Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 For cleansing, I've tried quite a lot of stuff, and have given up. I just wash with mildly warm water, once a day. It's all my dry, inflammed skin can cope with. For me, this is the least bad washing solution. Also, I seem tohave more lines under my eyes than is usual for people of my age (31). I just wondered if anyone else had noticed this as a symptom of seb derm or rosacea. best wishes, jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 For cleansing, I've tried quite a lot of stuff, and have given up. I just wash with mildly warm water, once a day. It's all my dry, inflammed skin can cope with. For me, this is the least bad washing solution. Also, I seem tohave more lines under my eyes than is usual for people of my age (31). I just wondered if anyone else had noticed this as a symptom of seb derm or rosacea. best wishes, jesse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 , look up some old posts that talk about the relationship between irritated, inflamed skin and dry skin. They'll explain what's going on: irritation/inflammation from any source breaks down the epithelial protective barrier, which allows water to leave the skin (leaving it dry) and anything put on the skin to be more easily absorbed (increasing skin sensitivity and so irritation/inflammation). Lines around the eyes are the first to appear on the face, and are usually the result of hereditary and long term damage from prior sun exposure, not conditions like rosacea or seb derm. But lines anywhere on the face will always appear worse when the skin is dry and inflammed. Keep in mind that water is regarded as a mild irritant, esp when warm, and won't effectively remove sunblock which is unfortunately necessary for long term care of rosacea. Too cold water damages the skin, but many find they are less sensitive to cleansers when using cool water. I've been using very tiny amounts of cea Care, which suds up well and removes my Super City Block without irritating my face. I haven't found a totally inert protective barrier yet, so I've been going without these days. Has anyone try water-based petroleum jelly as a protective barrier? That should be inert, and might avoid some of the problems I experienced with oils? Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > For cleansing, I've tried quite a lot of stuff, and have given up. I just wash with mildly warm water, once a day. It's all my dry, inflammed skin can cope with. For me, this is the least bad washing solution. > > Also, I seem tohave more lines under my eyes than is usual for people of my age (31). I just wondered if anyone else had noticed this as a symptom of seb derm or rosacea. > > best wishes, > > jesse > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 , look up some old posts that talk about the relationship between irritated, inflamed skin and dry skin. They'll explain what's going on: irritation/inflammation from any source breaks down the epithelial protective barrier, which allows water to leave the skin (leaving it dry) and anything put on the skin to be more easily absorbed (increasing skin sensitivity and so irritation/inflammation). Lines around the eyes are the first to appear on the face, and are usually the result of hereditary and long term damage from prior sun exposure, not conditions like rosacea or seb derm. But lines anywhere on the face will always appear worse when the skin is dry and inflammed. Keep in mind that water is regarded as a mild irritant, esp when warm, and won't effectively remove sunblock which is unfortunately necessary for long term care of rosacea. Too cold water damages the skin, but many find they are less sensitive to cleansers when using cool water. I've been using very tiny amounts of cea Care, which suds up well and removes my Super City Block without irritating my face. I haven't found a totally inert protective barrier yet, so I've been going without these days. Has anyone try water-based petroleum jelly as a protective barrier? That should be inert, and might avoid some of the problems I experienced with oils? Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > For cleansing, I've tried quite a lot of stuff, and have given up. I just wash with mildly warm water, once a day. It's all my dry, inflammed skin can cope with. For me, this is the least bad washing solution. > > Also, I seem tohave more lines under my eyes than is usual for people of my age (31). I just wondered if anyone else had noticed this as a symptom of seb derm or rosacea. > > best wishes, > > jesse > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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