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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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).[/quote]

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 [b]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[/b].  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.[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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