Psoriasis Meds and shampoo cures

Do those meds and shampoos work? and safely?

My mother, a self-taught allergist, insisted that I buy Neutrogena Shampoo, but I didn't because it cost a little more, so she got me a bottle and presto, it was truly a magical formula for me, my disastrous scalp condition was being eliminated.

[Please note that I do not receive anything for this endorsement. The Neutrogena Shampoo people probably don't even know that I have glowingly mentioned their shampoo dozens of times over the years. Another shampoo that agrees with my scalp is Fruitis. And the pink version of the Neutrogena shampoo isn't as good/non-allergic as the clear version.]

Jason's Natural Cosmetics Shampoo. Here is their ingredient list, with topical psoriasis meds, from the skindeep.com website. This one is rated as being a "high hazard".

Ingredients from packaging: Active Ingredients: Colloidal Sulfur: 2.0%, Salicylic Acid: 2.0% Other Ingredients: Aqua (Purified Water), Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate , PEG-150 Distearate, Sodium Laureth-13 Carboxylate, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Stearic Acid, Retinyl Palmitate (Vit. A), Pyridoxine HCl (Vit. B6), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Gel*, Spirulina Maxima (Spirulina) Extract, Salix Alba (White Willow) ExtracT, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil*, Melia Azacirachta (Neem) Oil, Pyrus Malus (Apple Cider) Vinegar, Xanthan Gum, Glycerin ^, PEG-12 Dimethicone, MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane), Methyl Salicylate, Potassium Hydroxide, Menthol ^, Cyclomethicone, Dimethiconol, Disodium EDTA, Capryloyl Glycine, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Squalane ^, Panthenol (Vit. B), Camphor, Folic Acid, Fragrance (Parfum) *Certified Organic.

Yes, there are some organic and natural ingredients in here, but some of the ones that aren't natural are considered toxic. Please take a look at the name of this shampoo, the name of the company is "Jason's natural cosmetics" and this company now makes a shampoo, this does not mean that the shampoo is natural. Period. This is marketing at it finest, using the english language against you, to deceive you.

Here's another natural sounding dandruff/scalp treatment shampoo. This one is Selsun Blue Naturals Anti-Dandruff Shampoo, Arctic Energy (whatever that means):

Ingredients from packaging: Active Ingredients: Salicylic Acid 3%. Inactive Ingredients: Water, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, menthol, Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Matricaria, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract Lavender, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Rosemary, Acacia Farnesiana Extract, PEG-10 Sunflower Glycerides, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol, Cocamide MEA, Fragrance, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyquaternium-67, Linoleamidopropyl PG-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Potassium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Disodiium EDTA, Benzophenone-4, Isopropyl Myristate, Ext-Violet 2.

Again, it is the wording and in what order the words are. The rules are, there are names of products and there are claims about products. The name implies natural because it is written right there, but if they were to 'claim' it was natural with all natural ingredients, blah blah, that would be illegal. Our government allows this.

After careful review, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has declared that Merck's Psoriasis drug Raptiva (which actually sounds like a sports car or a dinosaur, not a drug) is too dangerous to use on humans. Sales of the drug will now be suspended in Europe following revelations that three patients suffered bizarre brain infections called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).

Two of the three patients died. In the United States, the FDA continues to allow these psoriasis meds for sale!

UPDATE:

Efalizumab (trade name Raptiva, Genentech, Merck Serono) is a medication designed to treat psoriasis. As implied by the suffix -zumab, it is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody. Efalizumab binds to the CD11a subunit of lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 and acts as an immunosuppressant. It is administered once weekly by subcutaneous injection. It acts to inhibit white blood cell migration out of blood vessels into tissues. Possibly because of immune system suppression, Efalizumab has been associated in some cases with fatal brain infections and has been withdrawn from the market.

Known side effects include bacterial sepsis, viral meningitis, invasive fungal disease and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a brain infection caused by reactivation of latent JC virus infection. Four cases of PML were reported in plaque psoriasis patients, an incidence of approximately one in 500 treated patients.

Due to the risk of PML, the European Medicines Agency and the FDA recommended suspension from the market in the European Union and the United States, respectively. In April, 2009, Genentech Inc. announced a phased voluntary withdrawal of Raptiva from the U.S. market.

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