pustules and peeling but no flushing -- does this sound familiar?

[Guest guest]

hello all!

i was diagnosed with rosacea two days ago

i've never had flushing

but suddenly

i have an outbreak of tiny pustules between my nose and my chin

and they start to peel

and then layer after layer of my skin peels off

so you can imagine how irritated my face feels!

i've been cleansing with physo derm

(supposed to be super gentle)

because i've normally got a very oily complexion

but that dries my skin out more

and then it peels more.

everything burns when i put it on

everything makes the pustules worse

except today i tried a vitamin E capsul

mixed with johnson and johnson clean and clear

and

well

it was soothing.

i imagine clean and clear would be too drying

for many rosaceans

but for ones with oily skin or less dry skin

it may be soothing

(due to salicylic acid content)

helps take down inflamation and is cooling.

since there is almost nothing i can put on my skin

(at the best of times)

that doesn't cause a break out

i thought i'd pass on the clean and clear lotion

is there anyone else out there who doesn't have the redness

just the pustules and the peeling? (and the itching and the burning ...)

have you found a good way of

handling

managing

this condition?

(is that a dumb question?)

anyway

keep fighting the good fight

s.