Basic Questions on Care and Feeding of cean Skin

[Guest guest]

Is there any consensus on products that work well for rosacean skin?

I've seen the light on using sunblock every day (mineral only, as I

had reactions to some of the chemical ones I tried) and that seems to

be helping. I don't *love* any of the ones I use - Neutrogena

Sensitive Skin, Roth Titanium Dioxide, Mustela 30+ - but

they seem to do an adequate job of protecting my skin from the sun w/o

irritating it. I've got some others ordered, but I'm always interested

in suggestions.

I mostly don't use any cleansing products for my face. Unless I'm

wearing makeup, I find that cool water (I used to use as warm as I

could stand) on a washcloth actually cleans my face reasonably well.

However, some of the sunblocks don't rinse off all the well in just

plain water (I suppose they're not really meant to) and when I do wear

makeup I definitely need something to dissolve the makeup. Any

suggestions for non-irritating cleansers?

I also mostly don't use post-cleaning or night or day creams, but

sometimes my skin does feel very dry and irritated. I would love to

have something that I could smoothe on to make my skin feel better

without feeling like I have to worry about whether it's going to sting

or be irritating. I've got some moisturizers from H2O+, that I

tolerate reasonably well, but I always feel a little bit as if it's on

the borderline of irritating my skin.

I'm not on a search for the holy grail of rosacean skin, but if there

is any consensus on products that are well tolerated, I would be most

grateful for that information. When I walk through skin care stores I

feel like there is probably something there that would make my skin a

little bit happier, but I don't know which it is - or isn't.

Finally, is there anything I should or shouldn't be doing in order to

keep my skin in the best condition possible?

Thanks,

Martha

[Guest guest]

Is there any consensus on products that work well for rosacean skin?

I've seen the light on using sunblock every day (mineral only, as I

had reactions to some of the chemical ones I tried) and that seems to

be helping. I don't *love* any of the ones I use - Neutrogena

Sensitive Skin, Roth Titanium Dioxide, Mustela 30+ - but

they seem to do an adequate job of protecting my skin from the sun w/o

irritating it. I've got some others ordered, but I'm always interested

in suggestions.

I mostly don't use any cleansing products for my face. Unless I'm

wearing makeup, I find that cool water (I used to use as warm as I

could stand) on a washcloth actually cleans my face reasonably well.

However, some of the sunblocks don't rinse off all the well in just

plain water (I suppose they're not really meant to) and when I do wear

makeup I definitely need something to dissolve the makeup. Any

suggestions for non-irritating cleansers?

I also mostly don't use post-cleaning or night or day creams, but

sometimes my skin does feel very dry and irritated. I would love to

have something that I could smoothe on to make my skin feel better

without feeling like I have to worry about whether it's going to sting

or be irritating. I've got some moisturizers from H2O+, that I

tolerate reasonably well, but I always feel a little bit as if it's on

the borderline of irritating my skin.

I'm not on a search for the holy grail of rosacean skin, but if there

is any consensus on products that are well tolerated, I would be most

grateful for that information. When I walk through skin care stores I

feel like there is probably something there that would make my skin a

little bit happier, but I don't know which it is - or isn't.

Finally, is there anything I should or shouldn't be doing in order to

keep my skin in the best condition possible?

Thanks,

Martha