Re: Water-based and dimethicone for rosacea

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> > the few times I have used this one my skin has felt " strange " so

> > when my face feels like that I take it as a signal that my skin

is

> > not happy...

>

> All the simethicones (like dimethicone) will make skin feel silky

> smooth to the touch, an unusual sensation if you aren't forewarned.

> See if you can get a free sample of Lauder's Idealist or Clinique's

> Total Turnabout Cream, then try either over a simple water-based

> moisturizer. (they aren't moisturizers, but they are examples of

> popular simethicones that can be used over moisturizers, to

> familiarize you with the sensation)

>

> I don't expect salespersons to know anything important about the

> products they sell, beyond the marketing information they're told

by

> the various companies.

>

> Why does Dr. Nase suggest avoiding fatty alcohols like cetyl

> alcohol?

>

Possibly when he was a kid, the other kids threw cetaphil bars at

him???

He thinks that... they are irritating. Anything that is irritating

is angiogenic, thereby worsening the underlying microvascular problem

leading to a worsening of the rosacea. Wait until Galderma hears

about this. Seriously, Dr. Nase is usually right on. But, his

rosacea was exceptionally serious in the flusing department. I don't

think the great masses will be harmed by cetyl alcohol. Let's all

hope Dr. Nase can join us, personally, for a reply. Everyone likes

Dr. Nase. Anyone know when he's set to come back??? We're all

hoping he is going to get better!

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD