Rosacea Support Community

My grandma had beautiful soft hands. Her secret: used coffee grounds.

All you need is about a tablespoon's worth which you rub for a half minute or so between your hands, just like when you wash vigorously with soap, really. Rinse well with plain water (no soap) and towel dry. Your hands will smell like coffee for a little while, yes, but they will also feel amazingly smooth.

This works best with very fine (espresso) and fine coffee grounds. Be sure to rinse under rings, if you wear them.

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...

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Application 1 - Bloody well stung, feels tight. hope i see an improvement in the morning!
Next day - Looking worse skin looks angrey

Application 2 - Didnt sting to much putting the cream on. Looked in the mirror (x3) and it looks tight
Next day - So much worse today - spots look horrible, four massive white heads and bright red skin on one side of my cheek.

Application 3 - Stung again?
Next day - skin looked worse again, getting down now, feel horrible, went out with out make up as thought going swimming and went somewhere else to pick up my mum - nearly died, look horrible, hate leaving the house in this state with no make up.

Application 4 - Stung again
next day - today its looking better. have one white head on my chin, appart from that skin is improving, spots are getting fainter slowly even in a x3 mirror!!

Application 5 - Stung again
next day - looking better today

Application 6 -
next day - cant belive how good this cream is, keeping postive as read other posts that this cra...

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Apparently this device can measure melanin and hemoglobin in the skin, and this could help monitor conditions like rosacea. I guess if there is flushing involved, and in Ireland there are plenty of red flushed faces, then this could be interesting.

http://www.greenbang.com/fresh-from-ire ... 12218.html

3D imaging of skin and measurement of skin damage: This imaging device which can be used in cosmetic medicine provides a 3D computer-generated image of a patient’s skin with accompanying data analysis. These images are analysed using specialised software to accurately measure a range of parameters such as skin roughness, wrinkle depth and length and size and depth of abrasions prior to any potential surgery. In addition, the device can also map the amount of melanin and haemoglobin in the skin which could be used to quantify skin d...

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Well, I was just diagnosed yesterday, after spending many years explaining away my red cheeks as rosacea, based on visual appearance. About 12 years ago, I had to change facial cleanser & moisturizer due to what I thought were allergic reactions. Basically, they made my face hurt. My main symptom so far is telangectasia on both cheeks and my chin. I also have very dry itchy skin on my forehead.

I also have asthma, dust & mold allergies, hypothyroidism, migraines, and osteoarthritis in multiple locations (not strange for my age). The challenge that I see at this time, is to get my asthma & rosacea under control without aggravating anything else or each other.

Current daily meds include Advair, Claritin, Mobic, Synthroid, Depakote (for migraine prevention), calcium supplements, vitamin supplements, Maxide, & potassium. The last 2 are because my doctor thinks I have HTN. Okay, so it's high in her office, but I have several years of home readings that never make it above 110/70!...

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