MG217 Multi Symptom Relief 2% Coal Tar Medicated Psoriasis Ointment oz Jar, 4 Oz

Works as should. Helps with itching and flakes. I recommend this to everyone. It’s been a game changer for me.

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.

This stuff comes in a small jar and the cream itself is a sort've light yellow-ish gel or cream that stinks a bit. The odor isn't terribly strong, so you won't clear a room, but has a distinct chemical smell to it.Goes on thin and looks like vaseline when its rubbed on.Takes at least a few days for it to start to work but it will get the skin on your hands healing after a while. Doesn't seem to be that great at stopping flare ups or swelling though. At least not on my skin.But everyone's skill reacts a little different to this stuff. Personally I use CeraVe Psoriasis cream to deal with swelling or flare ups and then rub this stuff on to get the skin healing.I've tried lots of other creams and this is the 1st one to do a decent job on actually healing the skin instead of just making the swelling and redness go down.

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.

I used this product on my hands, feet, and elbows for eczema flare-up. I would apply twice a day. I noticed the swollen redness was visually better in a week or so of using. I have never used this coal tar product before, but I am happy with results. I have used the MG217 salyitic lotion in the past, and was happy with that as well, so I wanted to try this coal tar product from MG217. My hands still get red when in water, but the rest of the day, they look clear of the redness and swelling. The redness in water will get better when my flare up is over.Keep in mind that this is coal tar. So, it does have a 'gasoline/ petroleum' smell to it. That being said, I would not apply product if I was going out in public. You'll smell like you were working on your lawnmower! But, for me, the tradeoff for smelling like gas is a fair trade off that it really helped my skin. I would apply product when I knew I would home for the day.I never had luck with other expensive name brand products that say 'eczema care' on the label. Most of them contain oatmeal, which doesn't help me at all. Or they contain hydrocortisone as the active ingredient. That doesn't heal, it just controls itching. These types of products are extremely overpriced with fancy labels to sell them.MG217 did help me.