Moisturisers & barrier repair

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Self-reported by people who chose to share here. Not a clinical study.

Guttate psoriasisSevereFully clear

Guttate psoriasis after strep throat — hundreds of spots, then slowly gone

Three weeks after strep throat, small drop-shaped spots covered my torso and arms at 19. Phototherapy and patience got me clear.

Narrowband UVB phototherapy
Moisturisers & barrier repair
Topical corticosteroids

Anonymous14 June 2026

Plaque psoriasisModerateRebound

What steroid rebound looked like for me — and the slow climb back

I used a potent steroid cream on and off for two years without follow-up, stopped abruptly, and flared worse than I had ever been.

Topical corticosteroids
Moisturisers & barrier repair
Calcipotriol (vitamin D analogue)

Anonymous30 May 2026

Plaque psoriasisMildPartial improvement

Three months on the Queensland coast — what humidity and ocean did for my skin

Melbourne winters wreck my plaques. A work stint on the subtropical coast — humidity, ocean swims, daily sun — improved things noticeably. For me.

Natural sunlight
Moisturisers & barrier repair
Topical corticosteroids

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