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Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:31 pm  |
| Hi all. My mom sufferes from Rosacea. I'm wondering if anyone know if there's an active out there that helps with Rosacea? Thanks. |
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:30 pm |
| Finacea is supposed to help, which is Azelaic acid. |
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Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:47 am |
| Not sure where you are located but in the US there is a prescription pill called Oracea which helps control Rosacea flare ups and break outs. It is just Doxycycline so that is the cheaper way to go if your mom wants to opt for a medication. I am currently on low dose Bactrim which helps control my flare ups. HTH |
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38 fair skin,oily, hormonal acne, rosacea...trying to combat facial sagging and skin damage on arms and legs. Currently using a Microdermabrasion machine, Pro High Frequency Device, Faceworks facial exercises, Tua Viso, and AALS. |
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Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:04 am |
| I have used tetracycline for Rosacea for 10 years with very good results. When I'm having a flair up(usually when the weather changes) I take 2 250mg. capsules a day and the rest of the time i take 1 or 2 capsules a week. I've found if i completely stop taking it I will have a flair up in about 3 weeks and have to end up taking more pills than if I keep up with the maintenance. Tetracycline is very cheap and my general practitioner has written the script for the past couple of years so I don't have to see the derm. for it either. |
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Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:46 pm |
Hi, I've had rosacea for at least 15 years (first noticed it in early 30s). Until about 4 years ago, I was on topical antibiotics (metronidazole), which sort of took care of the problem. But over time, the antibiotics started to lose their effectiveness. Plus, I never really liked the thought that I was essentially taking antibiotics every day.
I read up a bit about it (am not one to do extensive research) and found that zinc oxide is good for sensitive skin; that tea tree oil has natural antibiotic (or is it 'antifungal'?) properties; and that aloe vera and oatmeal are soothing and moisturizing for irritated skin. I decided to try to concoct something natural that would help mine. I mixed a blob of diaper rash cream (!) with a drop of tea tree oil, then added a blob of aloe vera gel and mixed this all together in the palm of my hand. I applied it to my face, then after a few minutes, applied a very mild oatmeal-based moisturizer.
Well, guess what -- my skin loved it! Ever since (going on to 4 years now), I've been using it twice a day after washing with Cetaphil. No rosacea worries unless I skip a day. Anyway, that's my two cents. You might want to at least research zinc + rosacea (on Google), or do a search for something like rosacea + natural remedies. People use all kinds of things -- lavander oil, green tea cream, you name it. I was lucky in that I found something that works for me right off the bat.
Oh, one more thing -- I'm pretty religious about using sunscreen, and I now use a mineral sunscreen (Nature's Gate) that also contains zinc -- my skin reacts very well to this too. |
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50, fair-skinned, rosacea, facial exercises, very light chemical peels at present (so far no results!) |
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