Anyone have any success at treating their Rosacea?
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Anonymous
| PP here. All the above plus retinol plus bc pill |
Anonymous
| Finacea keeps my rosacea in check, and I also have to be very careful about what products I use. Lots of trial and error. I found that my skin gets a rash with certain sunscreens, so I try to use an all-physical sunscreen. My routine that has been working for over a decade: In the morning I use aqua glycolic toner and cream, followed by Finacea, argan oil to moisturize, and a sunscreen. (Right now I'm using Bare Escentuals Prep Step; I used to use Josie Maran argan sunscreen but they changed the ingredients and I had a reaction). In the evening I wash with an oil cleanser (Origins Clean Energy), remove eyeliner with Clinique Take the Day Off eye makeup remover, then Finacea and argan oil. |
Anonymous
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I've found that two things trigger my rosacea: Reese's peanut butter cups and wiping my face with my bath towel.
I use Soolantra for flare ups and Neutrogena face wash every few days (if I use it every day my face gets dry and peely). |
Anonymous
OP, I am a PP. I think the antibiotic is critical for knocking out the break out flares you are having. That was the ONLY thing that stopped the cycle for me. After that, you will have to do trial and error. FInacea and metro gel did not work for me, but Soolantra seems to (although it could be just the residual effects of the antibiotic). There are different kinds of IPL, some swear by V beam and others the regular IPL. Make sure you go somewhere where they will be willing to put numbing cream on first. this made a huge difference for me in tolerating it. I've tried a ton of rosacea products, creams, etc. I find a very gentle cleanser (cetaphil) to be good. I use elta sunscreen too, The very very best combo of sunscreen/bb cream for me is by color science and it is called "All Calm." As the name suggests, it counteracts redness and is excellent for rosacea prone skin. I actually dont need to use if often anymore, but I did when I was still getting a lot of redness. It feels really good, not chalky, and lasts. I was recommended it by the derm who started me on soolantra. But start the antibiotics, clean up your diet and try something else beside metro gel. Don't go down the rabbit hole of tons of expensive creams, etc, until you start with this as you need to know what is effective. |
Anonymous
| 9:51 here. I went to DermAssociates as another poster mentioned, but the one in Shady Grove. The doctor prescribed low dose antibiotics for a month as well as the Soolantra. |
Anonymous
I'm the same with Reese's peanut butter cups! And how I love the holiday ones... Very rich chocolate can also cause mine to flare (e.g., a very rich choc. cake), red wine (whew boy, what a number it does on me), and tomato products like spaghetti and pizza sauce. To OP: my routine is Cetaphil to clean and that's it. It was really hard to give up daily moisturizer after washing, but everything I used was causing red knots and bumps (general redness I can live with and have for a gazillion years). Then when I start to get dry or flaky, I've been using -- at least lately -- a light layer of baby oil. I try to find one that isn't scented and smells like baby powder. During the day for foundation, I use an Hourglass tinted moisturizer from Sephora. Costs $50 but it's been well worth it for me. I used to pop an Oracea antibiotic when it would get bad, that really works quickly. But then I started to be concerned about setting myself up for a super bug or something down the line with casual use of an antibiotic. Although if I were really bad for a long time like it sounds you're feeling, I'd take it to calm things down and go from there. |
Anonymous
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Finacea worked for me -- but I know it does not work for everyone.
Other things which helped: using very gentle products on my face. Switched to unscented products. Read on Paula's Choice about roascea. I cut way back on how many products I put/used on my face. I would suggest cerave for night time washing. The Cerave products overall are pretty good. My dermatologist suggested using Vanicream products -- I never used them so I can't speak to effectiveness. I also changed my pillowcase every couple of nights -- and that really had an impact for me. I use a fresh washcloth each time I wash my face. And the last time I had an attack I did not wash my face in the morning -- I wet a clean washcloth and wiped off my face. |
Anonymous
This is great it works for you, but I would caution the OP that Cetaphil is not a gentle cleanser and baby oil is mineral oil and it is heavily scented, a big no-no for rosacea. Lots of people have issues with mineral oil -- would not suggest going this route to get your rosacea under control. |
Anonymous
| Soolantra is like a miracle to me. |
Anonymous
| I couldn’t use an antibiotic but it worked for my mom. What worked for me was cutting out gluten (by far) and only washing my face w raw honey in evenings. Rinse in AM. I had already cut out dairy. I think it would help for you to do visualizations. See yourself w clear skin and being comfortable in your own skin. Then see yourself cleaning out the red whether you laser them, etc. You’re in a bad cycle and you need to break it and be kind to yourself. GL! |