Comments on: Can Sea Buckthorn Oil Cure Rosacea ? Can it Touch Demodex ?

By: Dre

Dre — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:33:38 +0000

I found this website because I had been trying to figure out when I ingest my Sea Buckthorn oil (a Dr. Oz favorite for anti-cancer) if I should take it with or without food. I ended up reading everyone’s post. I want to contribute my “cure” for Rosacea, which was diagnosed 20 years ago. When I told my chiro about the tetracycline and topical pharmaceutical I had been prescribed, he said that the medicine is powerful and harsh, and “why don’t I try something natural first?” So he consulted his book and recommended alfalfa and primrose oil (both ingested). I found Primrose oil at TJ’s so I picked up a bottle and had such amazing results that I didn’t bother with the alfalfa. In that time I once tried a Safeway brand Primrose Oil but that didn’t work at all, so I went back to TJ’s and haven’t looked back. In addition, I want to share what had prompted a visit to the Dermatologists office was that after I had worked on a few commercials (as an on-camera actress), I noticed severe breakouts and pain within a day or two of having worked on the gigs. That’s when I learned that all makeup MUST be OIL FREE, or I’ll regret it.

By: Kath

Kath — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:32:49 +0000

I’ve been using a cream with Buckthorn Oil for a month and my roceasea is almost gone. I’ve tried numerous fixes including laser treatment but this is the first time I’ve had success.

By: Misha

Misha — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:11:08 +0000

P.S. I’m glad drinking a lot of water is working for some people, but I’ve ALWAYS been a huge water drinker and for me, that’s clearly not the issue.

By: Misha

Misha — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:54:52 +0000

I’m giving it a shot, so many people on here have had good experiences! Adding a little pure seed oil to my liquid castille soap and to my moisturizer. So far looks pretty fab, better than I’ve looked in as long as I can remember… but you know, products tend to turn on you after a while, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Thanks to all who’ve posted here.

I must say, Leslie, it’s discouraging that after 7 years of something working, you still have to tweak your routine. I hope the new one keeps working for you! I really hope to never have to do antibiotics again, too. They wreak total havok on my system. I had to take all kinds of supplements to stay functional while on them. (Flora, b12, calcium.)

Best of luck from this pink lady, –Mish.

By: Devon

Devon — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:09:57 +0000

Hey Lady, I’d like to recommend trying an H2O2 Borax treatment.
It really seems to kill the mites almost instantly.
Whenever I start to see the redness and slight inflamation I realize that I am overdue for the treatment.

Within a day or two my face pretty much clears up.
At least for what clears-up means for my skin.

I went years using cortizone cream because it was the only thing that would clam my skin.

Then one day I discovered h2O2 and Borax.
IT kills the mites.
It can dry out the skin a little.
But you can even put some organic moisturizer on top after a treatment.

By: Lady

Lady — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:51:33 +0000

A couple of years ago after I went through a lot of stress at work, I started to break out. I was 29 at the time and never in my life had skin issues. Went to dermotologist who prescribed me antibiotics and 10 other things. I hate taking antibiotics and he put me on them for 3 months. I refused to take them. It was getting worse and worse. Everything I ate seem to agrevate the problem: eggs, alchohol, etc. which made me so depressed.

Later than year I went home ( I am from former sovient Union) and I visited dermotologist there. She had a suspicion that it was mites and send me to the lab so they can sample the skin on my face. They sampled one of my break-outs and looked under the microscope. Sure enough I had mites on my skin. They let me to view it as well under the microscope so I saw first hand and it was so disgusting. ( I literally threw up after seeing that but I also have a very weak stomach )

We all have mites on our skin however, IF YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM is weak (mine was due to the stress) the MITES TAKE OVER YOUR SKIN.

Treatment took a long time – about 3 months to competely get rid of them. She did put me on tetracycline for 10 days I believe but most of my treatment was local with bad smelling creams. Along with the treatment for face, I threw away all of my pillows and bought a new ones. I treated all of my pillow cases and sheets with boiling water and iron. I stopped using make-up completely. I was very dedicated to get rid of them and re-gain my clear skin. It’s amazing that I took it for granded.

I’ve been mites free for a year when the break-outs started again and I am now going through the treatment again. The truth of the matter is I will always be prone to it and have to watch my alchonol intake (which makes it worse) and hygene. Never go to bed with make-up on.

I’ve bought Sibu sea buckthorn oil, soap and day cream from Whole foods yesterday to give it a try. I also bought tea tree soap for the shower.

Some people commented on Weleda. I’ve used their Skin Food lotion (from whole foods) and love it. I can’t wait to try the Sea buckthorn product as well. Weleda is a German company with greats products in the market.

By: Leslie Brooks

Leslie Brooks — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:26:55 +0000

Thanks for the info, Rosa. If, Lord forbid, the breakouts come back, I’ll ask my dermatologist for Periostat and see if that controls it. I looked into Oracea, which I had seen advertized and has a sustained release component, but it was ridiculously expensive…. particularly since all it is is doxycycline w/sustained release; however, doxycycline is pennies, and Oracea was hundreds!!

By: rosa

rosa — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:23:31 +0000

That’s interesting Leslie, I will definitely look up Aminocare.

Wanted to say quickly about doxycycline that I found a sub-antibiotic dose (about 40 mg???? The amount that’s in Periostat, maybe it’s less) was as effective as full-dose doxycycline and didn’t have the horrible side-effects.

Like you, though, I’d prefer to rely on something topical and as natural as possible.

By: Leslie Brooks

Leslie Brooks — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:43:15 +0000

Well… I’m conflicted. I’ve posted several times before about my miraculous cure by using Face DrX and Face Surgeon soaps (Seabuckthorn). They worked for me for 7 years! Then, all of a sudden, about three months ago, they stopped working. I started breaking out. I wondered if the formula had changed (after all, they came from China, and who knows about quality control?). I had several of the old batch left (I order 10 at a time), but even using the old ones, I was still was breaking out. My heart was breaking as well…. can you imagine after 7 years of relief? I had to go back to my dermatologist and start on doxycycline again. This time (in order to avoid the stomach upset), I would just take it straight one week at a time and then just lay off until the breakouts would begin… about 4-5 days. I did that for a month, then I would try alternate days of doxycycline… it worked, but it peeved me… why oh why had this started again after 7 years? I went on line and tried Permithrin… nothing… still the breakouts unless I then began with the doxycycline. Then I began to notice that my face didn’t have the glow that it used to have, even though I never stopped using the “soaps.” It as then that I realized that I had also stopped using another product I started soon after the soaps 7 years ago called “Aminocare.” Google it. I stopped because it was $60/month as compared to the cheap China Seabuckthorn soaps. I sent off for my Aminocare cream and began using it again, just to get my “glow” back… I’m 66 and people had complemented me constantly on my skin. Well, wonder of wonders, the breakouts stopped COMPLETELY. I now realize that it must have been a combination of Seabuckthorn and Aminocare. Believe me, I’m not a shill for this product. You need to research it. I’m not happy to be paying out $60 plus a month for the cream, but you know… I’ll do it until proven otherwise. Aminocare (upon careful reading) has an antibacterial component and it also contains green tea… seven years ago, I started w/Face Doctor and an even more expensive green tea product originally (over $100) and then graduated to Aminocare. I think it’s a combination of both. I still wash religiously w/Face Doctor and Face Surgeon, then now apply a generous amount of Aminocare cream (let it soak in completely), and then I follow up w/Aubrey’s Ester C and Seabuckthorn moisturizer. I’m not sure what does what… all I know is that, for me, this is a combination that once again keeps the papules and pustles at bay. I do remember reading all those long years ago that green tea also has a calming effect on rosace redness, and the Aminocare product has both green tea AND an antibacterial component (and believe me, nothing the dermatologist gave me for external antibacterial use worked). All I know is that I’ve stopped breaking out (Thank Goodness!!!), I have my glow back, and I don’t have to take doxycycline and tear up my intestinal tract taking anyting internally. Three months break out free again. Over and out. Leslie at 66

By: rosa

rosa — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:06:36 +0000

I’ve been using Weleda brand seabuckthorn body oil on my face for about four years now, it’s really helpful. It took about four weeks to work fully and I now use it at least every other night to keep the redness, swelling, crusting, pustules and papules at bay (I was a bad stage 3 and had tried all the standard medical suggestions though not lasers). In the early stages I could feel what I thought of as the demodex “dying”. It’s also very good if you are prone to trigger flares from stress, overheating etc. Once the condition is managed other skin products are much easier to alternate with the oil, and you can even tolerate sun on your face.