Coal tar has been used for centuries to treat psoriasis and other chronic inflammatory skin conditions. It works by slowing the rapid turnover of skin cells that lead to the formation of plaques.

Coal tar is inexpensive, relatively free of side effects, safe for use on large body surfaces, and an effective treatment for psoriasis. It is an antipruritic and antibacterial agent that inhibits ...

Certain treatments that can help with plaque psoriasis, such as coal tar products, oral corticosteroids, or phototherapy that uses ultraviolet (UV) light, should not be used for erythrodermic ...

Coal tar can also help by slowing the rapid growth of skin cells and ridding the body of dead skin. The following natural remedies, in topical forms or solutions, can help ease minor psoriasis ...

Psoriasis may improve with the same treatment as that for seborrhoeic dermatitis described above. The next step would be to use a preparation containing coal tar (which her GP could prescribe ...