Glycerin and witch Hazel

[colsta]

This may have been covered before.
has anyone had any joy with Glycerin and witch hazel there is a lot of talk about it on the US sister site.
if so how did you use it, where did you get it etc, was it non alcohol, was it distilled witch hazel, there are some confusing versions of it.

[JULIAinFLA]

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[Jiriki]

Hi, I also saw this on Inspire and I've bought some Thayers Witch Hazel with Rose Water and Aloe Vera £9.99 at Amazon. I ordered Vegetable Glycerin from the same place.
I made a mixture of 50/50 from the 2 bottles in an old and washed kitchen cleaner spray bottle. I've had my first spray this morning.
It feels lovely and soothing but a bit sticky - I even put some on my face because the mixture feels so lovely. I'm going to apply it 3 times a day, or more if I my psoriasis feels dry.
I've been using Dovobet for the last 4 days which has reduced the redness and flattened my psoriasis a bit, but I'm going to stop using it now and see what happens with the Witch Hazel and Glycerin.

[zora]

Hi
I have never heard of it but would be interested to see how you go after a while. Please keep us posted of your progress!

[LittlePinkPuss]

Unfortunately both glycerin and witch hazel cause dermatitis and skin rashes for me.

I didn't use it for P and lucky I did a patch test first.

There are two types of glycerin and I used the cosmetic one instead of the food grade one - I think that was the main problem.

I also used the witch hazel with alcohol by mistake - stung really badly and dried out my skin.

Some people get worsening of psoriasis with the combo; but on the whole it helps a large percentage of sufferers.

Lazza who no longer posts here said it helped him a lot.   

P.S. I thought you weren't allowed to advertise other psoriasis forums on this site.