Re: You shouldn't be anti-mite. Be anti-fur instead...

[Guest guest]

I think Jillian may be on to something about saltwater clearing

flakes. I think sunshine clears up the flakes in concert with the

saltwater.

I have to say that going to the beach in Northern California doesn't

do much for my rosacea. I don't go in the water because the weather

is usually cold and foggy (think low 60s during the summer). It would

be too darn cold to then hit the water which is about 50 degrees. I

think that some salt water gets on my face from the spray. It's never

done my skin any good to go the beach here. When I was in sunny

Florida that did seem to help when I got near the beach.

Take care,

Matija

> ....the saltwater may kill off the mites that live in the

> > hair follicles. anyone else have any saltwater observations?

>

> Saltwater killing the Demodex mites? That's a new one for me. Did

you

> read that somewhere? No offense, but it seems rather unlikely.

>

> Salt water, much like the alum (pickling salt) spiked ice cubes I

> make for my face, can have an astringent effect on the skin,

> constricting the blood vessels temporarily and reducing a flush or

> flare. There is still an ongoing medical debate on whether excess

> Demodex Folliculorum are a causal aspect of cea, or if it's the

> other way around: cean skin, with its excessive flakes of dead

> skin cells (which the mites eat) can prove an ideal breeding ground

> for these little critters. From what I've been able to glean from

my

> own research, I lean toward the latter theory.

>

> A certain number of Demodex mites are part of your skin's natural,

> beneficial facial fauna. I don't believe murdering them will

possibly

> stop the progression of one's rosacea. In my humble opinion.

>

> --Jillian

[Guest guest]

I think Jillian may be on to something about saltwater clearing

flakes. I think sunshine clears up the flakes in concert with the

saltwater.

I have to say that going to the beach in Northern California doesn't

do much for my rosacea. I don't go in the water because the weather

is usually cold and foggy (think low 60s during the summer). It would

be too darn cold to then hit the water which is about 50 degrees. I

think that some salt water gets on my face from the spray. It's never

done my skin any good to go the beach here. When I was in sunny

Florida that did seem to help when I got near the beach.

Take care,

Matija

> ....the saltwater may kill off the mites that live in the

> > hair follicles. anyone else have any saltwater observations?

>

> Saltwater killing the Demodex mites? That's a new one for me. Did

you

> read that somewhere? No offense, but it seems rather unlikely.

>

> Salt water, much like the alum (pickling salt) spiked ice cubes I

> make for my face, can have an astringent effect on the skin,

> constricting the blood vessels temporarily and reducing a flush or

> flare. There is still an ongoing medical debate on whether excess

> Demodex Folliculorum are a causal aspect of cea, or if it's the

> other way around: cean skin, with its excessive flakes of dead

> skin cells (which the mites eat) can prove an ideal breeding ground

> for these little critters. From what I've been able to glean from

my

> own research, I lean toward the latter theory.

>

> A certain number of Demodex mites are part of your skin's natural,

> beneficial facial fauna. I don't believe murdering them will

possibly

> stop the progression of one's rosacea. In my humble opinion.

>

> --Jillian