It is a common skin condition that at some time and to a varying extent, affects well over a million-and-a-half people in the United Kingdom and Ireland and approximately eighty million people Worldwide.
It cannot be caught from other people, nor can it be transferred from one part of the body to another.
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disorder of the skin results in hyper proliferation of the skin. It is a chronic skin disease characterized by dry skin and raised, rough, red areas on the skin covered with fine silvery scales. Psoriasis non-infectious and it is often seen in people between 15 to 40 yrs of age.
Some common causes of psoriasis are the following:
- Psoriasis occurs when the immune system overreacts, causing inflammation and flaking of skin.
- Abnormality in the mechanism in which the skin grows and replaces itself causes psoriasis.
- Psoriasis develops when the immune system tells the body to over-react and accelerate the growth of skin cells.
- Heredity also plays a role in the development of psoriasis
- Environmental factors such as trauma, sunlight, infection, emotional stress, climatic changes etc also cause.
Dead Sea salts are generally used in a number of beauty treatments. It is used in facial washes and contains natural substances to cure irritations in dry skins. By adding these salts to bath water helps skin to heal in a natural way especially at times of flare ups.
At the moment a permanent cure has not been found. Scientists know much about the cellular changes that occur and have identified many of the triggers. Many cases are controlled or improved by treatment of the visible effects rather than the unknown basic causes. These urgently need to be identified.
A great variety of psoriasisfreeforlife treatment exist, and work continues to find more cosmetically acceptable ones. However, at least one-third of psoriatic lose the condition naturally for long periods of time or even entirely. Education about the condition has also been shown to be very beneficial.