Skin Cap

[Ayub]

Hi

I am new to this forum so pls excuse my ignorance on questions I may ask that may have been answered a hundred times before.

I just wanted to clarify whether skin cap actually do contain steriods.On one website it says it has steroids

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but this website says it hasn't and it has clinical trials to back it up

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Can any of you detectives shed some light into this  :-/?

[Heidi Hi]

I have never heard of used Skin cap before so i cannot comment. I am sure someone else will be able to inform you.

Heidi xxx

[twinks]

Heres a link:

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Says it dosnt contain corticoids (not sure whether this means cortisteroids) if so then dosnt seem to have steroids.

More research.................

Debs.  

[twinks]

Ah yes, corticoids are steroids:

found this:

Corticosteroids are steroids produced within the adrenal cortex. They are divided into two main groups according to their actions:

glucocorticoids: anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive and fuel substrate modulation predominate
mineralocorticoids: fluid and salt balance
To an extent, there is an overlap of function between the groups.

A small amount of androgen is also produced within the adrenal cortex.

'Steroids', in lay terms, is often used wrongly as a label for corticosteroids and particularly the glucocorticoid prednisolone


Skin cap is steroid free! Well according to the website.

Good luck with it!  

[Ayub]

ok thanks for that link, the clinical studies looks positive

[justice]

if any one tries it i would love to hear about the pro's and con's .  

[elaineG]

this link might prove interesting:

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i do know someone who works regularly in the states and goes to mexico every time to buy it - swears by it - but im not convinced by it.

[tammy_girl2002]

skin cap has zinc pyrithione as its active ingredient however this is not known to be a treatment for psoriasis, and it has been tested to have a potent steroid, also skin-cap has had many different clones. a lot of people have taken personal injury law-suits against the company 'Cheminova'. It is banned in several different countries and also refused an FDA inspection.

They once again released a product stating that it was non-steroid however it was once again tested and proved there was a superpotent steroid in it....  also 'Cheminova' will not release the full ingredients of skin-cap

I personally would not use skin-cap or any of its varients as zinc pyrithione is an irritant to the skin let alone a treatment for psoriasis.... xoxo

[tammy_girl2002]

Only Cheminova knows the exact Skin-Cap ingredients for any batch, but there have been educated guesses. A reportedly accurate lab analysis of a popular knockoff may be a better starting point. For 100g mix::


 2 oz isopropyl myristate     (increases penetration of the steroid)
 2 oz ethanol (SD40B)         (another clone uses 2/3 alcohol)
300 mg undecylenic acid        (no known benefit for psoriasis)
250 mg zinc pyrithione         (irritant - no good evidence for psoriasis)
100 mg sodium lauryl sulfate   (watch out, it's an irritant)
50 mg clobetasol propionate   (or equivalent superpotent corticsteroid)

[adrian_hoble]

Thanks a lot, Tammy !
I used SkinCap products from time to time several years but after I read about it in p hall of shame I stopped that.
Now I`m almost sure I did the right thing....oh boy; that clobetasol again...