what can help roseasha?

Question

does anybody know what can help with roseasha with out going to a dermatologist? this would help me a lot.

Answer 1

First I'll say you should see a dermatologist, but I understand some people not being able to.

Here's what I found:

How to treat it: Avoid known triggers: spicy foods, hot beverages, caffeine, alcohol and heat (sweating can also activate rosacea, so try to stay cool). Because sunlight worsens the condition, wear a full-spectrum sunscreen with UVA and UVB protection. Wind is another exacerbating factor. Doctors generally prescribe the antibiotics metronidazole (topical) or tetracycline (oral), both of which decrease inflammation. A light alpha-hydroxy peel can help. In very visible cases, laser surgery or electrosurgery can be used to cauterize dilated blood vessels.

Product recommendations: B. Kamins Booster Blue Rosacea Treatment, $62, and DDF Rosacea Relief, $47, both contain patented anti-inflammatory ingredients: Bio-Maple and Gatuline A, respectively.

Answer 2

Rosacea is a chronic condition, and its treatment needs to be approached as a long-term program. One aspect of this is patience: A month of supplement therapy may go by before any results are visible, and it is important not to give up the effort prematurely.

How Supplements Can Help
Vitamin A in doses higher than normally required by the body, has been used by dermatologists for almost 60 years for conditions involving hyperkeratosis (excessive formation of keratin, the outer layer of skin).

Taking a vitamin B complex will correct or prevent the deficiency in B vitamins occasionally noted in people with rosacea. In addition to B complex, an extra amount of vitamin B2, riboflavin, encourages the secretion of protective mucus by skin cells (thus reinforcing vitamin A), and helps eliminate cellular waste. Likewise, extra vitamin B12 is essential to the growth, repair, and replication of healthy skin cells (and other cells of the body).

Zinc helps heal the epidermis (the top layer of skin) and maintain proper levels of vitamin A in the blood. (Note that zinc should be combined with a copper supplement whenever it is used for more than a month.)

Inflamed skin can be soothed internally by increasing your intake of the essential fatty acids found in flaxseed oil and evening primrose or borage oil. They also regulate nutrition in skin cells and produce prostaglandins, hormonelike substances that cause blood vessels to contract.

Finally, in addition to its many other benefits, taking vitamin C with flavonoids strengthens the lining of blood cells and the tissue connecting skin cells. Grape seed extract may also be useful because it contains proanthocyanodins, which enhance the stability of the blood vessels.

Self-Care Remedies -
Use only grease-free, unscented facial cleansers and makeup; avoid astringents. After washing your face, gently blot it dry; never rub or chafe it.

Soaking a cloth in cold water and pressing it gently against the flushed areas on your face for 10 minutes will reduce inflammation by causing blood vessels to constrict.

When you go outdoors, even on overcast days, wear sunscreen with an SPF rating of at least 15.

Avoid over-the-counter creams or ointments used to treat common acne; they are not meant for rosacea and actually make it worse.

Shaving with an electric razor instead of a blade helps some men reduce the severity of flare-ups.

Keeping a trigger diary is the best way to pinpoint activities and other stimuli that lead to flushing. Common culprits include alcohol, hot beverages, spicy foods (chilis, curries), saunas and steam baths, as well as very high doses of the B vitamin niacin.

Avoid garments that cause friction, like turtleneck shirts and tight collars.

Avoid topical steroid creams as these may worsen the condition.

Answer 3

You really need to read "Rosacea Free Forever" by Laura Taylor (also available in electronic format here: http://www.rosaceafreeforever.info ). It's about how to permanently cure your Rosacea naturally. I cured my Rosacea permanently in only 4 days after reading this.

Stop paying paying each month good money on creams. This is exactly what the pharmaceutical industry wants you to do! They want to milk money from you each month.

Answer 4

Foods like choclate and coffee and alcohol aggravate it, so omit those if you are eating/drinking them. The only success I have seen with roseaca sufferers is to seek professional help and get ointments and oral meds.

Stay out of the sun and wear a shading hat if you do go out.

Answer 5

You really need to see a dermatologist. Inexpensive oral antibiotics, like tetracycline, work well, and they have antibiotic ointments and facial washes that will keep it under control. But, they are all prescription-only.