Rosacea Support Community

I am 44 years old and have been diagnosed with acne rosacea for 1 month. I figured it was rosacea for a while but had it confirmed. My eyes were affected also, but the doctor did not prescribe anything for them yet. My face felt tight, my skin was thickening, flakey, and bumpy (no longer smooth), with pimple like things that were itchy or burned, very red and veins showing through.

I have sensitive skin which tends to be on the dryer side and I have a medium tone to my skin (don’t burn easy in the sun but will burn).

In the beginning the burning/itching was so bad that it felt like nothing was helping. Try something and try to stick with it for a bit.

The doctor prescribed metro gel. I did not see any results from that for 3 weeks. I started taking acidophilus, omega 3 and drinking cranberry juice. (I try to stay away from the sun, caffeine and acidic foods (ie orange juice). When I feel itching or flushing coming on, I spray my face with avene thermal spring water.

As a cleanser, I am using bioderma sensibo h2o. I have found that the moisturizers by bioderma work well for me. To cover it up, I am using almay truly lasting colour with spf 15 (if my skin is a bit dry, I blend it with my moisturizer when applying it. I am having no reaction now that the iching /burning has mostly left my skin (nothing worked when I had that).

I hope that some of this information helps you. Finally with the foundation as a cover up, I do not mind going out in public!

Good Luck

If it's flaky are you sure it's Rosacea? Was it diagnosed by a dermatologist or a regular doctor? I've had bad experiences with misdiagnosis :/

Hi Hunkeymonkey, Thanks for the comments. A regular doctor has diagnosed me. I think the dry skin caused the flakey skin. Glad to tell you that what I am doing above has helped a lot. The pimple like things are almost gone and the burning/itching has left.

I really dont want to change anything right now as it is so much better.

Thanks again and I love this site. It really has helped me.

Kim

Has anyone heard of Etival Laboratoire Urgen-C. I live in Canada and this is new and only available through Shoppers Drug Mart. It is expensive and may be a cash grab?