Skin Cap

[Mr Hoppy]

Spot on Tammy.

I used it in the mid 90's after my dad saw an article in his local paper. A bloke from Dorset was importing it from "Cheminova" in Spain. It claimed to contain only a zinc compound and harmless additives. It worked like magic - I was clear in days - and I even managed to get it on prescription. I thought my p probs were over.

After nearly 2 years, trials in Holland and the US revealed the true ingredients (steroid) and it was withdrawn by the Medicines Control Agency. By this time I was experiencing the side effects of steroid overuse but, despite stopping abruptly, my p has never come back severely. It's been a high price to pay though.

Needless to say, I won't be using any Cheminova products again.

[Ayub]

Jeezzz there is a lot of scam out there that try and disguise their products of steriods with natural or non-steriod stuff  !

However what about zinc pyrithione, does that actually help with controlling psoriasis, from all your comments I now know cheminova may have steriods but there are still a few poducts out there that contain zinc pyrithione. Here is couple of website that sell zinc pyrithione products

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Do any of you think zinc pyrithione is effective?

[tammy_girl2002]

zinc pyrithione is an irratant to skin my ex boyfriend told me never to use products for P with it in it....   hes training to be a pharmacist xoxo

[Anton]

zinc pyrowhatsit is the stuff in head and shoulders shampoo

[SJ]

If what you say is true, Tammy, and skincap contains 50% clobetasol propionate, it is one of the most 'very potent' steroid creams you can apply to the skin.

Even Dermovate contains far far less with 0.05%!

I would never, ever apply this to my skin. Never.

No wonder it has been banned in so many countries and how dare this company state 'it contains no steroids'.