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Genuine Coal Tar Soap?

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  • hitatotatus
    hitatotatus Posts: 340 Forumite
    edited 12 February 2010 at 10:48PM
    The following info might give some of you some new ideas :hello:

    For psorisis I have tried

    Dead Sea Mineral from shopforspa - excellent shampoo and conditioner for itchy head. Also the soap and salts for body.

    www, Elanasnaturecollection. co. uk - all natural cream - available on prescription. My doctor didn't know about this but took a print out from the website to show him. Great for skin, not such a great smell though, but not priority if it eases the problem.

    Bio oil - use it twice or more daily - this is the best and smells great.
    £2012 in 2012 = £34.44
  • sarah_louise_b
    sarah_louise_b Posts: 4 Newbie
    edited 16 February 2010 at 10:14PM
    hiya I'm not sure about soaps but for hair lush do a good shampoo bar called soak and float it smells a lot like coal taR, it works a treat on flaky scalp, and it lasts for ages, one bar lasts me about four months (good for money savers!!).

    I don't know if you can use it on skin but they do the coalface cleanser which has charcoal and liquorice in.
  • valentina
    valentina Posts: 1,016 Forumite
    You can use Capasal therapeutic shampoo for psoriasis, available from Boots, I think you have to ask for it at the pharmacy counter but no need for a prescription. Contains distilled coal tar.
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