Skincare & make up for Rosacea ??

jeannieblue

red wrote: »

Hi, just to say, i think this thread is excellent...

Jeannieblue - I am running into you again and thanking you again for your posts! I too am going to try to get hold of some of this little pot of magic and hope it works!

I think it is magic - but my skin was a dreadful mess - and it has taken quite a few months... plus holiday in June in Cyprus helped alot (I know ). Please give it time, few months and keep it as part of your routine. Think of it as a night cream. Its quite hard, but it softens once you have dug into it a bit. You don't need alot. I'm still using the same little pot that I bought at the beginning of the year. I also applied throughout the summer too.

I'm interested in the fish oil thing. But I am doing my own experiment at the moment!! My skin - mainly ezcema, and spots etc always always flare up at this time of year. I'm itching a bit now... yet it was fine thru the alleged summer... I'm trying the high dosage of Vit D3 which I got from the States.

I'm curious to see if it helps with all the things that I get in the winter - aches and pains as well as the skin thing going on, and feeling miserable too! Get every bug going and all the colds....

I should've started it earlier according to Ted, but will see how I go.

Red - get yourself on to the Elemental Beauty site

Rachie_B

some more fab advice,thanks all

i will give the fish oils a try and let you know of any changes,if any in due course

quite excited waiting for my mineral make up and comfrey stuff lol

quite nice knowing i am not the only one, and to share advice on here

xx

jeannieblue

Rachie_B wrote: »

some more fab advice,thanks all

i will give the fish oils a try and let you know of any changes,if any in due course

quite excited waiting for my mineral make up and comfrey stuff lol

quite nice knowing i am not the only one, and to share advice on here

xx

I've had huge help re make up and skin probs from this forum. Suki and Veronarona being two who have been of great help. We are all 'mates' together in war against skin problems!!

Its funny, we all have similar problems, get bits of info here, there and everywhere and hopefully find what suits ourselves.

What may suit me, may not suit you etc. But I've tried loads and think... that I've got there in the end, sort of, can feel a spot coming up near my nose.... bring on the comfrey ...

Sharlee

And just for the record on kabuki brushes for mineral make-up - I bought one from Elemental Beauty but my friend got hers from Everyday Minerals which was so much softer. So I ordered one from EM with their free sample kit (even with the postage from the US it worked out quite cheap, but remember to keep order under £17, I think, or you have to pay tax). I use their free sample foundation pots to adjust the colour of my regular foundation (I use Lily Lolo), depending on amount of tan I have.

I don't have rosacea but am still pretty blotchy and mineral foundation is definitely the best I've ever used.

Regards
Sharlee

kr15snw

I use clinique anti redness range, and its not cheap but its the only thing that has worked for me.

Plus the makeup doesnt make it worse after removing and doesnt itch while on!

suki1964

Can you believe I was JUST diagnosed as having Rosacea?!!!!

After all these years - Huh

Anyways Im now on antibiotics for the next couple of months so lets see what happens there

Im a non drinker now days but as an alkie I can assure you I did do my fair share in the past - just hoping I dont get the thick lumpy nose for my past sins

Still using the minerals - EB and BE, cant use soap or water at all now so sticking with the OCM and slapping on the Avon moisturiser.

Anyone have a good very very very gentle exfoliater? Still get very flaky around the hair line and eyebrows

julesangles

i was diagnosed by accident by a locam doctor, who mentioned it in passing. i had to ask about it. although i have family members who have it too. i don't have it bad, but i hate make up, always have felt like a clown wearing the stuff.i use simple products but i have to admit i dont use it all the time. i do find spots annoying i thought they would disappear once i got past 20! its on a rare night out that i seem to light the streets with my red face. anything with caffeine in for makes it worse. but i do tend to ignore the chocolate had caffeine in it.....

Fen1

Thanks for the positive replies to my Fish Oil ideas.

Just as an addendum, my skin is also more tolerant with swimming pool chlorine. I used to come out of the pool looking and feeling like a chemical-burn accident, which pretty obviously used to put me off!

Poster Red: Flax seeds - remember to crush them to get the benefit of the oils. You could also try 'So Good' hemp oil, it has balanced omegas 3 -6 -9. I like it drizzled on salads as an alternative to olive oil.

Rikki

I had given up swimming because of the effect of the chlorine on my face. It does make a difference but takes a while to kick in.
Exercising makes my face flush and it can take a few hours for it to calm down but I'm not giving it up.

Rachie_B

Rikki wrote: »

I had given up swimming because of the effect of the chlorine on my face. It does make a difference but takes a while to kick in.
Exercising makes my face flush and it can take a few hours for it to calm down but I'm not giving it up.

when i used to go to the gym i was like a beetroot

used to feel very self concious which of course made it worse !