Psoriasis - Treatment with oil
April 7, 2014 – Marina Engervik
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease and there is no cure that provides a permanent cure. But there is a lot you can do to keep psoriasis outbreaks at bay. A good skin care routine is very important. It is also important to eat right, moisturize and nourish the skin both from the inside and outside. The advice we write here does not replace treatment you get from your doctor, but it may be one of many things that keeps psoriasis at bay and is definitely worth trying.
Coconut oil...
...is very hydrating and it binds moisture in the skin so that very dry skin, like psoriasis, retains moisture longer. Coconut oil will also help the skin heal itself faster, and it smells so good!
If you are going to try pure coconut oil on your skin, you need to get virgin coconut oil and it should also be organic so that you get the purest and most effective coconut oil possible. This way you will also be able to treat your psoriasis in a completely natural way, without chemicals.
You can apply coconut oil to both your body and scalp. If you have psoriasis on your scalp, massaging coconut oil into your scalp at night before going to bed and washing it off the next morning will help provide plenty of moisture and there are several people who have benefited from it. Remember that this does not replace treatments you have already received from your doctor, but it can help ease the discomfort of psoriasis outbreaks.
Coconut oil also works on dry and itchy skin and other forms of eczema.
Tea tree oil
The oil is very antiseptic and helps remove dead skin cells. This oil is powerful, so you have to be a little careful here, but many say that tea tree can help with psoriasis. Tea tree helps wounds to heal, this oil can be dripped directly into open wounds and the oil will clean the wound and make it heal faster. Read more about Tea Tree .
Oils such as olive oil, jojoba and avocado oil are also oils that provide deep hydration to very dry skin and can ease the discomfort of psoriasis outbreaks while preventing new outbreaks.
