Re: [rosacea]Zinco

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Hi,

I wanted to add that I think ZincO has really good sun protection. I

live in foggy San Francisco where you don't see the sun much. I just

came back from a week in South Florida where the average temp was 87

degrees, and the sun was a lot stronger than back home. The hat I

brought for sun protection made me too warm so I had to take it off.

I relied on ZincO for protection while I went to the beach and was in

a boat. My skin stayed protected and I had not one flare the whole

trip. It really was a life saver!!

Take care,

Matija

> I just began using Zinco last week after hearing about it here. I'm

using it

> in conjunction with metro. I'm very happy with it so far. It feels

good,

> gives some UV protection (whether it's enough or not I'm still not

sure),

> and is much more cosmetically satisfactory than what I was using

before.

> Re: Salon.com article

>

>

> > asked:

> > > Another question that seems to keep popping up is the

effectiveness of

> the

> > slew of online cosmetic/drugs for rosacea. Does anyone want to

comment on

> > the effectiveness of nonpre-scription rosacea products such as

cure,

> > ceaCare, Ro-saceaGon, cea Ltd., Sy’s ZincO?

> > > > Has anybody reported any of these products to the Food and

Drug

> > Administration? Do you think the FDA should be regulating these

products?

> > >

> >

> >

> > Joe,

> > I cannot speak for the other products but ZincO, being an OTC

> sunscreen-drug

> > product, is required to follow FDA regulatory monograph for such a

> > classification. ZincO is manufactured by a FDA approved

pharmaceutical

> > laboratory. I don't know how long you have been a participant in

this

> > support group but the idea of ZincO was " conceived and born "

right here

> with

> > the help of many members including Dr. Nase, who contributed

their input.

> > The idea was to develop a formulation that will protect rosacean

skin

> > against flushing-triggers such as the sun, wind, cold and heat.

Zinc

> Oxide,

> > which has a soothing anti-inflammatory action, coupled by its

> sun-protective

> > property, was chosen as the active ingredient. The silicones were

used in

> > the vehicle to form an effective barrier. Great care and

attention were

> > devoted to eliminate irritating ingredients. The final product

took a

> whole

> > year to formulate and was tested by members here. Even though

many members

> > attested to the benefits their skin derived from Zinco, there is

no claim

> on

> > its label touting it as a rosacea treatment. At our website,

Zinco is

> > categorized under sunscreen and not under treatment products. I

personally

> > believe ZO to be an adjunctive product and have advised rosaceans

to

> > continue their prescribed medical treatments. Furthermore, not all

> rosaceans

> > can use ZO, which is no surprise to anyone in this support

group :-).

> >

> > Sy MD

> > Sy Skin Care

> > http://www.lindasy.com

> > Voice:Toll-free 877-sy (546-3279)

> > Outside U.S.:

> > FAX:

> >

> >