I found a good soap

www.franchworld.com
Neem rejuvenating soap
yesterday i bought this soap and i use it twice a day, i will tell u all the results of this soap after few days more.
i found somewhere on the internet stating that neem is useful for the treatment of P so i just give it a try

the website's description of this product:
For centuries, traditional medicine healers have been using Neem to treat a variety of ailments as it is proven to contain anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties. Franch Neem Rejuvenating Soap is a combination of Neem and Franch OIL NH*, and is powerful and effective with tremendous health benefits. This unique combination of Neem and Franch OIL NH*, is especially effective for those with dry, cracked or damaged skin and it's safe to use on body and face.

Hi Helicorpster,

Thanks very much for sharing. There is also a forum member who has found a neem product ( I think it can be eaten). You may want to evaluate. I suggest that with all such food items - start with a little. you never know if you will have an allergic reaction

Again, thanks for sharing and we need more forum members to share with us their trial and error stories to help each other out.

Lastly, you may also want to try combo tactics which I think works better. Combo could be diet + supplements + topical (such as neem or steroid). Boxers always use combo tactics to take the opponent down - why not P patients yeah ! haha

LOL Dom, nice one. Actually combo tactics is the main reason mixed martial arts were made.

i stop using that soap, it makes my affected area painful, and it cannot relieves my itchyness

You might want to try using milder soaps and shampoo though. Baby soap and shampoo usually works well (it doesn't improve anything but at least it doesn't cause any irritation). Certain soaps like Lux made me feel very painful after bath

yo ..where can i get the neem soap?! how much it cost?! and how long it will last for its usage?! need to gauge the cost. lol ..... i wanna try too .... guardian pharmacy got or not?!

i found from a random indian mini market, RM2.90 only

Guys,

Just to share - I use the following:

Daily soap: Oilatum (recommended by many derm). Made by Stiefel. Same people who make Polytar.

Shampoo: Tea tree oil and rosemary I think. Himalaya - blue cap.

Conditioner: Himalaya also has one with tea tree oil. If you travel abroad like Australia - look for Neutrogena psoriasis conditioner (white liquid). Anyway, between the two ... himalaya is just as good imho.

All the above available at Guardian or most major pharmacies.

For itch - I swear by using a combo tactic. Take antihistamine (I find Clarityne works better for me than Zertec). My derm said it was ok to take two tablets aday but you had better check with your doctors).

Then for topical which really relieves itch is Sarna lotion. I think I've posted this before somewhere in the forum. It's quite hard to find and again by Stiefel. I suggest you go to the stiefel website and look for the Malaysian office. Then call them on a working day and find out which is the nearest pharmacy that sells Sarna lotion. I got mine from the Alpha pharmacy in Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya.

The above works for me but you may have other remedies that work for you. Hope the above helps.

thanks Dom, after i used oilatum, my skin condition has been improved a lot. a lof of red dots on my back just disappeared 3 or 4 days after i used it(almost 60% gone), but some "dead skins" are still there

So, which soap is better to use?

Hi Shah, I think with regards to to soap - best is to go trial and error. Keep testing until you find one that works well for you.

The basis is (although not all encompassing):
- Absence of chemicals
- Lesser drying of the skin
- May be less allergic (underlying allergy can trigger P)