What is Psoriasis and what causes Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a noncontagious skin disorder that is usually evident on the skin as red patches with raised silvery waxy scales and on the scalp as severe dandruff.
It is not known what causes Psoriasis. It is thought that the abnormal cell growth that characterizes Psoriasis has a generic origin operating through the immune system of the body.
A normal skin cell matures in 28 - 30 days. In Psoriasis, skin cell production is increased 10-fold, the immature cells sticking together causing the thick scales of Common Psoriasis. There is a family pattern in some Psoriasis cases.
Psoriasis Treatments
Although medical scientists know much about the cellular changes that occur and have identified many triggers, permanent cures are not available yet.
Many cases are controlled or improved by treating the visible effects rather than the basic cause.
A great variety of treatments exist but some are cosmetically unacceptable or difficult to use, while others are in themselves toxic and have side effects. Go here for a great selection of dead sea products that worked as my psoriasis treatments!
