Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 I'm new to this message board, but was diagnosed with rosacea few years ago. I had really only been addressing the breakouts from the rosacea and not really the redness and the broken capillaries on my nose and cheeks. I had tried the metrogel products, but they seemed to make my face worse with breakouts. I was switched to Novacet and have really only been using the generic of that for about 2 years now. I recently started combining the Novacet with the Clearsil Adult Acne cream because I started having some breakouts again (I think due to the overly humid weather in the Washington, DC area). They don't dry my face out too much. I have also been using the Clean & Clear Daily Cleansing Cream, since it doesn't seem to break my face out. I haven't really switched or looked for new products, since I feel that sometimes, if you keep switching products, things just get worse until you don't know what to do. I don't wear any make-up because I just don't like the way it feels. I think that there may be some better products out there, but I'm on a pretty tight budget and cannot afford the photoderm treatments or other types of procedures. What is the rosacea-ltd disc? Does it help with the redness? What about the Zinco? What do others, aside from staying away from triggers, do to reduce the redness? Thank you, Hollye Lorton, VA This works for me! Well I've gotten a few requests to post what I've done to the group (I'm the one that had to start using blush again, cause I looked like a ghost), so here goes: I have undergone probably about 8-9 photoderm treatments in the past 18 months. That is the one major thing that has cleared my rosacea, but my nose is very stubborn, and still quite red, but my cheeks, forehead and chin are completely cleared. I tried numerous regimes after the photoderm, because I didn't want anything progressing again. Finally I have found something that works and this is what I do. In the morning, rinse face with cool water, and then apply the tan rosacea-ltd disc to my entire face, but mainly concentrating on my nose. Let face air dry, and do rest of morning routine (eat breakfast, get dressed, etc.) Afte 30 minutes I brush off lightly any remaining residue from the disc and then apply zinco. (I mix the tinted and untinted). Apply powder, eye makeup, blush and lipstick. In the evening, I wash face with cool water and oil of olay sensitive skin cleansing cloths. I then apply the white ltd disc, and off to bed. You may all be noticing I do not apply any moisturizer, but I find that I really don't need it. My face is not dry at all (at least right now during the summer, I might need to adjust a little when winter hits). Maybe the zinco is providing me with some moisture. My face is continually improving, and sometimes on the weekend I don't apply make-up until later in the day, so that the ltd disc can sink in for longer. Well, my husband is just shocked at how good my face looks, even without makeup, so things are looking up. I drink tons of water, I quit counting, but I drink well over 8 glasses a day, probably more like 12-15. I do my best to stay cool, even though our a/c is broke right now at work, but I brought a fan in, and it's not too bad. I try not to touch my face, and stay out of the sun when I can. (I'm pretty active though, so I just make sure if I'm out for too long to reapply zinco) Other than that, nothing much has changed, I do my best to eat healthy, but I have been known to be seen at Mcs occasionally, or in the ice-cream aisle of the grocery store. There really are no foods that I avoid completely, I even eat spicy foods sometimes. My caffeine intake is very limited. I might have one cup of coffee and one chocolate bar per month. Good news is that rosacea-ltd is safe during pregnancy, and since I recently found out I was expecting I don't have to change anything I'm doing. Who knows, maybe all the hormones are helping my face too. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you don't give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change the subject when replying to a digest ! See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 I'm new to this message board, but was diagnosed with rosacea few years ago. I had really only been addressing the breakouts from the rosacea and not really the redness and the broken capillaries on my nose and cheeks. I had tried the metrogel products, but they seemed to make my face worse with breakouts. I was switched to Novacet and have really only been using the generic of that for about 2 years now. I recently started combining the Novacet with the Clearsil Adult Acne cream because I started having some breakouts again (I think due to the overly humid weather in the Washington, DC area). They don't dry my face out too much. I have also been using the Clean & Clear Daily Cleansing Cream, since it doesn't seem to break my face out. I haven't really switched or looked for new products, since I feel that sometimes, if you keep switching products, things just get worse until you don't know what to do. I don't wear any make-up because I just don't like the way it feels. I think that there may be some better products out there, but I'm on a pretty tight budget and cannot afford the photoderm treatments or other types of procedures. What is the rosacea-ltd disc? Does it help with the redness? What about the Zinco? What do others, aside from staying away from triggers, do to reduce the redness? Thank you, Hollye Lorton, VA This works for me! Well I've gotten a few requests to post what I've done to the group (I'm the one that had to start using blush again, cause I looked like a ghost), so here goes: I have undergone probably about 8-9 photoderm treatments in the past 18 months. That is the one major thing that has cleared my rosacea, but my nose is very stubborn, and still quite red, but my cheeks, forehead and chin are completely cleared. I tried numerous regimes after the photoderm, because I didn't want anything progressing again. Finally I have found something that works and this is what I do. In the morning, rinse face with cool water, and then apply the tan rosacea-ltd disc to my entire face, but mainly concentrating on my nose. Let face air dry, and do rest of morning routine (eat breakfast, get dressed, etc.) Afte 30 minutes I brush off lightly any remaining residue from the disc and then apply zinco. (I mix the tinted and untinted). Apply powder, eye makeup, blush and lipstick. In the evening, I wash face with cool water and oil of olay sensitive skin cleansing cloths. I then apply the white ltd disc, and off to bed. You may all be noticing I do not apply any moisturizer, but I find that I really don't need it. My face is not dry at all (at least right now during the summer, I might need to adjust a little when winter hits). Maybe the zinco is providing me with some moisture. My face is continually improving, and sometimes on the weekend I don't apply make-up until later in the day, so that the ltd disc can sink in for longer. Well, my husband is just shocked at how good my face looks, even without makeup, so things are looking up. I drink tons of water, I quit counting, but I drink well over 8 glasses a day, probably more like 12-15. I do my best to stay cool, even though our a/c is broke right now at work, but I brought a fan in, and it's not too bad. I try not to touch my face, and stay out of the sun when I can. (I'm pretty active though, so I just make sure if I'm out for too long to reapply zinco) Other than that, nothing much has changed, I do my best to eat healthy, but I have been known to be seen at Mcs occasionally, or in the ice-cream aisle of the grocery store. There really are no foods that I avoid completely, I even eat spicy foods sometimes. My caffeine intake is very limited. I might have one cup of coffee and one chocolate bar per month. Good news is that rosacea-ltd is safe during pregnancy, and since I recently found out I was expecting I don't have to change anything I'm doing. Who knows, maybe all the hormones are helping my face too. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you don't give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change the subject when replying to a digest ! See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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