CBD Cream for Psoriasis
With the CBD Boom over recent years, all of the headlines point to the powers of cannabidiol (CBD)—one of more than 80 chemical compounds in the cannabis plant—it’s natural to wonder about CBD Cream for Psoriasis and similar skin conditions.
The CBD Cream cosmetics market has exploded during 2021 and many consumers are turning to this wonderous product for various skin conditions. While there’s anecdotal evidence that CBD, with its far-ranging anti-inflammatory properties, can help treat this autoimmune disease affecting some 7.5 million Americans, studies to date remain inconclusive.
This isn’t to say that CBD shouldn’t be considered as an additional treatment option for psoriasis patients who experience plaque psoriasis—which causes dry and red skin lesions (or plaques) covered with silvery scales on body areas such as the back of the elbows or over the kneecaps. Even though thorough human studies of CBD for psoriasis have not yet been undertaken there are many consumers worldwide using CBD creams and topicals for Psoriasis due to CBD studies on inflammation such as in a study here.
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“There’s no question in my mind about that. Don’t play catch-up; be at the forefront, because at a minimum your patients are going to ask you about this,” he said in a video presentation during a virtual meeting held by the George Washington University department of dermatology.
In the United States, a recent survey of 531 dermatologists led by Elizabeth S. Robinson, MD, of George Washington University, found that 55% reported at least one patient-initiated discussion about cannabinoids in the last year (J Drugs Dermatol. 2018;17[2]:1273-8).
