The first symptoms of psoriasis started appearing for me about 7 years ago, at which time my scalp started to itch all the time.  My first impulse was to assume that my itchy scalp must be the result of excessive dryness (I was living in Phoenix, AZ after all).  So I proceeded to put copious amounts of moisturizing lotion on my scalp to sit there throughout the day, creating a soothing layer for my scalp (or so I thought).

The moisturizing cream ended up making my scalp feel worse than ever since it basically suffocated my skin all throughout the day (all that time with a greasy scalp for nothing!).  It wasn’t until several months later that I considered the possibility that this issue might be more severe than anything that simple moisturizer (Jergens, Vaseline, etc.) would be able to help.

Soon thereafter I tried a variety of dandruff shampoos until I eventually discovered psoriasis shampoos.  Only since this discovery have I been able to counteract the effects of psoriasis that surfaced on my scalp.