Rosacea Support Community

Just back from a bike ride, so am feeling the endorphins or whatever it is that make you feel great after exercise.

Stopped down at the Swan River and noticed that I could see around 40 black swans sitting in the shallows. I can remember not that long ago that you never saw a black swan on the Swan River. So great to see them return in good numbers.

These shots aren't from today, but were taken in the same area, the South Perth foreshore.



This one in a park nearby.

UPDATE (Feb 17, 2010):
I think I'm going to start doing this every three weeks or even once a month from now on because my skin has stayed smooth for well over two weeks now.


Artist and Crabby Cathy have written several posts about the benefits of using a super soft microfiber cloth to exfoliate without irritating the skin.

This is what I've been doing, once a week, with splendid results:

You need a super soft microfiber cloth (mine are yellow and the mix is 80% polyester and 20% polyamide - just be sure to use one that's velvety soft).

Place a couple of teaspoons of raw honey in a dish.

Wet a corner of the microfiber cloth with lukewarm water and wring it out a bit so it isn't dripping.

Rinse your face with lukewarm water, do not dry.

Dip the damp microfiber cloth in the raw honey and apply to your face in gentle, circular motions. Continue dipping in the honey...

[ Continued ]

Last year I stopped drinking green tea in place of water (about 2 liters per day) because I just couldn't stand it anymore. I had been drinking it for years because of its health benefits but all the brands I tried would upset my stomach. Because of this, and since I just can't make myself drink plenty of plain water once the weather starts cooling down, last winter I wasn't hydrating enough and, perhaps not coincidentally, I started having skin problems. Very dry body skin, first, and then a bout of seb derm and increased flushing.

Sometime in the spring I learned about Long Jin (Dragon Well), a very special green tea that tops the Ten Great Chinese Teas list. It makes a beautiful bright green infusion with a lovely floral scent and doesn't upset my stomach. However, this tea is awfully expensive...

[ Continued ]

Hi I'm Rex'' I've had this redness in my face the usual red cheeks and nose since I was fourteen, I'm now 33 and making a real effort to understand as much as I can about Roscea different treatments especially the natural methods of treatment, I find getting to sleep difficult sometimes because my face feels really itchy as if something is crawling on it' Has got any good tips or ideas'' to help.

Cheers''

Back in August, David Pascoe wrote an article about Promiseb, that's how I learned about this cream. Since it's a non-steroidal cream, I asked my dermatologist for a sample which I started using just over two weeks ago.

My seb derm is very mild and I've been keeping it at bay with natural remedies but, every month, thanks to perimenopause, I will have some scalp/face itching for a few days. I also suffer from a mild case of rosacea (sporadic flushing and slight diffuse pinkness).

I wanted to try Promiseb because it's supposed to "significantly reduce redness by day 14" and to reduce Malassezia, the yeast that causes seb derm, by 94%. This cream is not for the treatment of rosacea but, since I'm lucky to suffer from both conditions , I wanted to see if it would...

[ Continued ]