The gentlest cleanser (was Re: Need tinted sunblock)

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Marjorie,

I looked up Aquanil on http://www.drugstore.com and found the

ingredients:

Purified Water, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Benzyl

Alcohol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Xanthan Gum

I happen to react to cetyl alcohol, and many on the list may not

react to fatty alcohols. However, I would imagine that the benzyl

alcohol might not be great for rosaceans in the long run. As well,

sodium laureth sulfate can be a very irritating surfactant for some.

I know it is for me.

I hope that the Aveeno Creamy Baby Cleanser works for you. Let us

know one way or the other.

Take care,

Matija

>

> > Washing with Cetaphil or another mild cleanser doesn't

> > decrease rosacea redness for some of us.

>

> Matija, I think that may be part of the problem: the

misunderstanding

> among most physicians and perhaps even dermatologists that Cetaphil

> is a gentle enough cleanser for most people.

>

> But, is there any cleanser that's gentler? I'm curious how others

in

> this group experience Aquanil? That was what my pharmacist

> recommended when I showed him my skin and asked if Cetaphil was the

> best for me. I didn't react to it, but I didn't like it for a

number

> of reasons.

>

> I'm looking forward to trying your Aveeno. Should be this

weekend.

>

> > The 25% was a misinterpretation on my part of a study on the

> efficacy

> > of the Metros/oral antibiotics. I think I got the percentage of

> whom

> > this combo work for wrong.

>

> Your point is very well taken. Just over half in that study had a

> total or near-total remission, while the rest of the 75% responded

> with at least a 70% remission. So about 25% had less than a 70%

> remission. But whose to say that the remission wouldn't have been

> higher for everyone if they used non-irritating ingredients?

>

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD