Ways To Apply Tar Based Psoriasis Treatments
Ways To Apply Tar Based Psoriasis Treatments
Tar based psoriasis treatments (whether creams or ointments) tend to get on to your clothes and bed linen unless you do something to prevent this happening. The dark marks should wash out, but they can be rather annoying which is why parts of your body that are treated with these preparations are often protected with bandages. A simple tube-shaped bandage that stays in place and does not have to be wound on and off is often the most convenient. It is a lot easier to wash a few bandages than whole sets of clothes. If the areas being treated are on your abdomen or back, a set of cheap cotton underwear will carry out the same job as a bandage and keep your clothes free of mess. If you are being treated in hospital, the nurse may sprinkle a little dusting powder on to the treated area to cut down the mess, but this is not really necessary.
Treating Scalp Psoriasis
The skin on your scalp is just as sensitive as that on your face, and ordinary tar preparations are a bit harsh for it. Special ointments and lotion have been developed for the scalp and are often quite effective. Psoriasis creams and lotions containing corticosteroids are the most popular scalp treatments and are easy and not unpleasant to use. Older ointments tend to be made up of a mixture of traditional ingredients such as wood tar, sulphur, salicylic acid and coconut oil. They sometimes smell a bit odd and are not always popular with my patients!
Scalp preparation should be used sparingly, not plastered all over your scalp. Just dab a little of the preparation onto one of your fingertips and rub it gently into the psoriasis patch. There is no point in using it on areas not affected by psoriasis.
Another psoriasis treatment sometimes recommended for scalp psoriasis is a tar shampoo. Some dermatologists are doubtful about whether these do any good, since shampoo only stays on your head for a short time. But if you have psoriasis on your scalp you will have to shampoo it frequently anyway - at least three times a week - to get rid of the treatments and scales, so you might as well use a tar shampoo (as long as you like the smell).
How Long Do Tar Treatments Take To Work?
Used on its own, a tar psoriasis treatments may take anything from three to six weeks to work. The Goeckermann regime aimed at becoming psoriasis free for life works faster and can sometimes clear a patch of psoriasis within three weeks. The actual healing process is gradual, so don't expect the patches to vanish overnight. What you will see, if the treatment is working, is a gradual all-round improvement in the appearance of your skin. Bit by bit the redness, scaliness and roughness will all improve, until the spots slowly fade away altogether. Your skin may go on looking slightly red for a few weeks afterwards, but this too will disappear with time.
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