Its all about Rosacea.

Rosacea - all about the condition and what can be done

Rosacea is a progressive disease. It is not the same as Acne but can be present at the same time as Acne. The disease was originally names Acne Rosaeca, that name is no longer considered correct. Many aspects of Rosacea mimic the characteristics of Acne, it is an completely different condition. Rosacea differs in that there is no micocomedone activity present.

Individuals who are pre-disposed to developing Rosacea usually show signs early on in life and its all about keeping the condition under control. Skin care professionals are seeing an increase in the amount of Rosacea cases, and it seems to be prevalent in the "40" plus age.

It is not know exactly what causes Rosacea, however, there are many theories. The most common is that the condition is caused by the Demodex Mite. Others are that it is related to gastrointestinal disease, but no theories are proven.

There are three stages of Rosaacea.Stage one, this is when the skin flushes when drinking alcohol or eating spicy food. This does not guarantee that this person will go on to develop full blown Rosacea but precautions must be taken to control the disease.The person my have persistent redness lasting for hours or days at a time. Stage two, person will show signs of stage one along with the appearance of papules and pustules, please remember that these are not actual Acne lesions. Stage three, it is not common for the sufferer to go on to develop stage three and this is rare, the person goes on to develop facial deformities ( the red nose often associated with drinkers). At this stage it can even affect the eye.

The most effective ingredients for the treatment of Rosacea are Vitamin K and Vitmain C. It is also important that the sufferer keeps the skin cool so an SPF30 for senstive skin is best, this will contain no chemicals, colourings or fragrance which can irritate Rosacea.

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Good luck with the treatment as it does work and again remember it there is no cure for Rosacea its all about keeping it under control

Louisa