Reaction (was Purple emu...)

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Asta, been there, done that! Tried a bunch of products at the

same time, had a reaction several days later, and then was stuck.

If the reaction is not typical for your rosacea pattern, it's highly

suspicious for a reaction to one or more of your new products. If

your skin returns to baseline within 10-14 days after stopping all

the new products, that's a good confirmation.

I've since learned to establish a maintenance care plan, one that I

know my skin doesn't react to. Then I test a single new product,

adding or substituting within that plan, and using it for a 2 week

period. If something new happens -- good or bad -- to my skin over

that 2 week period, I have a likely culprit. The final test is to

discontinue using the product and confirm that my skin returns to

baseline over the next week or so. If after two weeks I haven't

reacted, I decide whether to have that product join my maintenance

care, or keep it on the side as a back-up. I give my face another

week or two rest with the maintenance care, then try the next

product.

It's slow, but really, what's the rush?

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

> Hi all !

>

> I ordered some products from purple emu, the redness and blemish

control and

> super rich moisturizer.

> I´ve used them now for 6 days and until yesterday everything seemed

to be

> fine but then I started to itch and now my checks are blotchy red

and

> itching. I have never had these symptoms with my rosacea. they told

me that

> I would possibly get worse the first days, but I think this is

strange.

> I also received a cleansing bar for sensitive skin from Sy,

which I

> started to use at the same time. This morning I skipped everything

and just

> put on some jojoba oil , but I´m still itching.....

> Does anyone recognize these symptoms ?

> Asta