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Rosacea Skin Treatments Start With a Good Facial Cleansing

September 22nd, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

While most rosacea sufferers a keenly interested in the latest treatment for acne rosacea, your rosacea skin treatments need to start with a more basic task - appropriate cleansing of the face. One of the key concerns in facial cleansing is to avoid irritating your already sensitive skin. So, if you are presently using any type of rosacea skin cleanser that burns, stings, or irritates your face, it would be prudent to seek out another product made specifically for sensitive skin.

Here are a few helpful tips to consider when cleansing your face:

• When washing your face, use lukewarm water, not hot or cold, because the extreme temperatures can actually cause a flushing effect.
• Use your fingertips instead of a sponge or wash cloth. It avoids abrasion and further irritation of your skin.
• Blot your face dry with a thick, fluffy towel. Do not pull, tug, or rub your face with a towel when drying.
• Be aware of your particular sensitivities to medications or rosacea skin treatments. Applying any creams or lotions immediately after cleansing your face can actually irritate your skin.

Wait to Apply Creams or Lotions

It is quite common for rosacea patients to experience a burning or stinging of the skin if they apply skin treatments too soon after cleansing their face. So, it is advised that you wait at least 30 minutes after cleansing to avoid this effect. You can experiment with this time interval by shortening the waiting period by 5-minute increments until you note a sensitivity with your skin.

Another practice that can save you from irritation is to wait an additonal 5-10 minutes after applying your topical rosacea treatment before you add any sunscreen or makeup products.

Know the Ingredients of Your Rosacea Skin Treatments and Cleansers

A thorough understanding of the ingredients of your rosacea treatments and facial cleansers can help you avoid products that may cause more damage than good. You will find that awareness of certain ingredients in your skin care products that are known for skin irritation in sensitive skin can help avoid the pain of an irritated face. Men should be particularly alert to any shave creams or after shave lotions that can cause stinging or burning.

Men should also consider using an electric razor rather than a standard “stick” razor. The scraping of the blade can often cause facial irritation if the blade is not extremely sharp.

So, before applying your rosacea skin treatments to your sensitive face, it is always an excellent practice to perform a thorough cleansing of your facial skin. Be gentle and avoid scrubbing at all costs. Try using a gentle facial cleanser, like ZENMED® Gentle Cleansing Cream, that is made specifically for sensitive skin and uses a number of natural ingredients. A formulation using botanicals and herbs is far less likely to cause any kind of reaction to already sensitive skin.

Acne Rosacea Researchers Identify the Odds of Getting This Skin Disorder

August 26th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

Based on findings by acne rosacea researchers, people who tend to suffer from the effects of acne rosacea generally fall into the age group of 30 and over. Beyond this fact, acne rosacea can affect almost anybody. This skin disorder cuts across all demographics regardless of race, gender, socio-economic level, and region.

However, there are certain groups who tend to be more vulnerable to developing rosacea. These groups have been identified as:

• Individuals over the age of 30.
• People with fairer skin who have a tendency to blush or flush more easily. This group is thought to be at higher risk of contracting this skin disorder than normal to dark skinned individuals.
• Women tend to be diagnosed with rosacea more often than men.
• Males tend to incur more severe symptoms than females. (A theory holds that this may be the case because men tend to delay medical assistance until the symptoms reach the advanced stages).

As you may know, acne rosacea researchers have been working diligently on a cure for acne rosacea for decades. Unfortunately, no cure has been found to-date.

However, the latest treatment for acne rosacea continues to improve upon the older cures allowing for flare-ups to be controlled more effectively. The rosacea skin treatments available today take full advantage of technological advances in botanical research and the use of natural ingredients. The acne rosacea researchers have found that using all natural ingredients reduces the likelihood of skin irritation (in already sensitive skin) that can be aggravated by the stronger chemically-derived pharmaceuticals.

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