Re: Facial burning in heat

[Guest guest]

Oh a, can I ever sympathize with you! I have the exact same

problem. Heat and humidity have been my nemesis. And, I don't flush

until after the burning, etc. has been going on. What sunscreen are

you using? I hate to say this but tinted Zinco was making me burn

when it was hot out and I began sweating. I can't use it anymore.

(For the illegal trade: I have about half a tube left.) : )

I have started making my own concoction of Vanicream 15 (which acts

like a really good barrier against the heat AND my own sweat--zinc,

titanium diox, vit E and a few other things), Sy's Recreational

sunscreen (very water and sweat resistant) and AirWear makeup for

color(one of those silicone, stay all day makeups) and a little

untinted Zinco because I think it must have some emulsifier in it and

the Varicream is pretty stiff. This concoction is working for me. It

seems like my sweat aggravates and makes the burning worse. I find

this mixture very soothing and it stays put all day. I use the Aveeno

Cream Baby Cleanser or the Aveeno Dry Skin bar soap to get it off

with no problem. Toleraine Dermo cleanser is good, too. I make up a

batch each week.

Perhaps, you can figure out a mix that works for you. I would first

look at your sunscreen, however.

>Thanks for the thoughtful message regarding balancing an enjoyable

>lifestyle and

>avoiding triggers, Marjorie. I also think, based only on my own

>rosacea and a gut

>feeling, that there is more to rosacea than a vascular disorder.

>

>With the long, hot summer -- since late June, just about every day is 90 or

>above -- the central portion of my face has begun to burn when I am

>outside for

>even short periods of time. I am not flushing more than normal;

>just expeiencing

>the tight, burning feeling. This happens after a couple minutes in

>the sun (with

>60 spf and hat) and even in the shade after a few minutes. Once I

>go inside the

>burning stops so I know the most practical thing would be to stay

>inside as much

>as possible. I've started riding/walking early in the morning but for those

>situations where I need to be outside for a social occasion, etc.

>does anyone have

>any suggestions to lessen the burning? It seems that my face is

>lacking a proper

>barrier -- any ideas for strengthening the barrier?

>

>Thanks,

>a

>

>

>

>

--

[Guest guest]

Oh a, can I ever sympathize with you! I have the exact same

problem. Heat and humidity have been my nemesis. And, I don't flush

until after the burning, etc. has been going on. What sunscreen are

you using? I hate to say this but tinted Zinco was making me burn

when it was hot out and I began sweating. I can't use it anymore.

(For the illegal trade: I have about half a tube left.) : )

I have started making my own concoction of Vanicream 15 (which acts

like a really good barrier against the heat AND my own sweat--zinc,

titanium diox, vit E and a few other things), Sy's Recreational

sunscreen (very water and sweat resistant) and AirWear makeup for

color(one of those silicone, stay all day makeups) and a little

untinted Zinco because I think it must have some emulsifier in it and

the Varicream is pretty stiff. This concoction is working for me. It

seems like my sweat aggravates and makes the burning worse. I find

this mixture very soothing and it stays put all day. I use the Aveeno

Cream Baby Cleanser or the Aveeno Dry Skin bar soap to get it off

with no problem. Toleraine Dermo cleanser is good, too. I make up a

batch each week.

Perhaps, you can figure out a mix that works for you. I would first

look at your sunscreen, however.

>Thanks for the thoughtful message regarding balancing an enjoyable

>lifestyle and

>avoiding triggers, Marjorie. I also think, based only on my own

>rosacea and a gut

>feeling, that there is more to rosacea than a vascular disorder.

>

>With the long, hot summer -- since late June, just about every day is 90 or

>above -- the central portion of my face has begun to burn when I am

>outside for

>even short periods of time. I am not flushing more than normal;

>just expeiencing

>the tight, burning feeling. This happens after a couple minutes in

>the sun (with

>60 spf and hat) and even in the shade after a few minutes. Once I

>go inside the

>burning stops so I know the most practical thing would be to stay

>inside as much

>as possible. I've started riding/walking early in the morning but for those

>situations where I need to be outside for a social occasion, etc.

>does anyone have

>any suggestions to lessen the burning? It seems that my face is

>lacking a proper

>barrier -- any ideas for strengthening the barrier?

>

>Thanks,

>a

>

>

>

>

--