Rosacea: Treatment for Controlling facial skin redness

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What is Rosacea ?

Rosacea is a common facial skin condition affecting the Face particularly the Cheeks, Nose, Chin and Forehead. Also known as Acne Rosacea (Adult acne), it often looks somewhat like acne with redness, lumps and swelling.  Burning, stinging and dryness of the skin is common.

A symptom of Rosacea can be an increased appearance of fine "spider veins" or capillaries in the skin.

Using "pimple ointments and facial creams" and cortisone products often rapidly worsens the problem.   Rosacea cannot be cured but can be controlled.

Prescription antibiotics are often effective and are often prescribed. They can be taken by mouth of applied as ointments or gels.

Sulfur creams for Rosacea (Sulphur Ointments) are very effective and AVOID the problems associated with antibiotic use.  They are also often effective when antibiotic treatment has failed.

Proper skin care and avoidance of trigger factors is also important to effectively control rosacea.

How to avoid Factors that Trigger Rosacea

• High Temperatures, including Spas and Saunas
• Spicy Foods
• Cold Weather and Winds
• Stress
• Alcohol
• Astringent Cosmetics and Pimple Creams
• Creams containing Cortisone
• Medical problems: Diabetes will aggravate the condition.

How to avoid Factors that delay HEALING

• Smoking/chewing tobacco (not a medication but 1 cigarette reduces blood flow by 50% to the skin) it is the nicotine that does it so the nicotine replacement gum and patches also fall into this category
• Cortisone. Do not use it. It has a very complex reaction in the body that will slow wound healing.
• Anti-inflammatory medications, e.g. brufen, nurofen, aspirin , movialis anything in the NSAID group (Non Specific Anti Inflammatories) Note: That aspirin in a dose of up to 100mg a day do not interfere with would healing
• Colchicine (a gout medication)
• Sun exposure: wear sunscreen and a hat, at least a peaked baseball hat, whenever you are outside and it is sunny

How to control Rosacea

Medical evidence suggests Rosacea CAN be CONTROLLED and flare ups reduced with good ongoing facial skin care and treatment.

For many people, use of a Sulfur based moisturising product such as David's Sulphur cream for Rosacea can prevent flare ups.  Should a flare-up occur, applying our sulfur facial ointment will restore the skin to normal although this can take between 2 and 3 weeks.

Unlike antibiotics, there are NO problems with using David's Sulfur cream for long periods of time.  In fact, this is an ideal way to reduce flare-ups for many people.

Repeated flareups of Rosacea can increase the appearance of fine "spider veins" or capillaries in the skin especially on the Cheeks.  Prevention of flare-ups is the best way to avoid this problem worsening.

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Quick Question & Answers (Q&A)

1. What is the best amount to apply? a thin layer? Should it be visible after application?

2. In your experience, is the cream best for redness or the papules of rosacea? I just have the redness on the nose and cheeks, but not the bumps, etc.

3. Regarding the redness, in your experience do you often see an increase in redness/ skin sensitivity that improves as your skin adjusts to the cream? I have noticed my skin is a bit more red and sensitive since I started using the cream but of course I just started.

I would wait for about a week to seen just how the skin is reacting before I would start adding anything else though. Keeping it simple with one treatment at a time for at least a week usually allows you to see what is working and if any adjustments are needed to suit individuals.

6. Does your sulphur product contain any laurel sulphate or parabens.? I am trying to go organic as I suffer from excema also

David's Sulfur Ointment BLOG (Q&A)

Our website is a work in progress so we are adding info all the time, I've enclosed scans of our Rosacea Brochure as gifs files so you can print them out. Our Sulphur Cream is an excellent treatment for rosacea and is covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

In the brochure attached you will probably see lots of info that you already recognise about triggers, as you have found, the antibiotics can help but often have side-effects such as thrush.

Sulphur is a natural mineral with antiseptic action, it also is able to reduce the number of demodex mites which are small microscopic mites naturally occuring on the skin. These demodex mites normally do not cause any problems, but in people who have rosacea, reducing the number of mites with natural sulphur is very beneficial.

Our Sulphur Ointment is ideal for Rosacea and has no side-effects. Sulphur is a well known and documented natural mineral which is beneficial for rosacea and is in a light cream base which is not oily.

You apply it at night just to the affected areas and you will see results within 3 weeks. It is not a cure but will control the problem in most cases. Once the rosacea has cleared you can stop using the cream. Should the rosacea reoccur just resume treatment to clear it up again. You should be able to keep your skin clear of rosacea most of the time.

Some people find after 3 to 4 weeks using the cream their skin clears of rosacea but can become a little dry, in this case you apply a little of our lavender face and body balm in the morning. The Lavender Face & Body Balm is more oily and is excellent for dry skin. It needs to be used very sparingly. It was originally formulated for babies dry skin but we have found it very safe and effective for many dry skin conditions.

My suggestion would be just to buy the Sulphur Cream first and if you experience any dryness after a few weeks you can always get the Lavender Balm later.

To wash your skin I would recommend a wash called NS Wash which should be available from your local pharmacist. If you can't get it locally we can supply it but you shouldn't have any problems. Using NS wash will help prevent dryness without oilyness. You should avoid all soaps.

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It certainly sounds like rosacea and you would be wise to consult a doctor to confirm this. The good news is there are a range of prescription treatments and our own sulphur cream.

Rosacea often begins at your age so what you have said sounds likely. Cortisone will make it worse if it is rosacea. The hard matter in your pores is dead skin cells and sebum which forms a plug. Don't use a abrasive cleanser or scrub, rather use a mild keratolytic cleanser, cetaphil is ideal and available almost worldwide. .

Should your doctor diagnose the problem as roseate, I would recommend the sulphur cream to use nightly (it is a nice light cream and almost odourless) and our Lavender Face & Body Balm which you would apply when the skin felt a bit dry or flaky. The 2 together are an excellent combination usually working within 2-3 weeks.

But first get the doctor to confirm that it is rosacea.
Hope this helps,
Kind Regards,
David Hosking.

The combination of cetaphil and our Sulphur Cream is a good one. Sulphur has been used for many years for rosacea, but in this era of antibiotics it has been largely forgotten due to drug company hype about the antibiotic creams and gels they make.

Within about 3 weeks the rosacea will be under control, especially the redness, sometimes people with a tendency to dry skin such as you mention may need a product like our Lavender face and body balm if dryness occurs. Wait and see, sometimes if the skin gets a bit dry apply the sulphur cream every second day.

If dry skin does occur it will be after the rosacea has cleared and the lavender balm is quite oily yet antiseptic. Applied sparingly it solves the dryness if it occurs. About a third of people with rosacea end up needing the lavender balm to get the skin perfect.

Also when swimming, apply the lavender balm before entering the pool or spa to protect your skin from chlorine. I think you will be happy with them results. Please let me know.

The antibiotics are tetracyclines which are narrow spectrum and have been used for skin problems like acne, rosacea and others for many years with no problems. They can cause a skin rash if you are exposed to sunlight a lot. The rash would only be on the parts of the body exposed to the sun and is quite uncommon given the many people using them. Resistance to tetracycline can occur so an occasional break with a switch to the antibiotic erythromycin for a week or two can help. The antibiotic Metronidazole is also used as a gel withy some success. Metronidazole can be absorbed to some degree and can make you flush more when you have alcohol if you are using metronidazole daily.

Usually by the time people get to our web site they are familiar with the above and often find the treatments aren't working as well as they used to. Our Sulpher Cream has a nice moisturising base with virtually no smell. I usually suggest applying at night and showering in the morning. The commercial washes for the face such as Cetaphil, QV Wash and NS Wash are ideal for the face.

The redness usually responds rather well and can be gone within 3 weeks. It is not a cure but an effective control product that does not have the problem of resistance developing.

After some weeks of use, some people may start to develop skin dryness. If this happens then use our Lavender Face & Body Balm once or twice a week to restore the skin's balance. It is an oily product so apply sparingly. The formula needs the oiliness to seal the skin allowing quick rehydration overnight.

The demodex mites are a part of normal life and we all have them, rosacea tends to occur when you become hypersensitive to them. The demodex mites don't like sulphur which is in a micro fine form so this reduces the number of mites on your skin thus reducing symptoms.

The human body has many unseen beneficial and less beneficial bugs As poet Jonathan Swift observed:-
Big fleas have little fleas,
Upon their backs to bite 'em,
And little fleas have lesser fleas,
and so, ad infinitum
He later added:
Thus every poet, in his kind,
Is bit by him that comes behind.

So continue with the antibiotics and add our Sulphur Cream and try it for 3 weeks. If all is going well I would drop the metronidazole gel wait a few weeks to ensure all is well and phase out the antibiotics. Avoid things that cause flare-ups where possible, air-conditioning, sun bathing, etc.

Anther problem people sometimes get with rosacea is a swelling of the nose called rhinophyma in later life, This treatment prevents that developing or can reduce it once it has occurred. Hope this has helped you, Kind Regards, David Hosking.

As you can appreciate, a picture of the condition when it occurs would be a great help to me to indicate what the problem is. However, if the problem is aggravated by heat (spas, hot showers) , alcohol makes it much redder, being outside on cold and windy days then it may be rosacea which our Sulphur ointment applied once at night will usually fix within 3 weeks although the problem will return from time to time

If it does not occur in response to stress like blushing does then the above treatment would probably work.

If it occurs for no apparent reason it can be due to excessive stimulation of the sympathetic nerves that control the blood flow to the skin in that area. Botox injections will control it for about 3 months per treatment if this is the case. You would need to consult a dermatologist to ensure that was the correct treatment.

If stress DOES make it worse, then there are prescription medications called beta-blockers that block the stress related blushing. In fact they are often used by public speakers to get rid of blushing and the initial "butterflies in the stomach" feeling. As an aside they are banned at the Olympics as they steady the hands and make rifle shooters more accurate!!

Rosacea comes and goes with treatment. Although you can clear it up , it is likely that is will recur, Sun, heat, air-conditioning,spicy food,alcohol & cortisone all aggravate the problem.

This will give you longer periods of relief especially if you continue using the products sparingly on a daily basis. For very bad cases you may need a mild antibiotic from your doctor.

Testimonials

• 1) "I am completely satisfied with the result" - Colin
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  To David & Ros Hosking
  David’s Pharmacy
  

  I would like to offer my thanks to you and share my enthusiasm, with your website readers, for one of your products: David’s Sulphur Cream Let me try to explain – in my case, I have long had a skin condition, known as Rosacea ... it is a rash-like reddening of the exposed skin, particularly on your face, associated with some minor swelling, giving a blotchy sunburnt appearance. ...
  

  For me this is a sporadic event, mainly associated with exposure to cold weather. Working outside this winter, in the elements, has caused the condition to flare up again. My plight was exasperated by attendants from another Pharmacy, with their best intentions to help me, providing medication, which in the past has done little, and this time has made the condition worse! ...

  Thanks to your careful attention, I purchased your Rosacea cream and I am delighted with the result. Within 3 days there was a noticeable reduction in the redness and after 1 week I could see and feel the skin returning to normal. Now after 3 weeks use, I have reached the stage where I am completely satisfied with the result, in fact, the redness has abated and the cream has had the added benefit of clearing up the dry, flaking skin problem I also had! ...

  
  Sincerely,
  Colin Hobday
  Sunbury VIC
• 2) "very grateful to have finally found your wonderful product" - Susan
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: sue n
  To: David Hosking
  Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:17 PM
  Subject: Rosacea cream
  David,

  I have been using your sulphur cream for 7 days & my rosacea is almost completely gone. I had been using topical cortisone on my face for 37 years for what began as excema. Somewhere back in time the excema became rosacea ( I haven't had itchy skin for many years) however my doctors kept prescribing cortisone.

  Having done some research on the net I have discovered the cortisone is most likely to blame for the ongoing skin problem, which makes me angry but very grateful to have finally found your wonderful product. I will continue to use the sulphur cream for another week as suggested, however could you suggest a moisturising cream I could use in between outbreaks?

  Given that I did suffer from excema many years ago it would have to be non allergenic. My email address is xxxxx@xxxxxxx.net.au.

  Thank you in anticipation.
  Susan N

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: David Hosking
  Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2005 6:21
  To: sue n
  Subject: Re: Rosacea cream
  Hi Sue,

  Thank you for the great feedback on the sulphur cream. The ideal product for use between outbreaks is our Hypoallergenic Face and Body Balm. You simply apply it very sparingly at night when needed. You may not need to use it all the time as it normalises the moisture in the skin. You may at first think it is rather greasy and heavy in texture but our experience has been excellent in combination with the sulphur cream for rosacea.

  A good daily non-drying skin wash for rosacea sufferers is NS Wash which you can buy at any pharmacy. It is better than Cetaphil & QV wash in my experience.

  ... Your comments about your experience with cortisone and rosacea would be very helpful to add to our website comments. Would you mind if we added them please? ...

  Kind Regards,
  David Hosking.
  
  

• 3) "thank you for your speedy and excellent service" - GW - UK
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: G W
  To: David Hosking
  Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:51 PM
  Subject: Regarding my recent order
  
  To whom it may concern

  Regarding my recent order of sulphur cream I would like to thank you for your speedy and excellent service

  The cream was received 7 days from ordering it and I will be ordering again very soon Thank you once again for your great customer service

  Regards
  Mr G.W.
  United kingdom
  
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• 4) "You have put the smile back on my face for good" - Mel
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Mel
  Sent: Monday, 13 November 2006 7:27
  Subject: Thank you, thank you, thank you.
  Hi David,

  Just thought I would drop you a line and say "You have put the smile back on my face for good" About 6 months ago I ordered your Sulphur based cream for my Acne Rosacea and it has totally cleared it up. It took about 1 week to see a real difference and about three till it was gone completely and has now been gone for the entire 6 months. Now no longer do I feel embarrassed about my face, I no longer wear make up everyday to cover it.

  I have also distributed your cream amongst my friends that have the same condition and all have had the same success and now also buy themselves. I wish I could tell every one with this horrible condition about how great and easy your products are and are to use to save them the years (I had 6)of sadness and discomfort.

  Please post this on your web site as a "ecstatic customer" and please let me know if there is any thing I could do to tell people about your great cream for you,

  Thank you, thank you, and thank you

  Mel Roberts
  
  
• 5) "I cannot begin to tell you how vastly improved my complexion is. " - FL, USA
  June 9, 2007
  Dear Mr. Hoskings,

  I have been afflicted with rosacea for the past couple of years. I am now 55 years old. When it began, the blood vessels and underlying overall redness were successfully eliminated by laser treatments. However, as time went on the "adult acne" component of rosacea on my cheeks became worse and worse. I continued to take laser treatments, but the red spots and breakouts would only recur and worsen. After $1,200 of laser treatments, I abandoned that course of action.

  Then the rosacea advanced onto my forehead, even up into my hairline. I was looking worse and worse every week. I then began trying everything I could find in an effort to at least improve the condition to some appreciable degree. I tried expensive herbal cleansers and treatments. I tried the expensive B. Kamins rosacea products. None of them had any effect at all and my rosacea simply got worse seemingly by the day. I then tried taking Chinese herbs in capsule form and they actually began to improve the condition. Then the herbs began to give me pronounced stomach and abdominal cramps and I was forced to discontinue them.

  Thoroughly discouraged and depressed (I had never even had bad skin as a teenager), I pretty much gave up and resigned myself to the fact that this was the way I was going to look for the remainder of my life. My only consolation was that I had literally tried everything I could to combat this. So I just resigned myself to this condition. A month ago, I think it would have been accurate to say that my cheeks and forehead had been "ravaged" by this garbage. I could see people's reactions when they saw me, and yet there was simply nothing left for me to try.......so I just went through my daily life scourged in this way.

  Then, about 5 or 6 weeks ago, a woman in my office mentioned to me that her mother had rosacea and that she was able to keep it under control with some type of cream that contained sulfur. She couldn't remember the name of the product but she started searching for it on the Internet. She then sent me the link to your site. With a very reserved degree of hopefulness, I ordered a jar of your rosacea cream. I received and began using it exactly one month ago on May 8th.

  I cannot begin to tell you how vastly improved my complexion is. Literally, from the very first day I used your rosacea cream I could see improvement, though I was very reluctant to get my hopes up. At the end of one week, the improvement was definitely noticeable. Still, I kept my skepticism in gear. At the end of two weeks, even more improvement......and by the end of the third week, the improvement was so great - so observable - that I was absolutely elated. Everyone who knew I had been struggling with this commented on the remarkable improvement and, of course, wanted to know what exactly was responsible for the results. Though it has not completely disappeared, if I had to ascribe a percentage to the degree of improvement that I've experienced, I would put it conservatively at 75%, but probably, to my mind right now, more at 85%. Though there are still some spots and redness, it is greatly diminished. If it never improved beyond its current state, I could live with it, no problem. Also, as has been pointed out to me, my skin has become very smooth in the areas in which I've been using the cream.......much more so than ever before.

  Needless to say, the emotional and psychological uplift that's a consequence of this is almost incalculable.

  So before I ask you my question, let me say "God bless you sir" and express to you my deepest and most heartfelt thanks for providing me with relief from this malady. I cannot thank you enough. Please feel free to post this as a testimonial if you want to. Hopefully, someone else may be able to avoid spending well over $1,500 and all the time and energy I've expended over the past 2 years hunting down a weapon to fight this "plague."

  Once again, my profound thanks and gratitude to you.
  
  Sincerely, David Lee
  FL, USA
  
  

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