Please provide some do's and don'ts for patients with psoriasis & eczema.

Do: Do not pick at your psoriasis - it will make it worse.

Chlorine: Chlorine may make eczema worse.

Cigarette: Cigarette smoke can make eczema worse.

Dyshidrotic: Dyshidrotic eczema is sometimes associated with a metal allergy.

Moisturizers: Moisturizers lock in moisture, preventing evaporation.

Home: Home phototherapy is useful for many with psoriasis.

People: People with psoriasis have an increased risk for depression.

Psoriasis: Psoriasis is sometimes, but not always, itchy.

When: When cleansing, use soap mainly in the skin folds to avoid it's drying effects.

As: As a general rule, ointments are better moisturizers than creams, and creams are better than lotions.

Moisturize: Moisturize several times a day, especially after showering, to prevent worsening of eczema.

People: People with eczema are more likely to get staph aureus infections!

Skin: Skin discoloration is much more likely from eczema itself than from the steroid treatment.

Excimer: Excimer laser works well for linted psoriasis.

When: When it comes to steroid creams a little goes a long way!

Meditation: Meditation and exercise are great ways to prevent flares.

These: These conditions both tend to wax and wane, so don't be discouraged when going through flares.

These: These conditions can affect self-esteem. Try to find support systems. There are many online.

Scalp: Scalp psoriasis-keraly gel can loosen scales. Or crushed Aspirin in olive oil would work.

Supplemental zinc (50-100mg of zinc gluconate) & 3-omega fatty acids (flax seed or fish oil). Sun!

Topical: Topical treatments are helpful for mild to moderate psoriasis.

Topical: Topical corticosteroids are available in many strengths and formulations.

Severe: Severe psoriasis can be treated with traditional systemics, phototherapy, or biological agents.

Don't: Don't scratch, pick, squeeze or manipulate your dry, delicate, irritated skin.

Cold: Cold compresses applied directly to the skin help relieve itching.

Eczema: Eczema treatment: topical tacrolimus and pimecrolimus may be used to reduce inflammation.

Eczema: Eczema treatment: antibiotics may be needed to treat a bacterial infection in scratched skin.

Eczema: Eczema treatment: immune suppressing oral medication can help relieve some severe cases.

Eczema: Eczema treatment: sedative antihistamines can help a patient get a good night's sleep.

Eczema: Eczema treatment includes medication, proper skin care, trigger avoidance, and coping mechanisms.

Ozonated: Ozonated olive oil works great.

Reducing: Reducing your weight and not smoking can help improve psoriasis.

For: For persons with eczema lukewarm baths followed by steroids and then moisturizers on skin can help.

Use: Use steroid medications as directed regularly to prevent flares of disease.

Best: Best to see a dermatologist. Some may prescribe natural products like bile salts and curcumine.

Only: Only in rare cases should you take oral steroids for psoriasis. It can make you a lot worse.

Keep: Keep the skin moisturized and avoid very hot showers.

Don't: Don't scrub your skin! don't pick off the scales! don't use harsh soap if much at all.

It: It is a myth that baths make eczema worse. A daily bath with a bath oil & light soap will help.

If: If you think you can fix eczema without good skin care you will fail.

Try: Try jojoba oil on your skin as moisturizer. Get oils in glass bottles not plastic.

Gentle: Gentle emollient soaps, bathe less, emollient creams/oils. Food sensitivity testing -helps!

Keep: Keep skin moisturized. Wash/bathe less. Key is food sensitivity testing and elimination diet.

Do: Do limit stress and too much sunshine. Small amounts of sun and saltwater can help psoriasis.

The: The best prevention for eczema is helping the skin with with a good barrier cream twice a day.

Do: Do get sunlight. Sunlight helps psoriasis.

Soft: Soft water better for skin and hair and will help slow down psoriasis and eczema, especially winter!

Occlusion: Occlusion treatment with otc 1% Hydrocortisone on hands covered with cellophane gloves works well for hands!

Avoid: Avoid hot showers and immediately apply a moisturizer afterwards to keep your skin moist.

Moisturize: Moisturize and keep eczema patches lightly wrapped overnight.

Prevent: Prevent breaks in skin, chances of infection are very high with broken down skin.

Vegetable: Vegetable shortening is a very good moisturizer for dry skin.

Psoriasis: Psoriasis patients have higher risk for heart attacks and strokes.

If: If you have eczema, get tested for allergies.

Moisturize: Moisturize skin even when you dont have flare ups.

Use: Use steroid cream when needed, don't put off using steroid cream during flareups.

Aim: Aim to control the itch to prevent the rash from worsening.

If: If you have tried topicals and light rx, and you're still bothered by psoriasis, ask about biologic rx.

Try: Try to avoid scratching. Use cream or lotion to moisten the skin.

Oils: Oils and ointments are more moisturizing than creams or lotions.

Limit: Limit showers, use abundant emollients, steroid creams if needed. Consider food sensitivity testing.

Many: Many dermatitis issues resolve with food sensitivity testing and an elimination diet. Remarkable!

Don't: Don't scratch! lesions will always worsen!

Itching: Itching can be diminished by taking a combination h1 and h2 blocker. Generic tagamet (cimetidine) and zyrtec!

To: To prevent eczema on your feet, decrease perspiration by wearing moisture wicking socks.

People: People with low vitamin d levels had in a 189% increase in the incidence of psoriasis!

Over: Over the counter medicine is often all you need.

Psoriasis: Psoriasis increases slightly the risk for other serious diseases of the heart, lungs, and kidneys.

Get: Get treatment: as many as 30% of patients with severe psoriasis received no treatment.

Only: Only 70% with severe psoriasis got treatment and many of them just received topical treatment.

Half: Half of patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis expressed dissatisfaction with treatment.

The: The best medicated shampoo for dandruff is Nizoral (ketoconazole) shampoo.Best results apply and let dry for 10 min.

Consider: Consider an elimination diet trial. Food sensitivities can play a large part in eczema.

Remember: Remember that psoriasis is a whole body disease and does not just effect the skin.

Psoriasis: Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritisin women is more common with worsened symptoms in a smoker.