  Could it be that what was on my arm was psoriasis and it cleared up the whole area in a few days?  Does it work that well, or does it typically take many sessions of sunbathing... 10, 50?  If not that many and it can clear it up in a few sessions I may need to make the trip to the local nude beach.  Lol.

[Fred]

Naked sunbathing would be good. Yes sunlight is a big help for psoriasis, maybe not a complete cure but it will help.

Most people don't see so much psoriasis on their arms or face. Yes it does appear there but it's more likely to be where the skin is hidden from sunlight.

Plus with sunbathing you get the added bonus of Vit D. See here: Free Psoriasis Treatment

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EDIT: I've changed your subject so it gets found better and I'll move this thread to Natural Treatments For Psoriasis

[jiml]

Natural sunlight helps me with my psoriasis which is why I spend as much time in our short summer outside and as uncovered as I can be without getting arrested  
It is good for a lot of people but do be careful as there are some members here who say that sunlight aggravates the psoriasis, and if you find a quiet place be very careful not to overdo it on the sensitive skin areas as it could be counter productive if it got burned *ouch*  

[Lookingforhelp]

Great.  

Being that it's summer and very hot where I live I will give this a go.  Just did my first session for 30 minutes today.  Will report my progress.

[jiml]

Great.  

Being that it's summer and very hot where I live I will give this a go.  Just did my first session for 30 minutes today.  Will report my progress.

Good luck I hope it's successful for you and do moisturise with a good quality coconut oil as that will help, and build the time up slowly with the sun exposure

[Spot On]

Sunlight works as an immune suppressor. It is the ultra violet light.

A safer way is narrow band UVB. I bought a home unit years ago.

I would be careful about using steroid creams on your genitals. They will thin and damage skin.