Rosacea Support Community

Hello,I am so sick of a red face. I keep trying different things and nothing really works. Help. Any body have any new things to try?

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...

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H my name is Elise and I work for a company called Cover Fx. I was so happy to come and put my blog down as I myself have Rosacea and both using and working for cover fx has really helped me in every way . Cover Fx is just a great brand and I would be so greatful if you went on our web site and had a look at just what we do and how Cover fx came about as we have been going for a long while now and are really big in Canada the Us and now the U.k . we sell our products in Harvey nicks London and Manchester and dublin and would so love to see you come in and see me.


Have a look at our web site and tell me what you think

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Elise

Number one son was sitting on my lap on the weekend.

He looked up at me and sad `Dad, what is that red dot thing on your nose ?'

As much as I didn't really want to explain it to a 3 year old, I did manage to say that it was just a pimple.

Hopefully I did it calmly enough to not make him think it was, like, you know an issue for me

A new paper titled "The pulsed-dye laser for treatment of cutaneous conditions" has just been posted to the pubmed.

Pulsed Dye Laser has been one of the mainstays for rosacea light therapy, but has take a back seat to IPL in recent years.

The pulsed-dye laser for treatment of cutaneous conditions.

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Oct;144(5):557-72

Bernstein EF., Laser Surgery and Cosmetic Dermatology Centers, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA2 Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

The concept of selective photothermolysis simply states that if one heats target tissue with a laser that is selectively absorbed by that tissue, heat should last...

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