Video 1 Transcript
One natural treatment that works well as a moisturizer is coconut oil. Moisturizing is a key treatment for many chronic skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis and so for some patients that are looking for a more natural treatment option, coconut oil is a great way to go. It can worsen some skin conditions, for example acne, so you want to be careful that you're applying it for a particular indication that it would be useful. Another natural way to treat the skin is actually sun exposure, so obviously there are certain conditions where sun exposure definitely will make things worse. There's some autoimmune skin conditions like lupus, skin cancer is directly related to sun exposure in the majority of cases, but for some chronic skin conditions a controlled amount of UVB sunlight can actually lead to some improvement over time and so we use that in the clinic in a controlled environment, but sunlight can also be a natural treatment that we harness to help patients in dermatology.