What Is Rosacea?

What Is Rosacea (rose-ay-sha)? Despite the fact that over 14 million adults suffer from rosacea, I was often asked...."what is rosacea, what are the common causes of rosacea and how do I treat it"? Here you'll find the best rosacea natural treatment around.

Rosacea skin condition is a long term skin disease that causes redness, flushing, swelling, pimples and visible blood vessels on the face – especially the cheeks, chin, and nose. Because rosacea causes severe redness, it often looks like a bad sunburn or gets labeled as adult acne.

Sometimes, rosacea can found on the scalp, ears, neck, chest, back. Some people even get rosacea in the eyes -- called ocular rosacea. And in more serious conditions it’s Keratitis which is a term used to describe a range of eye conditions where there is infection or inflammation of the cornea. This can cause severe eye pain, sensitivity to light, and blurred vision.

However, as grim as this skin disease sounds, there are Natural and Effective Rosacea Treatments available.

Rosacea Awareness - What Is Rosacea

Rosacea usually affects adults with light skin, blond hair, and blue eyes. This skin disease is often hereditary mostly affecting women -- who may experience an increase in flushing during menopause. While men don’t get rosacea as often as women, when they do get it’s usually a more severe form.

What Is Rosacea and What are The Common Causes of Rosacea

Unfortunately, the causes of rosacea are not exactly known. It is suspected that certain foods can affect or trigger or aggravate rosacea symptoms: Stress, alcohol, spicy foods, too much chocolate and greasy foods. Researchers have been investigating why these certain foods cause these triggered reactions in certain only certain people. Some researchers suspect that food allergies may play a role in this….but more research needs to be done to know for sure.

What Is Rosacea - Symptoms And Treatments For Rosacea

• Flushing – Frequent flushing and redness (which can be confused with general shy blushing) is usually the first symptom in the early stages and it can come and go…..which is why some people may not even know that have it.
• Constant Flushing and Redness - This is probably the most common rosacea symptom which looks like a bad sunburn that won’t go away. Using harsh cosmetics facial cleansers and creams can further aggravate the skin.
• Pimples, blemishes, and bumps - While these pimples, bumps, and solid pus-filled pustules may look like acne without the blackhead and some people experience a stinging or burning irritation. This condition is often referred to as acne rosacea.
• Visible Blood Vessels - This symptom usually shows up during the more severe stages of rosacea. During this stage the red lines (telangiectasia) in the face become more prominent due to enlarged blood vessels –usually show up on the nose and cheeks.

• Ocular Rosacea – Eye irritation. The eyes get irritated, water, and bloodshot. In addition, the eyelids often swell up and turn red. Styes are also common during these rosacea symptoms.
• Stinging or Burning - The face begins to feel tight, dry, stings
• Swelling - Swelling of the face (called edema) is a common rosacea symptom for many people.
• Thickening of The Skin - This condition usually affects the nose and causes the skin to thicken and enlarge. Just think of the actor/comedian W.C. Fields.

What Is Rosacea - Treatments For Rosacea

As a health advisor, I always believe it’s best to use alternative treatments for rosacea. Even if you’re taking rosacea medication, there are some rosacea creams and rosacea skin care products that are natural, gentle, and safe for long term rosacea relief.

One natural cure for rosacea that I’ve found to be extremely successful for many patients is the Rosacea Skin Support System This complete rosacea support system helps to control those embarrassing flare-ups as well as control blotchiness. It’s important to get your rosacea symptoms under control before it damages your skin beyond repair.

Remember you want the skin to heal you need to use gentle effective treatments -- not harsh chemicals and toxic medications that cause damage to the skin and the liver. Starting a natural treatment for rosacea causes now -- will eliminate the need for toxic and expensive treatments later.

Treatments For Rosacea Using The Derma Roller

The Derma Roller is a skin rolling device that has 192 stainless steel micro points -- that when rolled over the skin -- create channels in the skin to enhance absorption of vitamins, enzymes, lipids and any other nourishing ingredient in the skin care products you apply. So there might be some benefits using the derma roller after applying a quality healing product like the one used in the Rosacea Skin Support