Psoriatic rash is difficult to treat - often pharmaceutical drugs briefly improve the condition of the skin and patients turn to traditional medicine. Treatment of psoriasis with soda is widely popular. Let's take a closer look at the main effect of soda and the most effective recipes.
Baking soda is an affordable and simple remedy for treating psoriasis
Effects of baking soda on psoriasis
Baking soda for psoriasis is a largely effective addition to the standard treatment regimen. The products can be used to create lotions and decoctions, ointments and baths, compresses and rubs. All methods have been tested many times by patients. However, before preparing solutions, soda mixtures and other compositions, it is important to consult your doctor. Some patients are prohibited from using soda.
Baking soda is a well-known product, it costs a penny, and you can find it in any grocery store. Sodium bicarbonate is often used in cooking, especially baking. However, it was not only its culinary applicability that made soda popular. Baking soda is also used (often even in traditional medicine) to treat psoriasis. However, this is still not a monoprogram, but a complex technique. Along with yourself, you will need to take pills, use ointments and medications.
The valuable properties of sodium bicarbonate are well known to many - healing of wounds, cleansing them of pathogenic flora, and anti-inflammatory properties. The effectiveness of the effect is that the substance works to restore the epidermis and normalize its alkaline environment.
Psoriasis is often accompanied by increased blood acidity levels. Alkalinization of the skin surface allows, if not to completely solve the problem, to relieve symptoms and promote further recovery.
Soda ointments
Ointment is the most popular consistency of medicine in folk medicine. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that ointments based on baking soda are used to treat psoriasis. There are two most effective ointment recipes.
The first recipe involves using only two ingredients - peach oil and baking soda. Both components are taken in equal proportions and mixed thoroughly. The ointment is applied to the plaques before bedtime, wrapped with cling film.
For the second recipe you will need a teaspoon of baking soda, one glass of pork fat, one tablespoon of fir oil, two tablespoons of birch tar, three yolks of chicken eggs, two tablespoons of pharmaceutical bile, two tablespoons of grated laundry soap and 100 grams of chaga mushroom in the form powder. To prepare the ointment, you need to melt the pork fat and mix all the ingredients. After this, the product should sit for at least 12 hours. The ointment is applied to skin affected by psoriasis three hours before bedtime.
Treatment with ointments continues until the skin is completely restored. It is worth noting that this may take several months. At the first signs of relapse of psoriasis, ointment should be applied immediately.
The effect of using soda
Soda for psoriasis is an auxiliary treatment that is often referred to by doctors as alternative methods. However, this does not detract from the effectiveness, which is manifested in:
- Reducing the level of inflammation in the affected areas;
- Softening of keratinized areas;
- Relieving irritation, pain, burning;
- Ensuring normal blood circulation in the affected area;
- Carrying out detoxification of the skin. Constant inflammatory processes indicate attacks by microorganisms that release toxins. Timely cleansing of the integument facilitates the course of the disease.
It is important to understand that psoriasis is a fairly serious disease; treatment with soda does not eliminate the need to use other drugs. Self-medication is also unacceptable, as it can lead to exacerbation of the disease and worsening of the condition. Do not ignore the need to visit a doctor.
Taking baking soda internally
Drinking baking soda today is recommended not only by traditional healers, but also by some medical luminaries who believe that the cause of many human diseases is high acidity, and in order to reduce it it is necessary to introduce alkaline drugs into the body, which includes soda. Of course, this method of treatment has not yet received official confirmation, but nevertheless it is used today, including to combat psoriasis. But before taking soda solutions orally, you should consult your doctor, since this method has its own contraindications. It is prohibited when:
- for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- ulcers;
- allergies;
- pregnant and lactating women;
- diabetes mellitus;
- individual intolerance to soda.
Therapy begins with a minimum dosage - you need to take only two to three grams of soda, dilute it in half a glass of hot water, let it cool to a warm state and drink. Take a soda solution in the morning on an empty stomach. The dosage is gradually increased to one tablespoon.
Indications
Before you clarify for yourself how to treat psoriasis with soda, it is important to find out about the indications for such therapy. It is recommended to use a cheap product available to everyone for the treatment of all types of psoriasis. The technique is used both for classical treatment and in many folk recipes. When using soda for psoriasis, patients note undoubted positive changes.
However, before using sodium bicarbonate, you should evaluate the risks and learn about contraindications.
Why is self-medication bad and can you treat yourself with soda?
Just like any other disease, lichen planus should be treated by a qualified specialist. Once the diagnosis is made, the doctor prescribes treatment. Moreover, such a process may be different in each individual case, it depends on the form of your disease and the individual characteristics of the body. Already as an auxiliary therapy, you can try the treatment of psoriasis with soda, and only with the permission of a doctor.
The fact is that, as we have already mentioned, excessive or improper use of magnesium perborate solutions inside can disrupt digestive function, namely, damage the acidity of your stomach. There have also been cases where drinking soda increased internal blood pressure. That is why you need to use soda to combat psoriasis carefully and only after consulting your doctor. Only in this case is it possible to achieve a positive effect. In this article you will learn some recipes for treating psoriasis with soda; they will help you get rid of the disease as quickly as possible.
Contraindications
Only an experienced dermatologist, guided by his knowledge and experience, can make such a diagnosis. He also decides if a particular specialist has contraindications to performing procedures using soda in pure or combined form. You should not prescribe procedures using soda on your own. External or internal use may cause acidity imbalance over time.
It is not recommended to use soda to treat psoriasis in case of hypertension. The compositions should also be used with caution by people with diseased blood vessels.
Psoriasis on the head. What to do
For psoriasis of the scalp, comprehensive treatment is necessary. It should include:
- dietary nutrition;
- taking vitamins and hormonal medications (as prescribed by a doctor);
- external treatment (ointments, lotions, compresses).
In this case, you can also use soda. Because it perfectly removes the external manifestations of the disease. The use of soda is possible in several variations. It is dissolved in warm water and washed with hair (1 tablespoon per liter of water) for mild skin lesions. Or do the following:
- a teaspoon of soda is dissolved in half a glass of warm water;
- the resulting mixture is rubbed into the scalp;
- leave for five minutes;
- wash off with warm water, do not use shampoo or other cosmetics.
How is baking soda used to treat psoriasis?
Baking soda for psoriasis is a remedy that can alleviate the patient’s condition. The very cause of the disease lies deep inside the body. Redness and keratinized parts are an external manifestation, but they also cause a lot of trouble and pain for patients. Soda, which is important to use correctly, can eliminate itching, burning, pain - all this can be done.
Bath
Soda and psoriasis are completely compatible concepts. The product can be used to treat various skin diseases, including scaly lichen. Most often, patients are recommended to take baths with the addition of sodium bicarbonate. The font should be prepared as follows:
- Fill the bath with water that is not hot, but body temperature is a maximum of 38 degrees;
- Use 250 grams of soda, make sure it is well dissolved in water.
The duration of the bathing process should not exceed a third of an hour. It is important to comply with the specified deadlines! You should repeat the bathing process every other day, but you should not dry yourself after taking water procedures.
Baths with soda and iodine
In addition to the amount of soda indicated above, you can add a few drops of iodine to the font - no more than 10 ml. To make the process more effective, doctors advise purchasing and using another half a kilo of sea salt. All components must be well dissolved in water, and then you can carefully immerse yourself in the font. You should keep it in such water for the same 20 minutes, no more.
It is recommended to use a course of procedures, which will require 10–20 sessions, depending on the disease process and its neglect. These products can only be used for external use. Ingesting a solution of soda with iodine and sea salt is strictly prohibited!
Adding hydrogen peroxide to soda
Using baths with the addition of soda content is an effective way to alleviate the course of the disease and speed up the healing process. Immediately after taking a soda bath, you should not wipe your body dry, but you can additionally use hydrogen peroxide - 3% to disinfect sore spots.
After taking a bath, you should lubricate only sore areas - plaques. Do not treat undamaged areas of the body with the solution. The procedure is not intended to completely rid the patient of plaques, but it can still prevent their spread, growth, and discomfort.
Soda ointment with olive oil
The use of soda for psoriasis is also possible when making an effective ointment on your own. Its composition will include olive oil, which can be replaced with peach oil, as well as sodium bicarbonate. All components can be used in equal proportions. Before applying the composition, it is important to make sure that it has a uniform consistency and that its components have dissolved
Frequent use of oils based on olive oil and soda is unacceptable. The maximum you can use is 2 times a week. You should not make a decision unilaterally, so as not to aggravate the situation. You should first consult with your doctor about the possibility of using an oil-soda product.
Soda will generally have a positive effect on the body’s condition, since it acts as an alkalizing agent. It is known that psoriasis is closely associated with an increase in blood acidity, and therefore the use of soda solution is understandable.
Soda mixture
This product cannot be used by everyone, since it is intended for internal use. For preparation:
- Roasted and powdered vetch seeds, add 50 grams of soda to the mixture.
- Mix everything with 250–300 grams of honey. You can also use refined sulfur powder (but not much - only 20-25 g).
- Take this remedy strictly after meals three times a day.
This treatment of psoriasis at home with soda gives a positive result, it allows you to cleanse the body, saturate it with useful substances, and restore normal acidity levels. However, there are some precautions here too - you should consult a dermatologist, and additionally a gastroenterologist. People with gastrointestinal diseases, as well as those with hypertension, should not use a honey-soda mixture.
It is important to understand that all of these treatment methods have not been scientifically proven. There is no medical justification for using all the proposed recipes from the folk medicine cabinet. These are just recommendations and advice from those people who used soda methods to treat psoriasis.
Properties of soda
Simple soda is designed to help people suffering from a number of skin diseases. After all, one of the common causes of their occurrence is an increase in blood acidity. Soda drugs eliminate the slightest changes, lead to a significant improvement in the condition of the skin and a reduction in inflammation. As a result, the inflamed areas acquire a healthy appearance during a short course of therapy.
An important nuance - in the treatment of psoriasis, only sodium bicarbonate is used, that is, baking soda. Reviews from experts say that this composition helps to significantly alleviate the manifestations of psoriasis at any stage. This is due to the fact that when consumed orally, the substance affects the overall acid-base balance in the body. Being an alkaline product, soda tilts it not to the acidic side, which provokes the development of diseases, but to the alkaline side, which promotes instant healing.
If we talk about external soda treatment, it provides the following effects:
- fight against severe inflammation,
- cleansing the skin of the stratum corneum,
- softening effect
- relieving severe itching and irritation.
The main advantage of soda therapy is safety, because the only contraindication to use is individual intolerance. If it is absent, every patient can try this treatment. Moreover, you will save a lot of money, because the costs of such therapy cannot be compared with expensive gels, creams, and ointments. And the effect can easily compete with the result from the use of medications.
Features of soda treatment: how to apply compresses and make lotions correctly?
Doctors often recommend that patients use soda-based compresses. Powder dissolved in water helps soften growths and also relieve itching. To prepare the compress, use only 25 grams of bicarbonate, dissolve it only in warm water. For compresses, use gauze folded several times, and it should be applied:
- No more than 10–15 minutes;
- In one day. You should not frequently use the composition for treatment;
- Exclusively on the affected area of the body.
After removing the gauze, you should not wipe the treated skin; it should dry on its own. Before using any of the soda-based methods described above, you will need to consult with your doctor.
How much baking soda is in a tablespoon?
Today, a tablespoon can have different sizes because they vary from country to country. Western European tablespoons are slightly smaller than Russian and American ones, so it can be noted that a tablespoon contains from 23 to 28 grams of the substance.
Hot compresses are very effective. It is necessary to dissolve several tablespoons of baking soda in burning water. A towel is soaked in this solution and applied to the affected area. The towel is left to cool completely. Compresses best help with scalp psoriasis by helping to cleanse the scalp of fungi and bacteria.
American dermatologist John Pagano has cured many of his patients using a compress of baking soda and castor oil. For a compress, you need to mix one tablespoon of baking soda and two tablespoons of castor oil. The mixture is applied to the area affected by psoriasis. However, if there are wounds and cracks, such a compress should not be used. The compress is kept for 30-40 minutes, after which the skin is thoroughly washed off with warm water and soap.
