33-Year-Old Woman Treats Long-Time Psoriasis Using a Shampoo Made from Plant Root
From her scalp, psoriasis began spreading through Nicola Jones’ forehead and face, and for the first time too, she noticed the appearance of a patch on her back.
A 33-year-old woman who had psoriasis heard a lady in a shop where she was, commenting to her husband that she was a victim of an acid attack after seeing her facial psoriasis, claimed recently that a shampoo helped her treat her skin condition after just five washes.
Buckinghamshire-based Nicola Jones, who was living with her 35-year-old partner, Dan, an electrical engineer, initially developed psoriasis in her scalp at age 19 while she was studying at a university.
Despite trying numerous over-the-counter skin products for treatment, Nicola shared, nothing seemed effective until she discovered what she described as "an unlikely solution in the form of Oregon Skincare shampoo and conditioner," which cost only a little over $11.
Jones claimed the product helped her to achieve a dramatically improved skin condition within roughly three weeks.
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Psoriasis She Originally Thought as Dandruff
At first, Jones said she mistakenly thought of her psoriasis as dandruff, so she tried using different anti-dandruff shampoos, which she claimed, only worsened her condition.
She then went to see a doctor six months after, and she was then diagnosed with "scalp psoriasis."
Upon diagnosis, this marketing consultant said she was prescribed with a steroid-based scalp treatment that she described as "putting acid on my scalp." The said treatment, she said, was painful that it was unbearable to use it.
Jones shared while she was at the university, she was so self-conscious of her psoriasis. She added she felt like she had dead skin on her clothes, and she was aware that people "could see it behind my ears, so I never wore my hair up."
And, since she knew that people could see psoriasis behind her ears, Jones said she never work dark-colored clothes, and she developed a habit of regularly visiting the bathroom to take the dead skin off her clothes.
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Worsened Skin Condition
Jones' psoriasis worsened that four years ago when she found out her dad was "diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer."
From her scalp, psoriasis began spreading to her forehead and face. It was also the first time she noticed the appearance of a patch on her back.
For a couple of years, psoriasis began to break out on the different parts of her body, and every month, Jones shared, she was getting a new patch of the skin condition.
More steroid cream prescriptions for her skin may have soothed her skin and stopped the dryness, but she said they did not reduce the outbreaks.
Oregon Skin Care Products
Last year, Jones opened an Instagram account so she could document her skin condition. Through social media, she said she was hoping to spread awareness, lessen stigma and inspire "others with into discussion about living with and managing psoriasis.
Starting up, her Instagram account was not smooth all the time for this 33-year-old. She said, "one troll," told her, "I was disgusting and should be drowned at birth."
Despite the negative comment, in general, her things on social media account were mostly positive. It was through Instagram that she discovered "Oregon Skin Care" products.
Just on her first wash using the product, Jones said, she already noticed a very evident calming effect on her scalp, which, she added, was a good sign.
After five or six washes, she noticed the patches' sizes on her skin began to reduce, and the redness had significantly lightened.
After a month of continuous use of the Oregon products, Jones said, her scalp improved by roughly 80 percent. She added, she still has a few mild patches on her scalp and face that if someone hadn't known she had the skin condition, he would not see them.
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Sep 07, 2020 08:00 AM EDT
