Having dealt with psoriasis now for the last eight years (since I met my husband, coincidence? :)) I have an idea for the mom that Robyn is helping. There is a particular variety of psoriasis called Kebner's Syndrome, whereby any injury to the skin will heal in psoriasis lesions. Unfortunately, this is the type that I have and must be very careful about nicking myself or even scratching insect bites. Also unfortunately, every dermatologist I have ever consulted has told me that the only way to relieve the lesions is to use a steroidal based cream. I have opted out of that since I am always nursing or pregnant, even though the creams are only topical. It does help to keep the skin very moist, so maybe pure lanolin will work for this mom and she won't need to traumatize her skin further by rubbing it off. Hope it works out for her, I know how hard this can be. LIsa Jones, LLLL in sunny Wellington FL