Skin Magazine

A new skin serum containing the plant extract Oregon Grape Root and caffiene is effective in reducing the symptoms of psoriasis, according to a UK trial. Psoriasis is a recurrent skin condition that affects around 2% of  the UK population. It is caused by an acceleration of skin cell production. Normally a skin cell matures [...]

Sam is 20 and in her third year of studying graphic design at Coventry University. She has had chronic scalp psoriasis from when she was 7 years old. BY Sam 4 July, 2007 “I started getting small itchy psoriasis plaques on my scalp when I was 7 years old, my parents were worried that I may have inherited [...]

Jane had such bad scalp psoriasis, parents at her daughters school didn’t want her to touch their children in case they caught it. BY Jane Stuart 4 July, 2007 Jane Stuart, 32, an assistant manager of a small supermarket from Kinross in Scotland is married to Hendry Stuart, 43, a farmer and has two children, Iain [...]

Ann Grundy, 42, a care assistant from Liverpool has suffered psoriasis since the age of 10. She is no ordinary psoriasis sufferer in that she has a patch or two of it on her skin. She is literally covered in very severe psoriasis from head to toe but until how treatments offered to her by [...]

Michelle Woods is 35 and lives in Leicester with her partner and two sons. She has suffered with psoriasis for the last 15 years which has really knocked her confidence and has stopped her pursuing her dream career. BY Michelle Woods 4 July, 2007 Michelle says: “When I first noticed a change in my skin I ignored [...]

Emily, 25, went through misery with her psoriasis until she found a natural treatment which worked. BY Rebecca Laske 8 December, 2009 – 16:48 Emily Fisher, 25, a Marketing Manager, lives with her partner John Staples, 32, an Electrician in Sutton. Emily says: “I was devastated in November 2003 when I suddenly developed a horrible and painful [...]

Heather had always had lovely skin until a very bad car accident when she woke up in hospital with psoriasis. BY Heather Mackenzie 4 July, 2007 Heather Mackenzie, 34, is a nanny from West London and is engaged to fiancé Steve, 34, a builder. Heather says: “I have had psoriasis when I was 18. It was triggered after I [...]

Andrea had always had perfect skin until a new type of shampoo gave her psoriasis. Her scalp deteriorated quickly and nothing her doctor gave her helped. BY Andrea Leach 3 July, 2007 Andrea Leach, 26, is a receptionist for a catering company from Finchely in London. Andrea says: “I have always had quite sensitive skin but I [...]

A new trial has found that a cream containing a natural plant extract called Oregon Grape Root (OGR), is highly effective in reducing the symptoms associated with the skin condition psoriasis. BY Rebecca Laske 3 July, 2007 A new trial has found that a cream containing a natural plant extract called Oregon Grape Root (OGR), is highly effective in [...]

A UK trial  found that a skin care range containing a plant extract called Oregon Grape Root, is  effective in reducing the symptoms of  psoriasis. Psoriasis is a recurrent skin condition that affects around 10% of the UK population. It is caused by an acceleration of skin cell production. Normally a skin cell matures in 21-28 [...]