MG217Multi Symptom Relief 2% Coal Tar Medicated Psoriasis Ointment oz Jar, 4 Oz

I have (undiagnosed, but pretty obvious) scalp psoriasis. It affects my entire hairline, especially towards the front of my head close to my temple and the back of my neck. It pops up on the rest of my scalp as well but that's less noticeable. Occasionally it flares up to the point where the front of my head is a raised, itchy, flaky mess and it's super embarrassing and distressing as anyone who suffers from this knows. Given that I'm a black girl with thick, curly hair- it just makes it look like my hair is dirty which it definitely is not. Braids and other styles have also been a nightmare due to this. I've been at my wits end for a few years now trying different remedies and I stumbled upon this product and said why not? I kid you not, the first day I applied it to the problem areas (the entire front of my head/forehead) I noticed a difference. Moisturizing the spots in general helps but this really kept it moisturized due to the consistency. I would have been happy with that alone, but as the days went by I realized the flaking and itching COMPLETELY stopped and my skin is actually healing and starting to look like the rest of my face again. I apply it every time I remember to be honest; I've spread it down into my scalp as well and it has truly "cured" my issue. Even when I can tell I'm having a flare up, the ointment calms it down completely. I will say it doesn't smell that great but I honestly don't care at all. The smell is irrelevant given that it works so well and it's not strong enough to where it will actually be an issue. As long as you use your regular hair products afterwards you're good! This product is definitely going to be a staple for me and I recommend it to anyone who has psoriasis.

It's rare I bother leaving a review, but I feel that it's important that I do. Within the past year, I developed psoriasis. And I tried so many creams, balms, lotions, supplements to no avail. So much money wasted with little to no results. Even when I did get some results, I'd flare up. And sometimes new spots came up with the flare up. But then I saw a mention on another review about this item. I was hesitant but at that point what did I have to lose. The only real downfall of this item is the smell. It smells exactly like it sounds. I really only apply it at home because of the smell. But in reality, I suppose you get used to it. By far though, this product has done wonders in the past 3 weeks. I am down to my initial spot which is the back of my neck now. All other spots have healed. No redness. No scaling. Just a bit of discoloration where the spots were, which I will take dealing with it for the past months. I used to wake up every morning with dead skin flakes all over my bed. Now my sheets are clear. The back of my neck is healing, but on a slower scale. But the redness is gone, just the discoloration. The skin does get dry and sometimes itchy, but that's after my day is done, which is a drastic improvement of having to apply cream or lotion every hour or two. Plus, the stuff is a great value. I apply it 1-2 times a day depending, and I still have 2/3 of the container left. I'm hoping people read this and use this. My psoriasis really made me self conscious. Now that I'm really healing, I feel like my old self again.

Been battling psoriasis for over 25 years and tried just about everything except the shots. This is the best over the counter ointment I've ever used. I don't know why, as it's coal tar based like many others, but it works really well. Of course, it's not as good as the prescription steroid ointment, but it's nice to have something to use in between treatments or waiting for a refill. I noticed though that it works better on some areas than others. My elbows are almost completely cleared up while the knees not so much. Also, it seems to work better on bigger patches than small ones. It's not perfect but it will give your body a rest from steroids and does a really good job of getting rid of the annoying itching and dryness.Note: I don't take stars off for packing or delivery problems but c'mon Amazon! The last jar I received clearly had a finger in it. Luckily it was right on top so I just spooned off the top layer. Kind of ticked me off that I lost some product but didn't feel like going through the hassle of returning it and waiting for a replacement.

Before this, I had exclusively used Gold Bond's Psoriasis Lotion. I was using Gold Bond 1-2 times a day for almost 3 years and it helped, but it didn't do any long-term healing. Each morning I'd wake up and my psoriasis was just as bad as the previous morning, and it'd stay bad until I put the Gold Bond on it.I switched to the MG217, just to try something new, about a month ago and it is frankly amazing. I use it 1-4 times a day, depending on severity of the flakes. The difference is I see things HEALING. Where I used to wake up every morning with terrible psoriasis in and around my ears and at the base of my scalp, now it is mostly only redness and a little bit of flaking and even that is healing. I don't flake nearly as much as I used to. I will honestly never go back to Gold Bond. The MG217 is amazing and has alleviated a lot of my discomfort about wearing my hair up. It doesn't smell good, as people mentioned, but it doesn't reek. I wouldn't worry about the smell, especially if you're using T-Gel shampoo also, it's no worse than that. And, in my experience, if you want to get something for psoriasis that actually works, it's probably gonna smell like tar.The cons: It is ointment, so it's greasy, which sucks when most of your psoriasis is under/around your hair. It also doesn't do as much for the itch as the Gold Bond Psoriasis Cream did, in my experience.TldrIf you have psoriasis get this. It actually starts to heal the redness and flaking long-term.

Good product