Over The Counter Treatments
Prescription treatments can be so expensive and even if you can afford them, they might not be available in your country. What about treatments that you can obtain over the counter though? Which ones work and which ones are just promotional fluff?
Recent Rosacea Blog Posts
A paper just published in the Journal of Integrative Medicine has highlighted some preliminary research into the effectiveness of a Turmeric herbal formulation as a dietary supplement used to treat facial redness. More specifically, the research found that “turmeric-containing polyherbal combination” did better than plain Turmeric and also placebo in reducing the red face of rosacea. […]
Does the trip to the doctor, taking the paperwork to the chemist and then negotiating the insurance minefield get you down? Well you are not alone – many rosacea sufferers despair at how much it takes to get hold of your favourite prescription treatment. Well what would it take for the rosacea treatment main stays […]
A clinical trial has been listed that will compare an Ivermectin based cream made by Perrigo Company to a `reference’ Ivermectin product. The reference product described as a “FDA approved product to treat the inflammatory lesions of rosacea” so will be Soolantra. Perrigo might not be a well known brand – it promotes itself as; Quality […]
For those seeking an alternative to the Cliradex eyelid wipes, sterilid from thera tears might be worth considering. The “Natural based formula” used in TheraTears Sterilid Eyelid Cleanser contains Tea Tree Oil and Linalool. We know that TTO has anti-bacterial actions and can also kill demodex mites. Linalool is a naturally occurring terpene alcohol chemical found […]
There has been a bit of folklore around what substances are able to kill demodex mites. In 2008 Rosacea News published an article that listed 100% alcohol, tea tree oil, carraway oil and dill weed oil as proven to kill demodex mites. Many other substances, for example seabuckthorn oil are also claimed to kill demodex. […]
