![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/cruel-strangers-called-my-skin-disgusting-before-i-found-miracle-cream-for-psoriasis/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_SOCIAL-oregon1.jpg&description=Living with psoriasis was a daily struggle for mum-of-one Kirsty Jennings, until she found a miracle cream that stopped cruel strangers from calling her skin 'disgusting' Kirsty Jennings was 17 years old when she first noticed her skin was appearing dry and patchy and assuming it was eczema, kept applying moisturiser. But when the plaques continued to spread to her knees and scalp, she took herself to see a GP, who diagnosed her with psoriasis - a skin condition that affects one in 50 in the UK. "When I was told I had psoriasis it hit me pretty hard, especially when I realised it was something that would never be cured," Kirsty, from Malvern, Worcestershire, told the Mirror during Psoriasis Awareness Month. "They say psoriasis is usually triggered by something, either a physical trauma or emotional stress. Mine was triggered just as I was moving out of my parents' house. I guess I was quite scared at the prospect of fending for myself as I was still quite young." Kirsty was prescribed steroid ointments and a scalp treatment, which she found to be too greasy. "I wasn't too bothered about using the steroid ointments as they were easy to apply and effective," she said. "However, the ointment for my head was very greasy and thick, and because I worked every day I was reluctant to apply it. "The first time I used it I couldn't wash it out of my hair and I had to spend the day at work dodging glances from people wondering why my hair was so greasy. I remember crying on the phone to the doctor begging to be given something else." As the years passed, Kirsty's patchy skin only worsened and she found herself in a rut. Her skin would immediately flare up after every cycle of steroids and new plagues would show up on other parts of her body. "I experienced my worst flare-up ever this year without a doubt," she said. The mum-of-one had started a new job post-pandemic and her anxiety levels "shot through the roof". "In the space of two weeks my psoriasis spread to my scalp, hand){kind=link}
Living with psoriasis was a daily struggle for mum-of-one Kirsty Jennings, until she found a miracle cream that stopped cruel strangers from calling her skin ‘disgusting’
Kirsty Jennings was 17 years old when she first noticed her skin was appearing dry and patchy and assuming it was eczema, kept applying moisturiser.
But when the plaques continued to spread to her knees and scalp, she took herself to see a GP, who diagnosed her with psoriasis – a skin condition that affects one in 50 in the UK.
“When I was told I had psoriasis it hit me pretty hard, especially when I realised it was something that would never be cured,” Kirsty, from Malvern, Worcestershire, told the Mirror during Psoriasis Awareness Month.
“They say psoriasis is usually triggered by something, either a physical trauma or emotional stress. Mine was triggered just as I was moving out of my parents’ house. I guess I was quite scared at the prospect of fending for myself as I was still quite young.”