Skincare & make up for Rosacea ??

Rachie_B

Hi all

was wondering if fellow Rosacea sufferers can recommend a skincare / make up range ??

I have had Rosacea since my teens :rolleyes: quite rare i think at that age ? trust me to get it :rolleyes: :rotfl:

anyway i have tried various ranges over the years ( am 29 now!)

i dont mind paying a fair bit so long as it works,would hate to waste £20 on a cream that doesnt work :rolleyes:

also make up,?

have tried various green products that don't work/ make me look like the hulk, :rotfl: and can never get a base that looks good,i have very fair skin with rosy red cheeks,attractive :rolleyes:

anyone tried mineral make up ?

pleeeease tell me your good and not so good Rosacea buys

oops ignore the spelling mistake in the title !!

Dill

Hi

There's a website run by rosacea sufferers and they do a range of skincare and makeup. I've found their cleanser to be good, and also their moisturiser. www.acne-rosacea.co.uk
I've also used their make up. I like it, as it isn't too drying, but it does depend on how much coverage you need. (I've also got very fair skin, and my rosacea can sometimes flare up quite badly )

Hope this helps

Rachie_B

thank you Dill

will take a look now

liames

My husband uses Bobbi Brown soothing face tonic. It has got cucumber extract and lavender in it. I think its about £18 for a bottle and I usually buy it for him at John Lewis. He swears by it so give it a try.

Mrs_pbradley936

Found this which might help if you need contraception anyway:
http://www.wdxcyber.com/ncontr13.htm

alison99_2

You can get a referral to a Cosmesis clinic at a NHS hospital through your GP. They will show you how to apply camoflage make-up (not the Army kind), plus they will supply the right combination of products you need free of charge.

suki1964

I try to keep my skin care as simple and gentle as possible. I use Liz Earles cleanse and polish and moisturiser and Dr Hauschka for ex foliating and deep cleaning.

Make up I use minerals, Bare Escentuals. However I do find I get a better coverage with Jane Iredale, just the colour is too dark for me for winter use.

The one thing I would advise if going the mineral route, buy the most gentlest, high quality brush you can afford and practice the application of the minerals when not having a flare up as you can really make your face sore with the buffing

judyjetson

I found Barefoot Botanicals suit my skin best and they're very gentle. I use the SOS cream if my skin flares up and I use the rosa fina facial radiance cream as a night cream, as I find it a little heavy for day use but it really helped reduced the redness for me.

I use Tesco's organic brightening cleanser, as Liz Earle tends to make my skin flare up - I think it's the eucalyptus that irritates my skin. For daytime moisturiser I use Aveda tourmaline cream.

ciderduck

think i'm coming in a bit late on this but Vichy dermablend foundation has been pretty much a life-saver for me for nearly two years now. my rosacea is relatively mild but working in a stuffy overheated office aggravates the hell out of it. since i've been using vichy, i might still be affected by the heat but at least the redness is covered! really, cant recommend the stuff enough :j

Rachie_B

ciderduck wrote: »

think i'm coming in a bit late on this but Vichy dermablend foundation has been pretty much a life-saver for me for nearly two years now. my rosacea is relatively mild but working in a stuffy overheated office aggravates the hell out of it. since i've been using vichy, i might still be affected by the heat but at least the redness is covered! really, cant recommend the stuff enough :j

thank you where would i buy it from ?

xx

jeannieblue

suki1964 wrote: »

I try to keep my skin care as simple and gentle as possible. I use Liz Earles cleanse and polish and moisturiser and Dr Hauschka for ex foliating and deep cleaning.

Make up I use minerals, Bare Escentuals. However I do find I get a better coverage with Jane Iredale, just the colour is too dark for me for winter use.

The one thing I would advise if going the mineral route, buy the most gentlest, high quality brush you can afford and practice the application of the minerals when not having a flare up as you can really make your face sore with the buffing

You got in before me........

I gave up on the cleanse and polish as it left me a bit sore and at that time my skin was horrendous....

I remove my make up at night using Johnsons baby wipes. I then massage in some of the Viridian comfrey ointment. In the morning, its a bit hit and miss with a bit of M & S soap that I got last Christmas and some hot water. I then massage in some Liz Earle light moisturiser and after I have done my hair and the moisturiser has sunk in. I apply mineral make up, courtesy of Elemental Beauty (its a healing one that I use).

It has taken awhile, as regulars will know, but my skin has never ever been better.

You don't have to go with the above. But I do recommend that you use what you know suits you (or doesn't aggravate) and use mineral make up. Forget the green stuff - it made me look worse!

I found the comfrey very calming and healing, tho it did mean I had to be patient and I apply it - quite sparingly - every night.

Too much soap and water it is not good for me.

I hope that some of my above ramblings have been of assistance!