Unfortunately, no studies have been conducted with a high level of evidence regarding optimal skin in rosacea. However, there are some simpler published studies and documents that give various rosacea expert advice. It has been found that good skin care is really a good supplement can be in the treatment of rosacea by making the skin more resilient and reduce skin irritation and redness (Del Rosso, 2005, 2007, 2009; Del Rosso et al, 2013.).
In this article 7 Tips for optimal skin care for rosacea, including product advice for suitable facial cleansers, face creams and cosmeceuticals.
1. Avoid cosmetics with contactirritantia and contact allergens
Do not use cosmetic products containing ingredients which is generally known to have a high potential to cause skin irritation: the so-called cosmetic contactirritantia and contact allergens (see bottom of this article for an overview).
Unfortunately you can not have confidence that cosmetic products that claim to be designed specifically for skin with rosacea also contain contactirritantia and contact allergens. Always check the ingredients list!
2. Keep it simple
Go preferably for a minimum of cosmetics, and let the products you choose contain minimal ingredients. As a result, the probability that there is a substance in which you irritate skin as small as possible.
Although the individual ingredients of a cosmetic product need not be a problem, it may be that the formula is not adjusted properly in its entirety or the pH of the product, which can cause skin irritation still. In addition, some excellent cosmetic ingredients such as glycolic acid, are simply too intense for skin with rosacea. new product test should always first on your neck or arm before you smear it on your face!
Certain substances that work in the treatment of rosacea, such as azelaic acid, and metronidazole, can certainly exhibit, in the initial period, adverse reactions in the form of skin irritation. Unless this irritation is very serious, this is normal and will disappear in the course of use. In cosmetic substances and products, however, is not about side effects, so you use a cosmetic which fire or pricks your skin, there ASAP was finished!
3. Provide a mild cleansing
Clean your skin gently with warm water and if necessary a mild, soap-free (!) Facial cleanser. Do not use a washcloth (unsanitary) or scrub (too rough). Pat your skin dry and do not scrub (Subramanyan, 2004).
Regarding facial cleansers for rosacea, there are two products that I can wholeheartedly recommend: Bioderma Sensibio H2O and La Roche-Posay Toleriane cleansing lotion. Both are particularly mild cleansers with very simple cosmetic formulas. These cleaners are not as useful in removing heavy makeup, but that is anyway not so wise to use in rosacea. (I use two cleaners of La Roche to remove my eye makeup, and those of Bioderma for the rest of my cleansing facial skin).
4. Choose a face cream that will help to restore the barrier function of your skin
The barrier function of the skin with rosacea is reduced standard than normal skin, and has helped it vulnerable to outside influences, and will also react rather be here through skin irritation and aggravation of rosacea symptoms.
It is important to have in the first place, to ensure that the skin is optimally hydrated: dry skin can have less and provides an earlier itching. Furthermore, there are indications that niacinamide (vitamin B3) and vitamin C are able to improve the barrier function of the skin with rosacea (see here).
A good face cream for rosacea is difficult to find: the cosmetics formulas for face creams are often extremely long and are often filled with contactirritantia, contact allergens and relatively unknown ingredients. However, there is a cream that extremely well reviewed by users and even scientifically examined was found to have a positive effect on the skin with rosacea. This is the Cetaphil Moisturising Cream (Laquièze et al., 2007).
5. Protect your skin from the sun
There is a lot of uncertainty regarding the effect of sunlight on rosacea. Nevertheless, rosacea give a lot to have the idea that the sun exposure of their skin worsens their rosacea. In addition, an excess UV radiation for every skin discoloration in the form of redness and / or pigmentation, and causes premature aging by sunlight (photo aging) symptoms also associated with vascular symptoms of rosacea (erythema and telangiectasia).
Cosmetics with mineral UV-filters such as titanium oxide or zinc oxide are preferred, as, on a skin with rosacea are better tolerated than chemical filters.
6. Try a cosmeceutical with potential
More and get more people seem to suffer from rosacea or redness and tenderness of the skin in general, and demand for products that can help with this growing steadily. The beauty industry is so busy jumping in on this target group and there are now numerous cosmeceuticals (OTC skin care products that are a combination of cosmetic and medicine and are designed to improve the structure or function of the skin) on the market which claimed that they help to alleviate the symptoms of rosacea.
7. Pay attention to the signals of your skin
As I have stated previously, a skin with rosacea responds very quickly on exposure to external stimuli. This relates in particular to vasoactive stimuli such as heat, sunlight, stress, hormonal factors, spicy foods, hot drinks, alcohol, and certain drugs.
Although scientific evidence for the value of this recommendation is lacking, people with rosacea are still advised to be cautious in their exposure to vasoactive stimuli. Try to imagine yourself determine what factors your symptoms may worsen or provoke and try to avoid them whenever possible.
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