Scalp psoriasis is the most common form of the disease. It will not threaten health, but it will destroy the patient's appearance and become a cause of psychological complexity. The treatment of scalp psoriasis must first find out the cause of the disease and eliminate them.
Psoriasis is treated with drugs, physical therapy and hydrotherapy in a comprehensive treatment. Folk remedies have been effectively supplemented.
medical treatement
Drug treatment includes systemic treatment and local treatment. Treat psoriasis at home.
For general processing:
- Sedatives (infusion of motherwort and valerian);
- Antihistamines;
- Desensitizer
- antibiotic;
- Immunomodulator
- Non-specific immunotherapy drugs (aloe, ATP);
- Aromatic retinol;
- Glucocorticoids;
- Cytostatics
- Biological drugs
- Calcified autologous blood;
- Hemostatic solution (drip);
- Diuretics
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
- sedative;
- Pyrogen therapy
- Antidepressants;
- Psychotropic drugs
- Fortifier (vitamin complex).
Diuretics can cure exudative constitution, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can treat psoriatic arthritis. In a long process, hyperthermia can be prescribed.
Antihistamines and tranquilizers can help relieve itching and anxiety on the scalp. In severe cases, sedatives are prescribed.
If the disease is severe and the symptoms are too obvious, corticosteroids and cytostatics can treat the disease. But you should be very careful when using drugs, because they can aggravate the course of psoriasis. Use antibiotics only when psoriasis is complicated by scalp infection.
Psychotropic drugs cannot cure psoriasis, but they can eliminate anxiety, relieve depression, increase resistance to stress, normalize sleep and reduce itching. Vitamin complex will help improve metabolism.
Unfortunately, psoriasis cannot be completely cured. However, it is possible to significantly improve the patient's condition, slow down the inflammatory process and transfer the disease to the remission stage.
Local treatment
Use local medicines used to treat psoriasis of the head:
- Cuticle separation ointment (salicylic acid, sulfuric acid, sulfur-salicylic acid, mercury-salicylic acid, naphthoic acid, sulfur tar, tar, ichthyol, resorcinol);
- Glucocorticoid ointment;
- Lotion containing vitamin D3;
- Emulsion containing anthralin;
- shampoo;
- Tar soap.
The ointment ingredients used to treat psoriasis include tar, zinc, naphthalene, and valerian. Ultraviolet radiation will help increase its effectiveness.
Non-hormonal ointments are used to treat the initial stages of psoriasis. If other drugs have no effect, glucocorticoid ointment can only treat the disease when the condition is severe. These drugs are very effective. They can quickly eliminate the inflammatory process. But hormonal ointment will reduce the skin immunity, and the rash will reappear after stopping.
Shampoo alone does not fight psoriasis. But as part of complex treatments, they have an effective effect: they can reduce inflammation and relieve itching.
You can use 3 types of shampoos to treat psoriasis at home:
- Asphalt;
- Contains ketoconazole;
- For children.
Medicinal shampoos contain tar, sulfur, zinc pyrithione and salicylic acid. Sulfur inhibits inflammation, and salicylic acid repairs the epidermal stratum corneum. Due to zinc pyrithione, even after shampooing, the medicinal substances will remain on the scalp. It is recommended to use shampoo twice a week for 2-3 months. It is recommended to apply the shampoo on the hair twice and keep it for 5 minutes.
physiotherapy
The use of physical therapy procedures can provide excellent results in the treatment of head psoriasis:
- Spa;
- Spa;
- Cryotherapy
- acupuncture;
- Herbal medicine;
- Ultraviolet radiation;
- Irradiate with erbium laser;
- PUVA therapy;
- Suck blood;
- Plasma exchange;
- Paraffin application;
- Vacuum therapy
- Shiatsu.
Spa treatments
Scalp psoriasis is treated in nursing homes.
The patient is prescribed:
- Climate therapy
- Hydrogen sulfide, sulfite and radon bath;
- Mud therapy
- Sun therapy
- spa.
Use traditional medicine to treat psoriasis
If the alternative method is used as an adjunct to drug treatment, the alternative method can provide effective results for the treatment of psoriasis of the head. Emulsion containing celandine, aloe and celery, with burdock soup, amaranth soup, string, chamomile, thuja, white willow, juniper berries, blackberry leaves, lovage root, Japanese pagoda tincture, barley or celery seeds, sea buckthorn and viburnumThe genus plant soup rinses the hair and treats the scalp with birch tar and oil.
But before starting to treat psoriasis with folk remedies, you need to consult your doctor.
Oil pressure
The treatment of scalp psoriasis with folk remedies usually involves the use of oil compresses. Add equal amounts of peanut oil and olive oil. Heat the mixture and rub the affected area of the scalp with a massaging motion. Insulate with a shower cap. Leave until morning. Remove with apple cider vinegar, listerine or sugar temoline (dissolve 60 ml of product in 500 ml of water).
Onion compression
In most cases, scalp psoriasis is treated with onion folk remedies. Chop the onion with a fine grater, apply it to wet hair, and rub it into the scalp. Insulate with plastic bags. After 15-20 minutes, wash the head with tar soap. During the onion treatment, you will have to stop using shampoo.
Celandine fights psoriasis
Celandine will help treat psoriasis at home.
When preparing for infusion, pour dry celandine (60 g) with medical alcohol (500 ml) and soak for several hours. Then gently lubricate the scalp area affected by psoriasis.
The infusion is very effective, but it can irritate the scalp. If an unpleasant sensation occurs, wash the head and rinse with chamomile infusion.
Sunflower Basket Tincture
For the treatment of psoriasis with folk remedies, sunflower baskets are often used. Chop the basket (2 pieces), pour white wine (100 ml), and let it stand for 2 days. The juice is then squeezed out and used as a dressing.
It is recommended to use tinctures in the presence of infectious lesions of the scalp. It can inhibit the further reproduction of bacteria.
Self-made ointment
If the solid ointment is added with herbs, it will treat this disease more effectively. It is mixed with the tincture of Acanthopanax senticosus, celandine or cypress in a ratio of 5: 1.
The effect of self-made ointment is not inferior to store-bought ointment. They will help you quickly defeat psoriasis on your scalp.
There are several recipes for making ointments using folk methods:
- Mix solid oil or petroleum jelly (300 grams) with egg whites (2 pieces), lime honey (20 grams) and celandine mashed herbs (20 grams).
- The rosehip branches were dried and burned. The ash is mixed with petroleum jelly in equal proportions. Within a week, the psoriasis plaques will disappear from the skin.
- Put a raw egg into a 200 g jar and pour the vinegar essence. Cover the jar and let it sit for one day. The eggs in their shells are then thoroughly ground and mixed with unsalted pork fat (20 grams). The ointment is used to treat the affected area of the scalp, avoiding healthy areas (burns can occur under the influence of the ointment). After an hour, wipe off the remaining ointment with a cloth and apply baby cream on the plaque. After multiple treatments, the psoriasis plaques will peel off the skin.
- Mix eucalyptus oil (30 g), freshly squeezed longevity flower juice (10 ml) and honey (10 g).
- The blue clay is diluted with water to thick sour cream and mixed with sea salt. Used to lubricate the affected skin.
- Pharmacy birch tar (50 grams) is thoroughly mixed with crushed ascorutin tablets (50 tablets).
Homemade shampoo
Honey (20 grams) is mixed with egg whites and baby shampoo. Apply to the affected hair area for 15 minutes.
Internal use fee
Oral decoctions and infusions prepared at home can effectively help treat scalp psoriasis:
- The elderflower (20 g) is brewed in boiling water (450 ml) and soaked for 1. 5 hours. Drink 120 ml an hour after a meal.
- Elecampane and calamus root, black elderflower, bilberry leaves, horsetail, St. John's wort, and celandine are mixed in equal amounts. Pour the resulting mixture (10 g) into boiling water (250 ml). Consumes 120 ml.
Folk remedies are effective in treating psoriasis.
Psoriasis diet
Diet is also important for the treatment of scalp psoriasis.
If you want to successfully cure psoriasis, you should quit fried, smoked, spicy and irritating foods, season them, keep them fresh, and limit the intake of sugars, carbohydrates, and fats. At the same time, it is necessary to increase the content of plants and dairy products in the diet.
Linseed oil (20ml), fish oil (12ml) or vitamin A (the dosage should be instructed by the doctor) can help cure diseases.