Comments on: Using a Sonic Brush (Clarisonic) to treat rosacea and seb derm http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html Where the rosacea community meets to support each other Wed, 23 May 2012 15:17:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sharon http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html/comment-page-1#comment-91865 Sharon Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:02:41 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html#comment-91865 I just found the Nutra Sonic face brush at Bed Bath & Beyond for $40 (using a 20% coupon). My esthetician recommended I try a brush instead of an exfoliant. The review I've read compare the Nutra Sonic favorably to the Clarisonic Mia. The Nutra Sonic oscillates and comes with a normal and a sensitive brush. I've only used it one time, but it didn't irritate my face. Olay also makes a face brush, but it spins and the brushes are coarser. I just found the Nutra Sonic face brush at Bed Bath & Beyond for $40 (using a 20% coupon). My esthetician recommended I try a brush instead of an exfoliant.

The review I’ve read compare the Nutra Sonic favorably to the Clarisonic Mia. The Nutra Sonic oscillates and comes with a normal and a sensitive brush. I’ve only used it one time, but it didn’t irritate my face.

Olay also makes a face brush, but it spins and the brushes are coarser.

]]> By: David Pascoe http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html/comment-page-1#comment-50978 David Pascoe Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:16:54 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html#comment-50978 Thanks JRB, seems that you came to the same conclusion as me - really just a cute marketing term being used. Thanks JRB, seems that you came to the same conclusion as me – really just a cute marketing term being used.

]]> By: JRB http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html/comment-page-1#comment-50977 JRB Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:54:04 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html#comment-50977 Hello, After looking around on the internet, it seems that "sonic frequency" is used to refer to a frequency of vibration. At first I thought that sound waves were used to clean, but several products use a frequency (cycles per unit time) that is related to sound waves. The description of a sonic toothbrush talks about sonic technology producing the speed the brush is moving. If you read about ultrasonic cleansers, sound is used to clean submerged objects in soap/cleaner. The sound shakes the water so fast vacuums are created that collapse and pull dirt off the surface of the objects. Turns out ultrasonic cleaning would not be an option for faces. Ultrasonic humidifier & cleaner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasound#Ultrasonic_cleaning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_cleaner Description of sonic technology: http://www.usa.philips.com/c/about_sonicare/140698/cat/ Hello,

After looking around on the internet, it seems that “sonic frequency” is used to refer to a frequency of vibration. At first I thought that sound waves were used to clean, but several products use a frequency (cycles per unit time) that is related to sound waves. The description of a sonic toothbrush talks about sonic technology producing the speed the brush is moving. If you read about ultrasonic cleansers, sound is used to clean submerged objects in soap/cleaner. The sound shakes the water so fast vacuums are created that collapse and pull dirt off the surface of the objects. Turns out ultrasonic cleaning would not be an option for faces.

Ultrasonic humidifier & cleaner:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasound#Ultrasonic_cleaning
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasonic_cleaner

Description of sonic technology:
http://www.usa.philips.com/c/about_sonicare/140698/cat/

]]> By: David Pascoe http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html/comment-page-1#comment-45169 David Pascoe Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:24:25 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html#comment-45169 Hi Beth, Great to hear that it worked so well for you. As you say it would be great to know why and how it worked for you. Interesting to think that cleansing can play such an important role in rosacea. davidp. Hi Beth,

Great to hear that it worked so well for you. As you say it would be great to know why and how it worked for you. Interesting to think that cleansing can play such an important role in rosacea.

davidp.

]]> By: Beth http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html/comment-page-1#comment-45168 Beth Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:47:11 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html#comment-45168 I decided to get a clarisonic system last April (2010) and it seems to have 'cured'/greatly improved my rosacea. I don't even use my medicine any more (metro lotion) I have no idea how it did it, trying to figure it out is how I found this page. I decided to get a clarisonic system last April (2010) and it seems to have ‘cured’/greatly improved my rosacea. I don’t even use my medicine any more (metro lotion)

I have no idea how it did it, trying to figure it out is how I found this page.

]]> By: Charles http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html/comment-page-1#comment-15815 Charles Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:14:35 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html#comment-15815 I've been using the Clarisonic brush for about a month now and I was initially put off by the price of the unit. I have had moderate Rosacea for years. I have to say that the use of the brush has had a positive effect on my skin. I was a little afraid of the brush irritating my skin but it seems to love the brush. At first, I only used the brush on my face but soon thereafter, I was using the standard brush in the shower and the sensitive brush on my face. After use, your skin feels very clean with no irritation. After use, it seems like my skin soaks up the products I put on my face for Rosacea. I’ve been using the Clarisonic brush for about a month now and I was initially put off by the price of the unit. I have had moderate Rosacea for years. I have to say that the use of the brush has had a positive effect on my skin. I was a little afraid of the brush irritating my skin but it seems to love the brush. At first, I only used the brush on my face but soon thereafter, I was using the standard brush in the shower and the sensitive brush on my face. After use, your skin feels very clean with no irritation. After use, it seems like my skin soaks up the products I put on my face for Rosacea.

]]> By: Jenny http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html/comment-page-1#comment-15066 Jenny Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:35:53 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html#comment-15066 I don't blame you for being cautious about buying this brush because of the cost. If you do want to try it, purchase it at a Nordstrom store or their website. They have an excellent returns policy. I actually bought one of these a couple of years ago and returned it almost two months later because I wasn't using it. I couldn't justify having spent that kind of money on something I wouldn't use regularly (at the time they didn't have the delicate brush available, either). I had been really hesitant about purchasing it to begin with, but the esthetician I was seeing at the Nordstrom spa encouraged me to give it a try and feel free to return it if I didn't love it. I don’t blame you for being cautious about buying this brush because of the cost. If you do want to try it, purchase it at a Nordstrom store or their website. They have an excellent returns policy. I actually bought one of these a couple of years ago and returned it almost two months later because I wasn’t using it. I couldn’t justify having spent that kind of money on something I wouldn’t use regularly (at the time they didn’t have the delicate brush available, either). I had been really hesitant about purchasing it to begin with, but the esthetician I was seeing at the Nordstrom spa encouraged me to give it a try and feel free to return it if I didn’t love it.

]]> By: Denise http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html/comment-page-1#comment-12778 Denise Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:26:45 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/using-a-sonic-brush-to-treat-rosacea-and-seb-derm.html#comment-12778 I would be interested in trying a face brush for a couple weeks to see if it really improves the face however, $200 seems a bit much and I am a skeptic when it comes to trying anything and everything because all companies advertise that there product is great. I would be interested in trying a face brush for a couple weeks to see if it really improves the face however, $200 seems a bit much and I am a skeptic when it comes to trying anything and everything because all companies advertise that there product is great.

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