Rosacea Skin Care

Rosacea is a common but often misconstrued condition that is estimated to affect over 45 million people worldwide. It starts as flushing and redness on the central face and across the cheeks, nose, or forehead but can also less normally affect the neck, chest, scalp or ears. The progresses of rosacea can result to several other symptoms such as permanent redness, red bumps, red gritty eyes, burning and slashing sensations, small blood vessels visible near the surface of the skin, and in some advanced cases a protuberant nose. The disorder can be confound and co-exist with acne vulgaris and/or seborrheic dermatitis.

Rosacea affects three times more common in women, and has a peak age of offense between 30 and 60. People having rosacea normally observe that certain lifestyle and environmental factors trigger a flare-up or aggravate their individual conditions.

Common triggers include certain foods (specially hot or spicy foods) and drink, (specially alcohol and caffeine), exercise, temperature variations, exposure to the sun, rain or wind, and stress. Rosacea rejoins to treatment but cannot be cured.

Left uncured, the redness becomes more permanent and the tiny blood vessels may become more visible. Pimples normally develop and in a few people, mainly older men, the nose may become bouncy, red and swollen (Rhinophyma).

Rosacea is a skin disease which affects the middle third of the face, causing incessant redness over the areas of the face and nose that normally blush mainly the forehead, the chin and the lower half of the nose. The tiny blood vessels in these areas gets enlarge and become more visible through the skin, emerging like tiny red lines called telangiectasias. Pimples may develop in rosacea that resemble teenage acne.

The most common symptoms of rosacea are persistent facial redness, burning, itching, edema (swelling), bumps and pimples, and telangiectasia (spider veins). In inordinate cases, rosacea can cause a thickening and disfiguring of the skin, often leading to a condition called rhinophyma, a distinctively "bulbous" nose.

Rosacea can also occur in and/or rearward the eyes, a form of the disorder known as ocular rosacea; symptoms of ocular rosacea are watery, bloodshot, and stye-prone eyes. If you think you might have ocular rosacea, reach a doctor immediately; if left unchecked, it can cause damage to the cornea or even blindness.

Rosacea Skin Care Tips

Apply warm constringes several times a day, and gently wash eyelids with a product made for the eyes. Use artificial tears if your eyes feel dry. Apply a moisturizer during the winter to prevent your face from dryness caused by cold and wind. Wearing a scarf over your cheeks and nose can help fend your skin from the cold and wind.