Guest guest Posted March 28, 2002 Report Share Posted March 28, 2002 Seaquanil is very easy to purchase. YOu can go to your pharmacy and request that the cleanser be ordered in if the pharmacy doesn't carry it. I usually order mine at Safeway. --- Alena Coufalova alena@...> wrote: > > > Subject: Seaquanil facial cleanser > > I joined this list yesterday and would like to say > hello to everyone. My > first experience with rosacea was in 1993, or maybe > 1994, when I was > diagnosed. I was on tetracycline for a year, and > also used metronidazole, > though I firmly believe that what helped me most was > non-mainstream > treatment, and I will get to that later. > > Since then, my rosacea was in remission until about > a month ago, when it > flared up. I did not make the connection then, but I > think it started when I > started to use facial wash cloths. There was also > one week of extreme > stress. I may have set myself up for this flare up > as I ate spicier foods > than usual this winter. Since my rosacea was in > remission for so many years, > I did not even think about spicy food as a rosacea > trigger. Though I have to > say that what I consider spicy would make other > people laugh (they would > find it very mild) but it was a step up in spiciness > for me. > > I read the articles posted at > http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html and I would > like to ask this: it is mentioned there that alcohol > (in moisturizers) is to > be avoided, though not every alcohol is equal. Right > now, I am using > Nutraderm moisturizing lotion by Galderma, as it is > something I used 8 years > ago, and it contains cetyl alcohol and stearyl > alcohol. Can somebody tell me > which specific alcohols should be avoided? > > As I said earlier, I resorted to a non-mainstream > treatment. I read a > brochure that contained recommendations of an old > Austrian lady, a known > herbalist, for many disaeases and illnesses. Her > suggestion for rosacea was > cabbage - not as food, but applied externally. I > figured I had little to > lose, so each night I would mince a bit of cabbage, > put it through a garlic > press and apply the paste on my face (Return of the > Swamp Monster!). After a > few minutes I would brush it off. I swear this is > what helped me get my > rosacea under control. I had one or two very minor > flare ups after the > initial incident in 1993/4 and a few nights of > cabbage treatment would > always restore me to normal. > > On Tuesday, I stopped at a health store and bought > PhytoCort cea Cream. > I am a big believer in holistic approach, but I was > bitterly disappointed. > It did nothing to alleviate the already bad > stinging/burning sensation, I > would say 3 applications of it irritated my skin so > badly, that I had to go > to a doctor yesterday (I could feel the itchiness > spreading as high as my > eyes) and I am back on tetracycline. I started my > cabbage regimen last week > but I was not consistent. From now on, it's going to > be every night. I > applied it last night and today, I feel so much > better. All the burning is > gone and my skin feels almost normal. Also the > redness is considerably less > than what it was yesterday. Anyway, I know that you > may find all this > amusing, but I do believe it is working for me. I > only had a single dose of > tetracycline yesterday so it could not have been the > antibiotic. > > I am on a hunt for a good cleanser - I have never > seen Cetaphil bars here (I > am in Canada) - I only know the liquid Cetaphil > cleanser in a bottle. So, I, > too, would like to know where to get Seaquanil. > Sorry that this post is so > long. I was really depressed when my rosacea bounced > back with so much > vigour and just finding this group and reading all > the archives made me feel > better already! > > Alena > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to > the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). > Your post will be delayed if you don't give a > meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must > change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently > published book. > > To leave the list send an email to > rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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