Take Control of Your Rosacea

Rosacea is a skin condition that causes skin redness on and around the nose. Rosacea can look like a number of other problems: blushing, acne, or even drunkenness. Have you ever seen an older person who is red in the face, and instantly assumed that he or she had been drinking? Unfortunately, sometimes that person is simply suffering from rosacea.

No one really knows what causes rosacea. In fact, a lot of people are completely unaware that it even exists!

The symptoms of rosacea can include:

Redness on the cheeks, nose, or chin. (This redness can appear in a bow-tie or butterfly pattern).
A web of broken capillaries or enlarged blood vessels.
Bumps or pimples on the face.

While little is known about what causes rosacea, we are learning more about how to control it. Apparently, once a person has rosacea, they never do get rid of it. Therefore, the only way to get rosacea under control is to understand the individual triggers that aggravate rosacea, and to avoid them.

First and foremost, take a look at what you are eating. Spicy foods and alcohol are two common food triggers, however I suggest that you keep a food diary that tracks specifically what you eat, and when your rosacea has worsened. You might find that something as innocuous as a certain kind of granola bar may make your rosacea worse!

Second, rethink your current skincare: